Japan's desire to use East Asia to gain natural resources and sell manufactured products was in direct conflict with American plans for Asia.

VOA: special.2011.05.26

He met with its leader to gain the release of two detained American journalists.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

"All what we've been able to gain in the past with the access to clean water, expanded immunization programs were totally reversed with the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.

VOA: special.2011.07.20

People with heart failure tend to gain weight because fluids build up when the heart can't pump enough blood.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

In the other incident, attackers with suicide jackets in Bedian climbed over a wall to gain access to the Elite Force Training Center.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Indeed,Wall Street has reflected a growing confidence, ending the year with its biggest gain since 2003.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

While weight gain was associated with all of the drugs, children taking Zyprexa gained the most.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

McClendon adds that it is an opportunity to harvest sustainable timber and gain access to new markets as traders comply with the new requirements.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Also complicating the picture is a perception President Karzai, to gain electoral support, has allied with brutal warlords and others accused of either human rights abuses or drug trafficking.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Jamil Sayyed, one of the four generals released Wednesday, claims that his arrest was "politically motivated," and that he, along with Hezbollah, intend to use the release for political gain in the upcoming elections.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Baucus has spent months negotiating with Republicans and skeptical Democrats on the panel to gain support for a bipartisan version of reform legislation one of two measures to emerge in the Senate, along with three in the House of Representatives.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

His main opponent, the controversial mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandic, came in second with nearly The men will face each other in a final election round on January 10th, since they failed to gain the minimum of 50 percent plus one vote to win outright.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28