The victims were mostly Shi'ite muslims, in what appears to be a bid to set off further sectarian warfare.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Now with widespread allegations of vote-rigging, the British government is having to justify why British service personnel are dying for what appears to be a far from democratic election.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Professor Ahmed Abdul-Karim Saif, who teaches at the University of Sanaa, says that both the government and the Houthi rebels are trying to "improve their positions" in the build-up to what appears to be an imminent ceasefire.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

Armstrong began to describe what he saw: "The surface appears to be very, very fine grain,like a powder.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

"What it appears to be is an attempt to save face with the government, which is asking for help,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

Bergdahl appears to be answering questions from someone off-camera, who also seems to prompt him about what to say.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

As markets have rallied worldwide, China's move appears to have brought a ripple of hope, in what has been a sea of uncertainty.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21