"We are not backing away. We are going full steam ahead with our programs in Iran and across the region,again in order to create that space for civil societies to actually play the proper role that we would all understand in building more accountable democratic governing institutions,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Now I understand. God in Heaven has been raising you for this place from the day you were born."

VOA: special.2009.02.14

But he also said additional research is needed to better understand how the vaccine reduced the risk in those individuals.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Imam Shakir says he wants teachers who are trained and educated in the United States and who understand American society.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

Readers can better understand how informed consent and the question of morality in medical experiments have changed over time.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

"Not everyone is Christian. But I would hope that most people who celebrate Christmas in any form understand its origins.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

I hope that the people will understand that I act not in anger, but in expectation of a greater good."

VOA: special.2009.10.08

They are hoping to learn more about dark matter in an effort to better understand how the universe expands and shrinks.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

"The ambiguity that's in those answers is very,very difficult for humans to understand, never mind a computer to understand.

VOA: special.2011.02.28

In government,industry, diplomacy -- in most anything those who understand the nuts and bolts are the most important.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

Professor Prusinkiewicz is on sabbatical leave in Australia, but he sent us an e-mail suggesting a simple way to understand the process.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

She says the discovery that chimps can develop AIDS may help researchers understand the disease in humans.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

Instead,he tried to describe a situation so well that the reader would understand the emotion in it.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

And scientists often have trouble explaining what they do in language that the public can understand.

VOA: special.2010.05.14