But he said the voting made it clear, in his words, "that the future of Iraq belongs to the people of Iraq."

VOA: special.2010.03.13

But Prime Minister Hatoyama made clear Japan will no longer refuel ships involved in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Many take their loss in stride, but the disappointment is clear on the face of some of the losers.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

It is not like in the past." Europe may have emerged from recession, but its effects are only now becoming clear.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

But Republicans immediately made clear they are in no mood to compromise on the budget.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

But he made clear it is regional in nature - designed to deal with the threat posed by militants and extremists on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistan border.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

But it is becoming clear that the system that has been in place for years now, is not sufficiently up-to-date to take full advantage of the information we collect and the knowledge we have,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

"I think they were entitled to take action against a budding dictator. But even if they weren't, it seems to me that it is not so clear that he is in the right that the United States should be meddling in Honduras' affairs."

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

"I am sure she would have restated it, but if you look in the entire sweep of the essay that she wrote, what is clear is that she was simply saying that her life experiences will give her information about the struggles and hardships that people are going through, that will make her a good judge,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.30