Instead,Mr.Obama made clear he wants to see President Karzai take the steps needed to make his government credible in the eyes of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

The admiral said it should be clear pretty quickly whether President Karzai is willing and able to take the steps necessary to fight corruption.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

He began to take the steps necessary to become a U.S.citizen.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

The F.A.O.says that by signing the treaty, governments promise to take steps to guard their ports against ships involved in such fishing.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

His spinal cord had to be retrained to produce the muscle movements needed to stand and take assisted steps on the treadmill.

VOA: special.2011.06.01

They have urged America to take a position of international leadership in coral reef protection and to take steps to reduce the trade's environmental effects.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

In a Senate speech,lodge said: "If we care for the welfare, the wages,or the standard of life of American workingmen, we should take immediate steps to limit foreign immigration.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Mr.Obama says he is giving Mitchell and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton orders to take steps to advance the peace efforts.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

In Washington Tuesday, experts gathered to discuss steps the United States and Mexico should take moving forward.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

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

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

She told the gathering it is time to stop all the talk about gender parity, and to take steps to ensure it happens soon.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

Israeli officials say the capture of the ship is a message to Iran that Israel is prepared to take unconventional steps to defend itself.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

He said that at the April 2 summit in London, the G-20 will have to take steps to put the world on the road to economic recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

He said the United States will "take appropriate steps to let North Korea know that it can't threaten the safety and security of other countries with impunity."

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

At home,Mr.Obama has focused on government spending to jump-start the economy and he was expected to urge other nations to take similar steps at the economic summit.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

"The United States will take concrete steps towards a world without nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06