Michael Jackson understood the power of these videos in bringing attention to his music and to his image.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

Pope Julius probably understood that the competition incited each man to the height of his greatness.

VOA: special.2010.02.03

Team member Francisco Seufferheld says the information in the videos is meant to be quickly understood.

VOA: special.2011.06.14

Lawmakers in Washington seemed to have understood the public demand for a cleaner environment.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

The word had to be easily understood by all pilots and airport workers.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

Climate change is one of the least understood threats to birds.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

That needs to be understood. But this time, we need to put the story of emancipation at the center of this narrative, because what really transformed the United States, were not those battles.

VOA: special.2011.04.09

I hope that message is well understood." Political tensions on the Korean peninsula add to market pessimism.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The violence represents an effort to undermine Iraqi authorities, to undermine them at a time when it is widely understood that U.S.forces are beginning a departure.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

I think what is important is that the Iraqi authorities and the Iraqi people have understood that they cannot let them [the insurgents to get away with this,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

President Obama is said to have stated that, while the past must be understood, he is not there to argue history - and that it is time to "move on" to confront today's challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Anis Baswedan a political analyst and president of Paramadina University in Jakarta, says most people understood the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf and other domestic concerns that forced Mr.Obama to twice cancel state visits to Indonesia.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21