"With more stable infrastructure, once it's rebuilt, with a more robust health system, there's an opportunity to not only deal with the immediate tragedy of the earthquake, but hopefully, some of the longer-term crises that Haitians have experienced day in and day out."

VOA: special.2010.02.01

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression."

VOA: special.2009.10.31

"I think there'll be a message if the United States decides not to commit in a robust way to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Fortunately,for many residents of Northern Canada, a robust telemedicine system of audio and video links is being tried out for rehabilitation services.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

I expect a robust agreement at Copenhagen summit meeting that will be effective immediately and include specific recommendations on mitigation,adaptation, finance and technology.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Mr.Obama's budget numbers and deficit projections assume a return to moderate economic growth next year, with robust expansion in the years that follow.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

China's economy, one of the world's fastest-growing, is expected to continue to expand at a robust pace.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

Scientists hope the ban would allow bluefin to recover. But while international trade could be outlawed, officials say a robust black market could survive.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Economists say it would strongly boost the already robust trade relationship between the two countries by making it easier to buy and sell each others' products.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

While banks in the United States have historically been subject to robust government regulation, non-bank financial firms have been allowed to operate with a freer hand.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

"It's cheap,it's extremely robust, it won't break down, it's very lightweight."

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

The bikes are heavy and robust to minimize damage and vandalism.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

The G20 declaration recognizes U.S.concerns, saying that sustaining economic recovery requires nations to follow through on delivering existing stimulus plans, while working to create the conditions for robust private demand.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

The accord effectively suspends a federal court case against UBS that could have dealt a severe blow to the bank's international operations and the Swiss economy, which relies heavily on the country's robust banking sector.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

On the Iran nuclear issue, Lavrov said while Moscow opposes harsh additional U.N.sanctions against Tehran, it does support,and is applying, "robust" political pressure to get Iran to return to negotiations with the major powers on its enrichment program.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Saying President Obama has offered Iran every opportunity for constructive diplomatic dialogue on its nuclear program, Senate Democratic Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry said more robust sanctions are in his words the only way to dramatically increase the economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran from the outside and help leverage pressure on the regime from its own population which wants a different relationship with the world.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25