"We support political and economic reform in the Middle East and North Africa that can meet the legitimate aspirations of ordinary people throughout the region.

VOA: special.2011.05.21

"There is a legitimate debate about many of these decisions.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

The Russian president said the move was "legitimate" from the point of view of international law, "just" and "absolutely necessary."

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

"We cannot have equitable growth without guaranteeing the legitimate rights of these hitherto marginalized and isolated sections of our society,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

She says poor women there frequently are duped by people they trust into going to Western countries by promises of legitimate work.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

He says there should have been an election to re-establish legitimate authority, which was overthrown during the first Soviet occupation in 1940.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

I also believe that it is entirely legitimate for our discussions to talk not only about offensive-weapons systems, but also defensive-weapons systems,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

(Speech) He said the Israeli government is strangling the settlements and residents have a legitimate right to resist.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

Israel says its three-week assault on the Gaza Strip was an act of legitimate self-defense in response to years of Palestinian rocket attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"I think that it is possible to have a credible election that provides a legitimate expression of the will of the Afghan people,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"We all know this country is bent on weakening and destroying the TFG, which is the legitimate government recognized by the United Nations."

VOA: standard.2009.08.20

Israel's Cabinet angrily rejected the United Nations resolution, saying the army's three-week assault on the Gaza Strip last December and January was legitimate self-defense.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

"The legitimate concerns and aspirations of the Tamil people and other minorities must be fully addressed,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

"We need to have a debate about how we feel about whole body imaging and the privacy trade-off, and it is a legitimate issue,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.30