Improving the quality of the boots was a requirement to be able to bid for the military contract.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

In New Jersey, Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was rejected in his bid for a second term,losing to Republican Christopher Christie, a former federal prosecutor.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

(NO TRANSCRIPTS) In 2008,Kennedy saw an agent of change in Senator Barack Obama and became one of the first prominent Democrats to endorse Obama's bid for the party's nomination for president.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Critics say this leaves the window open to push the Maoist party, which won 40 percent of the seats in last year's election, out of the picture - paving the way for any number of smaller parties to bid for the prime minister seat.

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

Others claim it represents a bid by Mr.Sarkozy's conservative UMP party to lure far-right voters for regional elections in March.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

The report's findings were welcomed by Ergemen Bagis, the cabinet minister responsible for Turkey's bid to join the EU.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

But at an event at the White House with past and present American Olympians, the president made clear his support for Chicago's bid is strong.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

James Sherr,with the London-based research organization Chatham House, says there are two reasons for Russia's position, especially when it comes to Ukraine's NATO membership bid.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

That accord mandated by the U.S.Congress is a necessary prerequisite for American aerospace firms to bid on a pending Indian purchase of 126 multi-role fighter jets, potentially the largest-ever arms sale.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

Observers say with the current reunification talks not only being seen as the best hope for reunification in decades as well as carrying the hopes of Turkey's EU bid, whoever wins this weekend's election in Turkish Cyprus will be aware there are powerful forces behind the continuation of those talks.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15