Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that while no one expects the world will achieve the goal of "zero nuclear weapons" anytime soon, the new treaty is a major step toward greater security with fewer nuclear weapons: "It is clear that we can accomplish goals with fewer nuclear weapons."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Now the White House says there will be no additional drilling while the spill in the Gulf of Mexico is investigated.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

Later,while Mister Chavez worked for little or no money to organize farm workers, his wife harvested crops.

VOA: special.2009.09.06

She was in no condition to be left alone while he went to find help.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

No one wrote about Emily Dickinson's poems while she was alive.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

For a while, there was no communication from space to Earth.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

Still,Morrell says while the investigation faults the bomber's crew for violating procedures, there is no proof that resulted in civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08

While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaida in Iraq as well as Sunni militants.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

While construction projects already underway will continue, Israel says no new projects have been approved since Mr.Netanyahu took office in March.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

And while much has been made of the public anger over the AIG bonuses, no one asked the president about them.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

"While there were armed men, there was no violence or shooting reported to have occurred during the incident.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

In a statement read to the court, he said that while he had no fear of death, he was frightened of pain.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

While NATO officials gave no specific timeline for the drawdown, Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said it could take place by next January.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

These basic principles are important," Dr.Pappas emphasizes that, while there is no cause for alarm, countries where health care infrastructure is weak are the most vulnerable.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

"While accepting the fact that Major Nidal Malik Hasan practiced the Islamic faith, we offer no justification for his ungodly and heinous, cowardly act of violence,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

"These crimes know no borders. In Iran, children are forced into sexual slavery, involuntary servitude, while Iranian girls are trafficked into Pakistan and numerous other countries.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

But while both the House and Senate bills aim to help the roughly 30 million Americans with no health care insurance, there are big differences in legislative language.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"While President Obama has no plan for what to do with these killers, he has pledged to close the terrorist detention facility in January, to fulfill a campaign promise.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

While there are no early official estimates of voter participation, witnesses say most of the nearly 3,000 polling stations were more crowded than during the last presidential election in 2005.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30