It makes sense for people to sing rather than say these words, because the emotions are so huge, the conflicts are so large and so real."

VOA: special.2010.06.11

Analysts say defense spending is changing along with strategies - with an emphasis on intelligence and deterrence rather than on combat.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

"I should say that is rather contradictory." "If you put a lot of subsidy that means the production is not competitive or not cost efficient."

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

That is rather sad,I would say." Bartuska is not alone.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"There's some change in the mood." "I wouldn't say this is radical. Actually,automobile drivers have been a rather cohesive force in Russia, and this is not the first time this is happening.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

But he has been unable through his rather abrasive and I would say almost arrogant attitude toward fellow politicians to bring them into any kind of unity in order to move the country forward.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

At the spring meetings, many development activists will push for the IMF and World Bank to issue funds to poor countries as grants rather than loans, which they say could lead to a second debt crisis in Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

All of the men say they never intended to bring down any planes, but rather they wanted to unleash a series of harmless stunt explosions on famous landmarks here to in their words, "expose the failings of Western foreign policy."

VOA: standard.2009.09.07