"It is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

Many walls broke, allowing billions of liters of water from the Gulf of Mexico and two nearby lakes to flood the city.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

A high burden of infectious diseases. Lack of provision of family planning allowing a women to decide when to start and end having children and how to space her children.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

Israel has indicated it might agree to a limited freeze, possibly allowing for the completion of thousands of homes under construction.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Geithner himself is under pressure for allowing large financial bonuses at American International Group insurance that is now under government control.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

His theory was that the devices and body should remain firm, allowing the strings to vibrate longer and sustain a sound.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

"This is the world's first commercially available pedal generator, allowing to convert your human power into usable electricity.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

The election will help shape Iraq's immediate future, either allowing sectarian and ethnic divides to deepen or giving more nationalist forces a boost.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Niger's electoral commission says more than 92 percent of voters approved changes to the constitution allowing President Mamadou Tandja to run for re-election.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

Allowing it to drag on, as other parts of the process already have, would just provide another excuse to push back the poll date.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Two pro-Thaksin governments since then were sidelined by legal measures, allowing Mr.Abhisit to come to power.

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

He says every time the government tries to shut down the station, they get tip offs from the police force, allowing them to rally supporters.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Just a few months ago, he approved the latest increase of more than 20,000 U.S.troops in Afghanistan, allowing for more aggressive operations against Taliban strongholds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Some states have so-called conscience clauses written into laws, allowing doctors and pharmacists to refuse to provide reproductive health products and services because of their personal beliefs.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12