But the government now says the yuan's value will rely on a so-called "basket" of currencies and not just the U.S.dollar.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

In addition to the pipeline, the new Czech government faces other E.U.challenges, including a crucial June summit that will deal with the so-called Lisbon Treaty.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

So there could be trouble ahead for the peace process and U.S.-Israel relations.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

But South Korean,Japanese,and U.S. officials are skeptical about the North's plan and suspect the so-called satellite launch is in reality a way to test a long-range rocket.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

A source of anger for many lawmakers at the hearing was a U.S.government contract for a so-called "virtual fence" monitoring system along the nearly 3200-kilometer U.S.-Mexico border.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

The sides also reached a so-called "end use" monitoring agreement that would ensure U.S.military technology provided to India is not sold or otherwise transferred to third parties.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

"So there's a military component there. Also,in the post-Cold War conflicts the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

The idea is to replicate the so-called Sunni Awakening in Iraq's Anbar province, where the U.S.exploited simmering resentment of al-Qaida to turn the tribes against the radical insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

Pacific island territory of Guam. The move,aimed at reducing noise and other complaints of the so-called U.S."footprint" on Okinawa will be underwritten with nearly $3 billion provided from Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

When completed in several months time, the Mombasa port will join some 20 others in the world participating in the so-called Megaports Initiative set up by the U.S.government in 2003.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01

"This is one of the clearest calls repeatedly rendered to the government of Sri Lanka - that the U.N.be allowed to access the area so we can assess independently the situation of civilians,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

She said the Obama administration intends to devote hundreds more agents and more effective equipment to stem gun-running across the border and curb illegal purchases in U.S.gun shops by so-called "straw men" fronting for Mexican criminals.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

So far attacks in the U.S. - at least those that are publicly known -- have been thwarted by heightened security awareness and increased counterterrorism measures from the U.S.side, as well as by both bad luck and professional incompetence on the terrorists' part.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

"What we try to do is - for each hospital that we work with - become the number one or number two provider of U.S.patients, so that we really can build a very good relationship with those hospitals and make sure that patient benefits from that."

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

And so he did the final version of Cry. So there are three producers on the record, it was an all-year project!" Following the U.S.release of Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away, Slaid will spend the next several months touring North America before setting off on a tour of the U.K.and Holland in October.

VOA: standard.2009.04.21