"The strident criticism, I think,is not effective, usually does not work.You know, when you shout at your wife in an argument it usually does not get her to agree with you.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"I think the Tea Party movement is a very amorphous one right now that is really a collection of people who are frustrated, angry or worried, but who dont necessarily either have the same basic objectives, nor necessarily agree with each other about the best ways to move forward.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

"But that doesn't mean that we're going to agree. We don't agree with our international partners on everything.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

After all it's very easy to defend the rights for people to speak who you agree with.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

For the past several years, Russian and American officials have been trying to agree on a post-START-1 arrangement - but with little progress.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

The point is to defend the rights of people you don't agree with. That's the idea of a democracy, that all opinions are heard,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

He wants to review the plan and come up with a conclusion Okinawans can agree on.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

They were expected to agree to increase funds to help the International Monetary Fund and Eastern EU members to deal with the financial crisis and they did.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Mr.Obama said the United States and NATO agree that it is critically important to dismantle the al-Qaida network and work effectively with the Afghan government to ensure security in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

The main goals of the summit are to agree on targets to cut to greenhouse-gas emissions and to set up a mechanism to provide developing countries with the billions of dollars needed to cope with climate change.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

That's because all the ethnic leaders, ceasefire leaders, all the ethnic party leaders, all dissident leaders, all the leaders, they agree to give their mandate to Aung San Suu Kyi to sit down at the dialogue table with the military junta."

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

He said he and U.S.President Barack Obama agree that whatever new government emerges will have to make a new contract with the international community and its neighbors to build its army, take tough action on corruption, create a more inclusive political process, reach out to moderate elements of the insurgency and stronger control of local affairs.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14