"The disease that is measles has been eliminated in the region of the Americas and that is great news,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Valeriy Gabisov of the independent Civil Rights Committee noted that corruption exists everywhere and can at best be minimized, not eliminated.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

May saw just more than 300,000 jobs eliminated, down sharply from more than 500,000 in April.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Chicago native Stephanie Pines says she was shocked when Chicago was eliminated in the first round.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

With opening matches still being played, no team has been eliminated, and every nation taking part in South Africa still has hope of a championship.

VOA: standard.2010.06.13

The sales and marketing department has gone digital and eliminated paper wherever it could.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

He says the threat of terrorism cannot be completely eliminated but the dual strategy of decapitating the leadership and confronting its ideology will limit its effectiveness in the future.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

Appearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the president said he wants U.S.businesses to remain engaged and competitive on the world stage, but that offshore tax havens must be eliminated.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

"As a human being and particularly as a citizen of the only country ever to suffer such a nuclear catastrophe, I believe with all my heart and soul that these horrific weapons must be eliminated."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

During a late-night televised speech Thursday, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani called on the nation to unite against the Taliban, pledging that the military will not quit until the Swat militants are eliminated from the region.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

"Already we have identified substantial savings, and in the days and weeks ahead, we will continue going through the budget, line by line, and we will identify more than 100 programs that will be cut or eliminated,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.25