The bank was so strong that it was able to control the economy throughout most of the country.
VOA: special.2009.01.01
"China is positioning itself to be a very strong player in both the import market in their own country but also their domestic market.
VOA: special.2010.10.20
The Germans,by a remarkable combination of air bombing and heavily armored tanks, have broken through the French defenses north of the Maginot Line, and strong columns of their armored vehicles are ravaging the open country, which for the first day or two was without defenders.
VOA: special.2011.05.12
He also notes that eight years after the U.S.-led invasion into Afghanistan, the Taliban is still strong, especially in the country's south.
VOA: standard.2009.10.26
But the legislation has come under strong criticism from opposition parties and the country's powerful military.
VOA: standard.2009.10.16
But,the project has stalled. On Tuesday Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a strong attack against the country's main pro Kurdish party, the Peace and Democracy Party.
VOA: standard.2010.06.17
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, saying that it will be at least will be able to pay for a security force strong enough to protect the country from insurgents.
VOA: standard.2009.12.09
"Thank you President Obama, You acted today like a strong commander-in-chief, doing what was in the interest of our country and the men and women who serve us in uniform."
VOA: standard.2009.05.13
"A lot of groups want to send a strong message to foreign governments by targeting foreign nationals who are operating in the country the strategy being to convince the general public of coalition nations that their armies and armed forces should not be in Afghanistan,".
VOA: standard.2009.09.10
"We want to reintegrate those people who are today perhaps part of the insurgency but prepared to abandon violence and prepared to join the political process and we want to ensure that the Afghan government is free of corruption and therefore able to be a strong authority against any Taliban insurgency in the country."
VOA: standard.2009.11.10
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