"I think it is very important that the U.S.taxpayer not subsidize a project which will help Ahmadinejad out of his gasoline shortage problem,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

"It's very important that the message not be that we have raised the base line for spending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

"I think the situation has improved not just from the arms supply, I think from the people's participation in the area that is the important factor,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

Rondeli said an important message of Clinton's trip is that it shows the United States has not abandoned Georgia, and will remain an influence in the region.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

But Clifford May says it is an important point to make to the Afghans and the entire region that the U.S.is not going to stay there forever.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

Once agian,Ronald Suny. "What's startling is that two important countries have not recognized it - the United States,repeatedly, because of its alliance with Turkey, its strategic interest in the region, its need for Turkey as a NATO ally, in its war against Iraq, has not recognized it.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19