Many nations have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but are falling short of the target reduction of 25 to 40 percent of 1990 levels.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Larsson and the writers he worked with would quickly become the target of threats and hateful criticism from neo-Nazi groups.

VOA: special.2010.08.18

The biathlon requires great skill to combine the physical demands of skiing and the calm, focused attention needed for shooting at a target.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

At first it meant hitting a spot at the center of a target with an arrow.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

The group's president, Namanga Ngongi, says many African governments are not meeting a target of spending ten percent of their national budgets on agriculture.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

But some people worry much more than others about being the target of laughter.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

Officials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

But now his policies have made him the target of violent anti-government protests.

VOA: special.2011.08.12

She was shot through the brain. Police believe she was the main target of the attack -- the first shooting of a member of Congress in more than thirty years.

VOA: special.2011.01.15

Once again, their target was the town of Lawrence.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

The standard flu vaccine causes the body to produces antibodies, which target parts of the virus that frequently mutate.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

The European Union has the most ambitious target of 30 percent reduction, while Japan recently announced a 25 percent reduction target.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

"The Kennedy name is synonymous with the Democratic Party,". "And at times,Ted was the target of partisan campaign attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Pillay says he has seen significant improvement and is sure the target of five percent transmission rate will be reached.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

"When they become infected with the al-Qaida bug, their idea of who they should target as an enemy changes."

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

U.S.officials say the postponement of the election from January to March 7 should not affect the October target.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

The open nature of the Internet and its use by governments and business make it a rich target for an enemy attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

"I think that our study points to ferroportin as a target for the development of cancer drugs.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

"What I have heard representatives of Europe and China say is that the target the United States has tabled can be improved upon.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

"There are parts of the flu virus that could be the target of what we would hope eventually could be a universal influenza vaccine."

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

And openly gay Democratic Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts was the target of a homophobic slur.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"So I should say six point five per cent growth projection would be a very comfortable sort of target that the government can have."

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

An alleged target of the plot in India, according to an FBI affidavit, was named "Rahul."

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Mudd suspects that increased pressure on the Pakistani Taliban in the form of US drone attacks could have prompted militants to directly target the US.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

"What I have heard representatives of both Europe and the United States say is that the target that China has tabled can be improved upon,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

The Obama administration has pledged a provisional target of reducing greenhouse gasses by about 17 percent of 2005 levels by 2020 with deeper cuts after that.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26