But Johnson refused to stand aside in the face of radical attempts to seize all powers of government.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

In other words, to understand and cope with the problems that we all face, we all need to know and to grapple with the Western experience.

换句话说,为了理解并解决我们所面对的问题,我们必须了解并掌握西方文明的经验

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US President Barack Obama warned Iran, at the time,that it would face "increased pressure" if it failed to reveal all of its nuclear activities.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

its press freedom non-existent and demonstrations broken up by "repressive" security services - all that face-to-face with arguably the most powerful man in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The Senate Finance Committee is due to vote next Tuesday on a health care reform bill that would require all Americans to get health insurance or face penalties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

"Turkey's persistent denial and inability to face, or unwillingness to face up to its history is very disruptive in all kinds of ways - in terms of international relations, in terms of its own internal politics - and it also prevents it from really recognizing how do you deal with minorities."

VOA: standard.2010.03.19