"In many parts of the world." "the rapid growth and transformation has occurred in a setting of weak institutions and inadequate regulations.

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

"Usually there are very weak institutions in many of these countries.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

"It showed the regime, which is very strong in front of innocent people, unarmed people in the streets of Tehran or Tehran University or the streets of Isfahan or other cities, is very weak in front of people who are carrying arms,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

They also can become weak, expel material from the stomach, and suffer pain in the head or muscles.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

His research suggests that trust between people is more important in countries with a weak legal system.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

They also can interfere with mental ability,make muscles weak and cause pain in the head.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

A weak government was in power in Mexico, headed by President Jose Joaquin Herrera.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

In the weak light, the faces of the men must have looked gray.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

Many of the companies were small, weak and in debt.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

My love lay in a spot of weak light.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

They were weak and broken in spirit.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has come under strong international criticism in recent months for running a weak and corrupt central government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

In contrast, Japan is worried deflation and weak demand could push the economy back into recession.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

The LDP's popularity has fallen sharply in the past few years as it struggled with a weak economy and the aftermath of several corruption scandals.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

In an interview via Skype, Mia Hashibe said there was a weak link between cancer risk and drinking decaffeinated coffee, but it wasn't statistically significant.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Extreme vitamin D deficiency causes deformities in children and weak bones in adults.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

"We are surrounded by countries with very tough laws, while we are very weak, so it is not surprising while many terrorists from other countries found their hotbed in Indonesia,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

The number of newly-laid off workers jumped unexpectedly to 471,000 last week, PNC Financial chief economist Stuart Hoffman says the data point to continued layoffs and weak job creation in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

"He is at 50 or below in most surveys, and that is mainly because of the economy, which continues to be stubbornly weak, the unemployment rate is very high and still in double-digits, and as a consequence Obama does not have much margin for error,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.06