BP's board also confirmed what had been widely predicted in recent days, company's CEO Tony Hayward is stepping aside.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Last week,U.S.President Barack Obama said there was "an almost reflexive anti-Americanism", which was stopping some countries from stepping up to the plate.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

And here the European Union is now I wouldn't say taking the lead but clearly stepping up efforts."

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Lew would replace Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag, who is stepping down this month.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

That budget would end funding for the Constellation program, which would have returned U.S.astronauts to the moon as a stepping stone to Mars.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

In a meeting with local officials, Mr.Medvedev called for stepping up the war on terror.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

However,since stepping into office last January, Mr.Obama's agenda has been overwhelmed by the issue of health care reform, the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

"I think the really dangerous affect of this is you have agency officers stepping back from the kinds of things that the nation expects them to do,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

In the last couple of months, the PKK - Turkish Kurds fighting for greater cultural and political rights since 1984 - have been steadily stepping up their attacks.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

Pachauri has ruled out stepping down as head of the U.N.panel.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

"Students are stepping up and leading in unprecedented ways and for every obstacle you can come up with there is a student group really confronting that obstacle in ways that can be adapted to other settings,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Soldiers had seized the building a few hours before. Mr.Ravalomana announced Tuesday he was stepping down due to the crisis characterized by what he called a polarization of opinion within the army and the citizenry.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

"This will serve as a catalyst to help Nigeria to be ready, to improve itself, to look at the organization, to look at the quality of the facilities,and therefore I hope this will serve as a kind of stepping stone for Nigeria to be ready,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

The winner of the presidential election will replace President Valdas Adamkus who is stepping down in July after completing a second and final five-year term Analysts say Lithuania's main political parties and politicians are widely disliked because of the current economic downturn, and their reputations have been overshadowed by corruption allegations.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17