Kurdistan Prime Minister Barham Saleh stressed the need for the vote to be perceived as open.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

According to the group's report, only another war-ravaged state, Somalia,is perceived as being more corrupt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

The government also harshly criticized correspondents, international organizations and aid workers who it perceived of having a bias against it and sympathy for the rebels.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

Darfur rebels rose up against the central government in 2003 after years of perceived marginalization.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

He said people could not control their reputation or how they were perceived, but that they could control their character, and that was much more important.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

To help determine what a country's brand value is, Anholt created the Nation Brands Index, a survey that ranks 50 countries on how they are perceived overseas.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

"We must gain the initiative by reversing the perceived momentum of the insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

They do not deal with the perceived link to terrorism.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

"If you look from the Arab side of the view, the Arabs are as concerned if not more about the Israeli perceived nuclear weapon program as Israeli is perceived about the Arabs,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"They are known as the younger, new Taliban,many of whom, particularly those working in the Haqqani network, are perceived as being even more radical and more, let us call it bloodthirsty, than their elders,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

Zbigniew Lewicki, a specialist in American studies at the University of Warsaw, told the Polish Radio External Service that there is also concern about Russia's perceived attempts to increase its influence in former Soviet satellite states, including Poland.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

"Although it is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is generally perceived to be a British company, BP is definitely much more an international company of huge importance to the American economy and the American employees."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

is not a prudent step to take," In their letter to President Obama, the lawmakers voice concern that any perceived military success in Afghanistan might create pressure to increase military activity in Pakistan possibly leading to dangerous destabilization in the region.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

But the urban middle class accused Mr.Thaksin of corruption and abuse of power while he was in office, especially by his government's attacks on the media and his perceived efforts to control most levers of power including the parliament, independent government agencies and security forces.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20