Hugo Chavez - known for his anti-American rhetoric - was shown smiling as he met the new U.S.president.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

In recent years Britain has turned up the rhetoric, putting Iran alongside the likes of North Korea as a potential nuclear enemy.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

Change in rhetoric alone is not enough,he says and even then we haven't seen much change in vocabulary.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

"I think that they have bought into the campaign, bought into the rhetoric, bought into the image.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

But Mr.Erdogan tempered his rhetoric by calling for cool heads and said all Turkey's actions will be done within the context of international law.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

(SAYING) Venezuelan economist Orlando Ochoa says nationalistic slogans and socialist rhetoric cannot disguise what he sees as a simple truth: that the Chavez model is unsustainable.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

That latest example of shrill rhetoric from Pyongyang comes as the U.S.Navy tracks a North Korean vessel which may be carrying missile parts or other weaponry.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

The Tea Party activists are generally targeting Democrats and supporters of President Obama in their rallies, though some critics find their rhetoric harsh and,in some cases,threatening.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Despite Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's campaign rhetoric, which signaled a possible Japanese shift away from Washington, he and President Barack Obama said their countries' long-standing alliance will continue.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"It is results not rhetoric that matter in the end.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

NATO spokesman James Appathurai told reporters NATO members had shown a clear determination to support President Barack Obama's strategy in Afghanistan not just through rhetoric, but by dispatching more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

On the same broadcast, Democratic Senator John Kerry said the president has been absolutely correct in his statements about Iran, asserting that tough rhetoric against the Iranian government would be counterproductive.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

With U.S.unemployment near double digits, Cardillo cautions the Obama administration to tone down its rhetoric against Wall Street - something political analysts say is unlikely with U.S.mid-term elections only months away.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Gibbs said that Hugo Chavez has used his rhetoric in the past to incite anti-American sentiment - most notably four years ago at the last Summit of the Americas in Argentina.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20