European Union leaders are expected to make an announcement soon on specific steps aimed at ending the crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

His specific request is still secret, but it is believed to involve tens of thousands more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov told VOA that Mr.Medvedev's diagnosis of Russian problems is correct, but he offered no specific steps to address them.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

The president said he and other leaders can take some specific steps to ease nuclear tensions.

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

North Korea's prime minister Kim Yong Il,told Mr.Wen that Pyongyang is open to nuclear talks, but made no specific endorsement of the six-party formation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

"The preparations for the second round going on,". "Until now,we don't have any specific difficulties or challenges, and we are going to go ahead."

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

"We have to go to the best centers and try to identify specific practices at these centers that could be exported to lower performing centers."

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

"We're going to take the 23 best, with specific roles and jobs in mind.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Some statement," Republican Congressman Bob Inglis implied that the administration's efforts to employ intensified diplomacy with Iran might be affecting funding decisions for specific democracy projects.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Many of the abstentions and 'no' votes were cast by member states that said they are opposed to resolutions that single out specific countries for censure.

VOA: standard.2009.11.20

Gabisov chided participants for failure to discuss more specific measures, and noted the brutal lengths to which corrupt officials go if they are exposed in the press.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

Teacher Laura Peterson says kids today are more used to structured play, where they have to follow rules, listen to a coach, or play on specific equipment.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

"I want specific recommendations for corrective actions to fix what went wrong.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

The president has admitted as much. He says sometimes the Nobel Prize is awarded not to honor specific achievement, but to give momentum to a set of causes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10