Before then,the same trip might have taken up to six months.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Those and related issues will be taken up by President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders next week at their summit in France and Germany.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

"We are also seriously concerned with the recommendations that these allegations be taken up by the Security Council and then possibly referred to the International Criminal Court."

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

But many analysts also say that may be a temporary situation, because they don't expect the measure to be taken up by the full House of Representatives.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

Other witnesses say emergency services may have taken up to 30 minutes to reach the scene as they battled through the early morning traffic that chokes the city every day.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17

"So they very quickly turn into about 13 tons per mile, and when you look at an eighty mile reach, it's phenomenal how much bio mass is taken up by these Asian Carp."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"It could be taken up by crustaceans like shrimp crabs, things like that which are the base of the food chain and that could be passed up to fish and then mammals and the toxins could be concentrated and that could be harmful to animals that feed on these smaller organisms."

VOA: standard.2010.05.09

The picture is taken from close up with severe lighting effects.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas "The Cuban issue comes up all the time, and we see that President Obama has taken some positive steps.

VOA: standard.2009.04.19

"I'm Tony Hayward." "BP has taken full responsibility for cleaning up the spill in the Gulf."

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

A number of people have taken over a children's climbing set. They've set up sheets and tents and what look like make shift sleeping bags.

VOA: standard.2010.01.14

He says Cuba's leaders must take steps too. "There are actions can and has taken today to open up the flow of information, provide some important steps to help that.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

"Either once they have left their country and are on route, or when they have actually arrived in the country of destination, that their passports are taken way, they are locked up and then they are forced into prostitution,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

"There were other members that put ideas on the table and so we will drill down further in our opportunity to make sure that we come up with the best bill that brings the Democratic caucus and has the votes to be taken to the floor of the House."

VOA: standard.2009.09.09