The platform declared that slavery was an institution of the states, not the nation.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

The platform declared that the issue should be faced with firmness.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Delegates approved the platform with loud cheers.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

The speakers on the platform took a harder line than that of their government, calling for revenge for the sinking of the South Korean ship.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

One platform declared that the people of a territory had the right to decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

It gave her an international platform to talk about some of those things. She actively worked for the right of women to vote in federal elections.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

He was sure Douglas would not accept the nomination based on such a platform.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

"...the victim,who has not been identified, was killed instantly. Reports say it appears she was pushed off the station platform into the path of the oncoming train.

VOA: special.2010.10.30

Yancey wanted to get a pro-slavery statement into the party's platform.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

The Republican platform seemed to contain something for everyone.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

The thing about the Titanic experience, what happened with the Titanic experience and the recognition she got from the New York Times in particular was that it gave her a platform from which to talk about some of the political and social issues -- miners rights,womens rights, the development of the juvenile court system, that sort of thing.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

"That's the wonderful thing about Earth Day is that it really provides a platform, an opportunity for grassroots organizations and community organizations to really focus on what's happening in their neighborhoods and their homes in their communities, in their businesses and to focus on the priority problems and to engage people maybe for the first time in taking environmental action."

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Chilcot had delayed Mr.Brown's attendance in order to avoid,he said, turning the inquiry into a platform for party politics.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

One is the Speaker of Parliament and Acting President Bronislaw Komorowski, from the governing center-right Civic Platform party.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

So this is a very capable platform," For security reasons, officials will not say how large a bomb the M-ATVs can withstand.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

But the group has been largely inactive since 2005, when Mr.Abbas was elected on a platform of reaching a negotiated peace with Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

The newly ruling Democratic Party of Japan ran in part on a platform that advocated a more assertive policy toward the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

There are two front-runners. One is Bronislaw Komorowski, from the governing center-right Civic Platform party.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

So for a company that is just launching, or launching a new product line, or is making a big company shift, the Super Bowl offers a unique platform."

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

She says ecochic events are the main platform for doing that.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

Our interests in Afghanistan are quite limited. The president emphasized that the core interest is to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a platform for the launching of terrorist attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"The helicopter is obviously the ideal platform for police work.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

"Most people thought that Civic Platform would recapture the presidency.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

At the moment, Komorowski's Civic Platform party controls parliament.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

The new Japanese ruling party, which took power after 50 years of rule by its political opponents, ran on a platform that promised a more assertive posture toward the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18