"In England,like in the United States, bilingualism is seen as something special and unique and something to be commented on and perhaps work towards, whereas in many other parts of the world being bilingual is just seen as a natural part of life."

VOA: special.2011.03.09

One council diplomat said Lebanon could prove to be something of a wild card on Middle East issues particularly Iran's nuclear ambitions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

And there will be grumbling on the left if you want to get something done, but they ultimately need almost all of their party because they are going to get almost no Republicans to come along with them.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28