U.S.officials are concerned such a prolonged political process will create an opening for al-Qaida to try to foment ethnic strife, just as tens of thousands of U.S.troops are scheduled to be leaving Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

Arcade Fire starting opening in concerts for major bands like U2 and working with big names like David Bowie.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

He composed it for the opening of the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,D.C., in nineteen seventy-one.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

It was also the opening film for the Environmental Film Festival in Washington,D.C., which we reported on last month.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

They have an opening at the bottom for the fire and a place on top to put a pot.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

That title became official at a recent ceremony in New York for the opening of an exhibition called "Welcome to Gulu."

VOA: special.2009.06.01

He attended the opening of a new burial place for the Union soldiers who had died in the great battle there.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

But the Ministry for Higher Education in the south has now moved the opening date to the middle of May.

VOA: special.2011.02.24

He produced them for the opening celebration of the new entrance to the Vatican Museums in two thousand.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

He began to work on one of his long-time dreams - opening a sports center for the young people of San Juan.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

And it was shown during the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver on February twelfth.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

He also had to learn how to attach a clasp for opening and closing the bracelet.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

It said demand for goods had led to the re-opening of factories closed during the depression.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

We also discuss a book that shows how the answer to economic progress in the developing world lies in opening up possibilities for women.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

As the president points out, there are still five unemployed workers for each job opening.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

This week, President Obama announced his choice for an opening on the Supreme Court.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

Let sanitized cans air-dry for at least one hour before opening or storing them.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

The opening is big enough for perhaps six people to walk through, side-by-side.

VOA: special.2011.07.04

This year, the city of New York will also celebrate the opening of part of an important symbol of America that has been closed to the public for the past eight years.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

And every night, late at night, I turned the lock of his door and opened it C oh,so gently! And then, when I had made an opening big enough for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed that no light shone out, and then I stuck in my head.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

The renderings were so controversial that some critics blamed the disturbing images for the station's delayed by one-month opening.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

According to the U.S.Department of labor, there are five unemployed people for every job opening in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

The U.N.Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon is in Geneva for the opening of the World Telecom Conference.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

President Obama got a rousing welcome warned as he strode into a large hall for the opening ceremony of the fifth Summit of the Americas.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

Kevin said the experience was eye-opening. (OMITTED) "That's really opened up the experience for me to prove how bad it is to text and drive."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

More than 55,000 people turned out for the first World Cup Qualifying match held at Soldier Field, home of the 1994 World Cup opening game.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

With court adjourned for the week, prosecutors will finish their opening statement on Monday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27