The conflicts weigh on President Obama as he prepares to join the ranks of Nobel Peace Prize recipients men and women like Nelson Mandela;

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Military observers say Mr.Medvedev's rearmament program is designed in part to offset dissatisfaction in the ranks with a Kremlin plan to downsize Russia's armed forces.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Daw experienced racist taunts on his journey to the elite ranks of the AFL, but he says they only hardened his resolve.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

He said the E.U.has nothing to fear and much to gain by adding Turkey to its ranks.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

It ranks 158 on the 180-nation list of most corrupt countries, as judged by Transparency International.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

In his new book, "The 5-Factor World Diet", he ranks the world's top 10 healthiest nations.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

They face harrassment at almost every level," The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists ranks Russia as the third most dangerous country to work.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Liberia ranks 138 on the 180-nation corruption index established by the good-governance group Transparency International.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

To help determine what a country's brand value is, Anholt created the Nation Brands Index, a survey that ranks 50 countries on how they are perceived overseas.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

But in terms of this congressional election year, public opinion polls show that the war in Afghanistan still ranks well below the economy and jobs as a top issue for U.S.voters.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

The war weighs on President Obama as he joins the distinguished ranks of Nobel Peace Prize recipients men and women such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King,Jr., and Aung San Suu Kyi.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Growing unemployment poses bigger challenge provide a further challenge to the Thai Government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, The growing ranks of the unemployed which came to power in December of last year.

VOA: standard.2009.03.09

Among them is former Vice President Dick Cheney, who recently told the CBS program Face the Nation that he is under the impression that Powell left the Republican ranks during last year's presidential campaign.

VOA: standard.2009.05.24