"In Europe and also here increasingly in the U.S., they are talking as if we had basically lost it and the main question was talking to the Taliban and settling to some degree on their terms, whereas we still have not tried - and I think it would be worth trying for a year, at least,or two - to address the causes as to why the Taliban has become relatively popular, or at least relatively accepted,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

He says they might be trying to increase their dopamine levels to make up for the deficits in their reward system.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

So I felt the story of a nation trying to industrialize C almost overnight C was perfect for me."

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Not having anything that they're striving for. Not going back to the moon or trying to go to Mars, or anything else."

VOA: special.2010.04.28

The Global Snakebite Initiative is trying to increase the availability of good quality antivenom treatments and improve medical training for patient care.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

Senator Davis said the North was responsible for the growing split, because the North was trying to get complete control of the South.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Would you want a doctor who got high marks in medical school just for trying really,really hard?

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Senator Leahy was trying to get research money for Lake Champlain from the National Sea Grant Program.

VOA: special.2010.08.30

Now,the nonprofit Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines is trying to expand production and lower the cost.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

"Internships are huge. Everyone's just trying to get a feel for what experiences they want and what they want to do in the future."

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days, everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

They said he was trying to gain southern support for himself in the next presidential election.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

Automobile companies,for example, love to show fast horses when they are trying to sell their cars.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

The group was accused of trying to gain information on American nuclear weapons, foreign policy and politics for the SVR -- Russia's foreign intelligence service.

VOA: special.2010.07.10