In this atmosphere of tension, it was clear that a pro-slavery platform would not be approved.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

But he said someone had to make clear to anti-slavery Democrats that the union would be dissolved if the constitutional rights of slave owners were not honored.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

It is testimony to what can be achieved by a transatlantic community that acts with a clear sense of common purpose,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

Barker says what this means is that it could be weeks before the composition of Britain's future government becomes clear.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

(Speaking in Russian) Marituu says there should be a clear line between the study of history and politics.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"As I have made clear the primary objective of the committee will be to identify lessons learned.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

It was reached based on a clear and hopeful vision of what can be accomplished here.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

It should be clear to everyone that we will not repeat the mistakes of the past.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

"I want to be very clear. In the Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem, there is not going to be a freeze, there cannot be a freeze.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Analysts say the attacks may be part of the military's plans to clear the area of local communities ahead of construction of a hydro-electric power plant.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

"Our security needs would be greatly enhanced by a clear alternative to the kind of autocracy we have in Yemen and other parts of the Arab world."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

And by the summer of 2011, it will be clear to the Afghan people that the insurgency will not win, giving them the chance to side with their government."

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

"Be very clear, the issue of climate change is connected to development, it is connected to growth, and no country in the world can accept a freeze on its development,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

So to be able to get a tree that, first of all,has very clear rings that we're able to visually match to each other and then go through and produce these long records was remarkable."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

Whether it has done anything to help or hinder the right wing BNP party won't be clear until the next round of British public opinion polls or until Britain's next country-wide election, expected in 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23