"It is a challenge after just a few months of implementation to be able to speak with confidence about when these things will occur,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"Now,with large epidemiological studies done everywhere including here, we can say with a great level of confidence that the disease affects roughly the same percentage of the general public worldwide.

VOA: special.2010.11.16

Even with the rise, the latest figure remains nearly 50 percent below the consumer confidence number reported two years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Indeed,Wall Street has reflected a growing confidence, ending the year with its biggest gain since 2003.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

Similar surveys show that the public in countries with large Muslim populations - including Turkey - lack the confidence Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can do the right thing regarding world affairs.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Key playerThis year,China's economy is expected to grow by more than eight percent, and its overall resilience to the global financial crisis, has brought with it increasing confidence in the international arena.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

The lower house of the Czech Parliament voted 101 to 96 to declare no confidence in the coalition government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, after four lawmakers broke rank with their parties and voted with the opposition.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"One of the things that everybody here is mindful of is that as we move forward dealing with this extraordinary economic crisis, we also have a deficit, a confidence gap when it comes to the American people.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

What Mr.Calderon may be able to accomplish, in Grayson's view, is substantial reform of Mexico's police and judicial system so that the public will have more confidence in its law enforcement system and be more willing to cooperate with authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

But at the same time,Admiral Mullen, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed confidence that with a solid Afghan partner, an increase in U.S.forces can bring a measure of security and stability to Afghanistan within a few years, as the 2007/2008 "surge" helped provide an opportunity for Iraq to move forward in a more secure environment.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"For many of the women who walk through our doors, confidence is a huge issue, and I know,many of the women who I've worked with have said to me, 'you know Suzanne, no one has ever said to me, I believe in you,' Elliott says 70 percent of the women helped by the group are single mothers.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

In a first reaction the EU's executive branch, the European Commission, said it was confident the Czech Republic could continue to "effectively preside over the European Union" despite the government losing a no-confidence vote in Prague Tuesday's vote of no confidence came after the opposition said the government came to late with a stimulus package of over three billion dollars to boost the ailing economy of this Eastern European nation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25