But any decision to send more troops will likely spark resistance from some congressional Democrats who oppose a build-up in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

Karen communities also reported a build up of both military and pro-government militia forces near the Thai border town of Mae Sot.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

So working with the government of Morocco,we are hoping to really help to see blossom a lot more economic activity at the lower levels that will then from the bottom-up build prosperity,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

"The progress in terms of the Afghan government doing its side of the bargain and improving its level of governance isn't happening as smoothly as it should, that the build-up of the Afghan army is again slower than it should.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

On a 9.6-hectare tract of land . on the Texas coast south of Houston, a start-up company from Florida called Algenol, in partnership with the Dow Chemical company, plans to build more than 3,000 bioreactors,starting next year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Professor Ahmed Abdul-Karim Saif, who teaches at the University of Sanaa, says that both the government and the Houthi rebels are trying to "improve their positions" in the build-up to what appears to be an imminent ceasefire.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11