And Alan Lomax had somevery compelling and really engaging stories to tell about actually painting himself up in blackface so that he could go into black communities, so that some of the whites wouldn't single him out and beat him up or whatever."

VOA: special.2010.01.18

They believe the nuclear know how brings prestige, brings power and they would like to see the U.S.engaging them."

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

He says only by engaging China can Indonesia's economy make the changes necessary to compete in the global economy.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

Robow is reported to be in favor of engaging in talks with al-Shabab rivals and maintaining a popular backing for the militant group.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

Thomas Donahue says engaging with Cuba will help the communist nation move toward a more democratic society.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

He said the only criterion for engaging the Islamists should be that they denounce violence as a political weapon and adhere to democratic rules.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

He says among the hardest-to-reach vulnerable groups are those engaging in behaviors that in some countries are illegal or socially unacceptable, such as homosexuals.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

Maybe not everyone takes it that seriously. But reading what we read here, and engaging in honest conversation about it, has to change you."

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

Gibbs said that engaging on the world stage is in the national interest because it helps create stability in an important region of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

She also would not say whether the violent election aftermath has ended U.S.hopes of engaging Iran on its nuclear program and other issues of concern.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

The meetings were the highest-level U.S.-Burma dialogue in 14 years and part of Washington's move from a policy of isolation to engaging the military government.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Republicans and Democrats expressed identical concerns that by engaging in negotiations, Iran may be playing for time in an effort to move ahead with weapons-related enrichment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Many South Koreans look fondly on what President Kim called his sunshine policy of uncritically engaging the North, saying it transformed the relationship between the two.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

With bright eyes and an engaging smile, he says songs and stories were vital to survival when his family lived in igloos above the Arctic Circle.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

That's a testament to how engaging movies are and the visual medium is.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Posner says the UN Council is guilty of engaging in a double standard.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03