"The perception that the leaders understand the deepness of the crisis is important,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

Up until now, it has been the perception, 'Oh,we got it from outside.'

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

The perception on all those entities will matter, they will affect the situation, but in the end this is going to be decided in the minds and the perceptions of the Afghan people."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Polls show public support for Mr.Obama's push for health-care reform has weakened in recent weeks, and the constant drumbeat of criticism at the town hall meetings has fed the perception that the political momentum for reform has slowed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

Narcotics,the most powerful drugs currently available to fight pain, simply dull the brain's perception of it.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"First you said the stadiums will never be finished. That was your perception.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

A strong commitment to working together will be crucial, says economist Gianluca Benigno of the London School of Economics - crucial for public perception and for jittery markets.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

But all these medications do is dull the brain's perception of pain.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Also complicating the picture is a perception President Karzai, to gain electoral support, has allied with brutal warlords and others accused of either human rights abuses or drug trafficking.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

He said the president is determined to correct the false perception that the United States is at war with Islam, which,he said,is exactly what terrorist leader Osama bin Laden intended.

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

This is perception, whether it is true or not." Even within the government, concerns were raised by some ministers about the targeting of Saylan, especially during the final days of her life.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"There is a perception that the U.S. does not really want democracy in the Muslim world because of the fear of what might come out of that and,in particular, that Islamist parties might prevail."

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Rosemary Hollis, who teaches Middle East politics at City University London, says Iranian rhetoric about Britain is rooted in a long-held perception that while the United States might be more powerful, Britain is more devious.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Abdi says that public perception could now give Somalia's beleaguered president an opportunity to erase the humiliation his government suffered six months ago, when it was forced to beg for troops from neighboring countries to keep the government from being toppled.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

"Do you see that there may be a problem with Prime Minister Maliki putting on the ballot in the upcoming elections a referendum on that precise question?" "I think a referendum would be more possible if there were a perception that we were not living up to the security agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"There is a perception that President Obama brings with him a sensibility and sensitivity to the region and I think that will stand him in very good stead because there is already a very strong expectation that President Obama will set a new direction for US policy towards its partners, towards APEC, and in particular towards Asia."

VOA: standard.2009.11.08