"I think we have as individuals the right to follow the same policy or to adopt the same way of thinking."

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

He is encouraging banks to adopt new rules to limit payments to top executives in future crises.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Analysts say the country needs to adopt the 2010 budget to resume cooperation with the IMF and pay for natural gas imports from Russia.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

Central and South American leaders who will attend the summit have been urging the United States to adopt a more open policy toward Cuba.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

"We will ask all states to put in place a plan to adopt and certify standards that are college and career-ready in reading and math."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will also be at the U.N.this month, attending a Security Council session expected to adopt a resolution expanding the protection of women in conflict zones.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Nicholas Lardy, an economist and senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute, says China's unwillingness to adopt derivative loans and other high-risk financial products helped to shield it from the impact of the world economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Mr.Medvedev said he wants to make special mention that potential negative consequences from decisions (to go through with the NATO exercises) will completely and thoroughly be the responsibility of officials who adopt them.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Ratings agencies, which Mr.Fillon said helped fuel the crisis, must adopt rules for dealing with conflicts of interest and offshore banking centers, which often allow clients to evade paying taxes in their home countries, need to be vigorously regulated.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24