By supporting nuclear energy, the president may be seeking common ground with Republicans who have called for building as many as one hundred new nuclear power centers.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

He urged the two sides to look for common ground.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

This trend makes it harder for Democrats and Republicans in Congress to compromise and find common ground, says Georgetown University expert Stephen Wayne.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Speaking just hours before the start of the G20 meeting of major economies, Mr.Obama stressed the need for all participants to seek common ground.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

"We will listen carefully, we will bridge misunderstandings, and we will seek common ground.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

Mr.Obama promised to listen and seek common ground, even in areas of deep disagreement.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

President Obama said he will continue to seek common ground and listen to serious proposals, but made clear he will have little patience for continuing distortions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

The president's weekly address marks the Jewish holiday of Passover and Christians' celebration of Easter with a call to set aside differences and find strength on common ground.

VOA: standard.2009.04.11

Some of the world's most powerful leaders, along with their finance chiefs are meeting at London's ExCel Center to try to forge common ground on tackling the world's economic crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

The two countries have created a cabinet-level group in hopes of resolving the dispute soon, but Gabe expects the debate to drag out for months, while Japanese leaders try to find common ground.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Their task is to find common ground, including on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, promotion and transfer of new more eco-friendly technology and the necessary funding to make this possible, especially for the less developed and poorer nations.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Senator Joseph Lieberman, who calls himself an Independent but caucuses with Democrats, says the legislation is part of a process in which the United States and its allies "turn the page" toward finding more common ground on Iran and setting specific benchmarks with global enforcement.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

But those days are apparently over. The head of the U.S.delegation, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer, told the 47-member Council the United States will work with other nations to forge common ground to protect and advance human rights.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Also,Bolivar traveled and battled extensively, in Peru and other mountainous areas where arsenic is a common mineral found in ground water.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

"Of course what is important in this turmoil environment is that energy policy and energy common efforts for all Europe are important to avoid a crisis what we do have on the ground and to avoid the possible future crises,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.01