Yet it is not as peaceful as it seems from a distance.

VOA: special.2010.09.08

The northern Kunduz province borders Tajikistan and it is known as a relatively peaceful Afghan province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

I saw that he was fat and had no hair, and had a gentle and simple look upon his peaceful face.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

But if the North refused a peaceful separation, then the South would be faced with the choice of surrender or fight.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

He wanted to see Confederate soldiers go back to their homes to become peaceful citizens of a united country.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

One writer who has spent a lot of time in the Grand Canyon finds it a peaceful place.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

He was attacked during the riots. The rioting began last Saturday after a peaceful demonstration over the deadly police shooting of a twenty-nine-year-old man.

VOA: special.2011.08.13

They celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in a peaceful revolution.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Polk had wanted a peaceful settlement of the differences with Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Negotiations finally provided a peaceful solution.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

For a time, things were peaceful.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

Iran says the program is for peaceful purposes , but western nations fear Tehran is trying to build a nuclear bomb.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The United Nations and international relief organizations came to help this new nation build a government and peaceful society.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Iran,which recently agreed to let nuclear inspectors into a newly revealed facility, has insisted its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

What's most important,says Ahmad, is keeping young people in the game of peaceful resolution, what he calls a true teaching of Islam.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

Political commentators say peaceful, free and fair elections in 2011 are essential in stabilizing a country in danger of sliding into anarchy.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

And we hope that they will be given the opportunity to do so in a peaceful way that respects the right of expression.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

They say that life here among the Reds is a mix between peaceful coexistence and daily mistrust.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The announcement described the imminent rocket mission as a "satellite launch for peaceful purposes."

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

"But the size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Pyongyang maintains it has a right to peaceful space exploration.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

The rank-and-file members of the Green Movement, they have reached the unfortunate conclusion that now that the regime cannot be reformed in a peaceful way, we have to pursue other means.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

Havens remembers hovering high above that city of youth massed in what days before had been a peaceful cow pasture, and being awed by the size and the power of the gathering.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

He says Russia counts on reaching agreements resulting from the process discussed earlier, and also on a peaceful Iranian nuclear program that will not raise so many questions with Russia and the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Leone was hit hard by the tsunami. Last Tuesday, the usually peaceful ocean surged into a mountain of water that swept through the scenic seaside village, on the southwest side of the main island.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

Officials have said the plan for Iran to export uranium for processing abroad under safeguards for its medical reactor could be a model for a broader deal to resolve concerns that its nominally-peaceful program is weapons-related.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

North Korea, which says it will conduct a peaceful launch of a communications satellite, has threatened to respond with what it called "deadly blows" against Japanese cities if Tokyo tries to shoot down its satellite.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03