"Young people have emphasized salaries to support their families, because in many cases the military industrial complex has little money,"

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

And certainly the numbers are of concern." But Mullen emphasized the administration has a new strategy in place in Afghanistan,and is moving forward.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Even during the signing ceremony he emphasized that the EU should remain a union of sovereign states.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

The South Africa leader also emphasized that this is an event for the continent of Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

And the Canadian leader again emphasized his country's commitment to helping stabilize and rebuild Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

In Kabul, he emphasized the strategic importance of securing Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

The president also emphasized that the White House will continue to hold the energy company BP responsible for paying the costs of dealing with the disaster.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

"At every stop,we have emphasized the importance of fulfilling what President Obama said in his historic speech in Ghana: The future of Africa is up to the Africans,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.16

The Gaza war halted indirect Israeli-Syrian talks mediated by Turkey and drew fierce criticism from Mr.Erdogan, who has since emphasized ties with anti-Israel neighbors like Iran and Syria.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The Secretary of State emphasized that many factors are being considered.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

Our interests in Afghanistan are quite limited. The president emphasized that the core interest is to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a platform for the launching of terrorist attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

(...) He said the Democratic initiatives introduced by our government have been met with praise and he said the necessity of taking concrete steps alongside this wide ranging process is emphasized.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

At each stop, I have emphasized president Obama's message that our strategy working with you may be in a new phase, but we pledge our full and continuing commitment to Iraq and the Iraqi people.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

He also offered some tough talk. "I emphasized that this has to be a point in time in which we begin to write a new chapter based on improved governance, a much more serious effort to eradicate corruption, joint efforts to accelerate the training of Afghan security forces so that the Afghan people can provide for their own security,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.02