The costly D-Day battle would mark a turning point in the war, and would change the lives of survivors like Earl Norwood.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

Political analysts say Mr.Obama's decision on whether to send more U.S.troops to Afghanistan is likely to be a turning point in his presidency.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

The payment crisis marked a turning point for India's economy as it prompted the government to reverse decades of closed-door, socialist style economic policies.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

And that he said makes Copenhagen a turning point already.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

Child rights campaigners have hailed the act, but they also point out that many challenges lie ahead in turning the legal right into a reality.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"Copenhagen can and must be the turning point in the world's efforts to prevent runaway climate change and usher in a new era of green growth for all,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Ban Ki-moon told reporters this conference must be the turning point in global efforts to prevent runaway global warming and usher in a new era of environmentally sustainable growth.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

He called the runoff and the period afterward when a new government is formed a "turning point" in the effort to defeat the extremists and deliver good government and economic development to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Addressing a conference of prospective donor countries organized by the Haitian government and the Inter-American Development Bank, the secretary said Haiti may be at a historic turning point and that countries around the world have a stake in whether the government of President Rene Preval succeeds.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14