They aimed the country between rightist and leftist extremes and created a whole new set of rules for government,the economy,and democracy.

VOA: special.2011.04.21

The report says not one country has met all the biodiversity targets that were set eight years ago.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

So Bill set out across the rough country to find this gang of men.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

The incident set off a wave of fear and anger across the country.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

The cost of the test is set locally in each country.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

His victory set off wild celebrations among Democrats across the country.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

In a public letter to Mister Obama several months ago, Michael Pollan said a White House garden would set a revolutionary example of healthful eating and local farming for the whole country.

VOA: special.2009.03.31

And those territories are substantial. The constitution set aside up to one-eighth of the country for indigenous peoples.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

The disarmament of the country's former rebel factions, set to be completed two months before the vote, is also reported to be behind schedule.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

With millions of Chinese willing to work, the country's remarkable growth looks set to continue.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

He introduced Islamic law in the country, including in the mostly non-Islamic south, helping to set off the second north-south civil war, which would last until 2005.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

The country has since missed deadlines for presidential elections set by the peace accords of 2007 and late 2008 that appointed rebel leader Guillaume Soro as prime minister in a power-sharing agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

The so-called Global Political Agreement was an interim set of rules to normalize the tense political situation, and to set the country back on the road to normality through a revised constitution and eventually new elections.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

The visit by Secretary of State Clinton to Iraq comes on the heels of a wave of bloody suicide-bombings which threaten to destabilize the country, just weeks before U.S.troops are set to withdraw from major Iraqi cities.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Clinton,who is set to visit Haiti on Thursday, said that despite its status as the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, it has made progress in democratic governance since elections in 2006 and stands to take another step forward with elections for a new senate on Sunday.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

To slow the spread of the virus and relieve the strain on the country's health system, the government has set up a national pandemic flu service, where people who suspect they're infected can get a diagnosis and prescription for antiviral drugs over the phone or Internet.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31