But it was not until eighteen fifteen and the Second Barbary War that the power of the Barbary pirates was broken.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

It was his personal opinion. But he did not believe that the Constitution gave him the power to free all the slaves.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

One thing,I slowly learned was that knowledge does not just mean power, as some people say.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

The Supreme Court ruled that Congress did not have the power to close territories to slavery.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

They would rule that the Constitution did not give Congress power over slavery in the territories.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Democrats believe,she continued, that the power of the people is to be extended,not restricted.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

But even his extraordinary skill could not save the South from the industrial power of the North and its mighty armies armies that were well-fed and well-equipped.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

He not only showed humanity how to get more food from the Earth, he proved that farming has the power to lift up the lives of the poor."

VOA: special.2009.11.10

"We have to give them guarantees that we have taken the power not to cut everything but in order to improve."

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

And not only that, the utility must agree to a long-term contract that covers power generation costs, plus a decent profit.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

The hope is that it will not take too long, for fear a power vacuum could develop.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Opposition parties had accused his family of amassing wealth illegally, but that did not prevent voters from returning him to power this year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

By 2013,Lithuania wants to have a new natural-gas power plant, but experts caution that this will not be enough to meet the country's energy needs.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

"But I think this is heavily about power and that we have tools of power that we have not utilized adequately in a more strategic way."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

President Obama told the graduating class at Arizona State that what drives them through life should not be money, celebrity or power, but a higher calling.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

"This is especially true of the Maoists, who feel that if they are not in power, then the constitution will not be according to what they want."

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Congressman Price, who is also a medical doctor, rejects the president's claim that his initiative would not put excessive power to make medical decisions in the hands of the government.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

"It is a clear sign that the Tea Party movement has some lasting staying power, that is has an ability to galvanize disaffected voters, and not only did Rand Paul win in Kentucky, but a Tea Party candidate won in a House race in Louisville, defeating another establishment candidate."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"One of the jobs of the president, whether you are named Bush or Obama, is to go out there and reassure people and to show you are in charge and to send a signal to potential enemies out there that this will not be tolerated by any American leader, and they did not project that power effectively,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

I mean,how can we say that we want Karzai to do something about his brother's alleged narcotics activities, while apparently the CIA has been paying the same brother?" Former U.S.ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann tells VOA he believes President Karzai to be a decent man, but points out that he does not have a great deal of actual power outside of Kabul and has to be very careful about alienating some people.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17