"I really cannot give you an answer in terms of a definitive date by which we are going to be done,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

So,the high costs in terms of running a health system are exacerbated by the inability to repair existing equipment.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The ruling sets a legal precedent in Australia, where helping someone to take his own life is punishable by lengthy prison terms in some states.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

in terms of the biodiversity we have protected by protecting forests;

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

But she said that if Hamas wants to play a part in peace talks, it needs to meet international terms by renouncing violence and accepting Israel's right to exist.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Lieberman said Israel is not bound to abide by the terms of the 2007 Annapolis Declaration, in which Israel and the Palestinians agreed to pursue the goal of two states.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

"Our margins are really thin, in terms of our bottom line, and any additional costs have to be absorbed by the farmer because we can't pass on those costs to consumers directly,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

"At a per-passenger-mile basis, rail is about three times as efficient as travel by car, in terms of fuel efficiency, and six times as efficient as travel by air, so there are pretty substantial pollution reduction benefits both in terms of greenhouse gases and other pollutants."

VOA: standard.2010.02.15