German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking in Parliament in Berlin, is calling for patience to ascertain precisely what happened while defending her country's military mission in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Eide,speaking to reporters, is calling for patience to allow the process to be completed, saying he is not surprised by the slow pace of the vote count.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

"The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense."

VOA: special.2011.06.11

She said the United States and others are willing to listen to Iran, but she warned patience would not last forever.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

He also says the legal process will require time and patience, and he is unwilling to make a guess at Nkunda's future.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

But he cautioned that improvements to the economy will take time, and he asked for patience.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

"That requires a lot of strategic patience and this is not going to happen overnight.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

At the head of the line outside, an employee wearing a Vancouver 2010 fleece jacket greets visitors, making sure to thank them for their patience.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

This effort will not remain winnable indefinitely, public support will not last indefinitely, but the cruel irony is to succeed, we need patience,discipline, resolve and time."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

But he said he feared that the gunmen would lose patience and sell them to al-Shabab, a militant, al-Qaida-linked Islamic group that controls parts of Mogadishu.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

President Obama said he will continue to seek common ground and listen to serious proposals, but made clear he will have little patience for continuing distortions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"The American people are running out of patience, and with 114 members of the House voting this week against the war , Congress is beginning to catch up to the public."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

She said she and Lavrov agreed on the need to get North Korea back to the six-party talks but said the other participating countries "may have to show some patience" before that is achieved.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

U.S.officials indicated that they're prepared to wait a few more days for an Iranian response to the nuclear proposals, but that the Obama administration expects concrete action and does not have unlimited patience.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

"It was tradition for the bride to fold 1,000 cranes to wish for a long and prosperous marriage, and also to demonstrate, I guess her patience" Linda's grandparents compiled the first origami handbook ever published in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

But they say the United States is losing patience with what they see as fruitless overtures to Tehran, and they say they believe that sanctions should be imposed without delay if the long-anticipated visit to Tehran by President Lula fails to produce results.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

"I do appeal to the candidates and to their campaigns and also to the voters to demonstrate the patience and calm that is required for the ECC to carry out its work in order to make sure that when we look back at the entire election process that we can say that it had the credibility that is required,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.24