"The statement was very clear. There was no question about the intent of the statement, what the statement required of the north.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

To world leaders, who come here,next week the message is very clear Do something,to keep it this way.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

It was a very strong response and made very clear what the north needs to do,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

"I want to be very clear. In the Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem, there is not going to be a freeze, there cannot be a freeze.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"I think we've been very clear in our efforts that the resumption of talks is absolutely essential for the progress we seek toward a two-state solution."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

Congresswoman Lee says the message to the delegation is very clear.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

"Be very clear, the issue of climate change is connected to development, it is connected to growth, and no country in the world can accept a freeze on its development,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

"His health,course,he's been ill, but I think we will agree that he was very healthy, very energetic and very clear-thinking, and he was very engaging and his wife was very congenial,hospitable.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

So to be able to get a tree that, first of all,has very clear rings that we're able to visually match to each other and then go through and produce these long records was remarkable."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

"The recommendations are very clear." "For a country like Greece, you need to act on the fiscal side, and therefore addressing very forcefully the root causes of your fiscal problems through spending cuts and increasing taxation."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

"I think they were making a very clear statement that they are concerned about the current state of the economy and that they need to take action now and they're going to pretty dramatic action.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Tom DeFrank is a longtime political observer with the New York Daily News and regular guest on VOA's Issues in the News program: "It is very clear that he has lost control of the agenda,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

"We have made it very clear that the North Koreans pursue this pathway at a cost, and with consequences to the six-party talks, which we would like to see revived and moving forward as quickly as possible,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"He has always been engaging, very specific,very clear, very talkative,very energetic, has a lot of bold ideas, but has always said that the Cuban people were friends of the American people and wanted to see normal relations take place.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07