Seven states and the nation's capital held primary elections on Tuesday to choose candidates for the November elections.

VOA: special.2010.09.18

He asked Democrats for their support in the party's presidential primary elections in nineteen sixty-eight.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

"The president has called for focusing in on what it really takes to be successful in work and in college, and he has called on America's educational institutions, primary and secondary educational institutions, to do whatever it takes to get our kids college ready.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Iran's primary nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz has continued to operate since 2007, despite sanctions by UN Security Council.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Besides the Fed's primary responsibility for setting U.S.monetary policy, it currently oversees about 6,000 large and small banks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

Interrupting that cycle was a primary goal of President Obama's massive economic-stimulus package, which he championed almost immediately upon entering the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

If he does,it would be the first time in the western state's history that a sitting governor lost his seat in a primary election.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

now it's the opposite - pseudo Islamic fundamentalism has emerged as a primary political force.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"I think we still need to do more evaluation. It's obviously a very important skill, but I think it doesn't really encompass what primary care physicians do."

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Mr.Medvedev says Russia's primary task is the enhancement of troop combat readiness;

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Sierra Leone's 2004 Education Act made primary education free in Sierra Leone.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

In Arkansas, centrist Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln failed to win a majority of votes in the primary against a left-leaning challenger, and is headed to a June run-off for her party's nomination.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

At the meeting with ambassadors from member states of the Organization of The Islamic Conference,or OIC., Albright laid out the project's strategies for combating Islamic extremism: First,elevate diplomacy as the primary tool for resolving key conflicts involving Muslim countries.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,or EPA, lists stormwater as the primary cause of water pollution in the United States, and encourages local communities to develop management plans to treat run-off before it pollutes their rivers, lakes or streams.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04