"The present canal has a total capacity of about three hundred and forty million tons a year that it can handle, that's the maximum capacity.

VOA: special.2011.08.08

"If we put a bureaucratic hand on this, we will stifle the capacity for modern technology to give us a better shot at the students learning the material."

VOA: special.2011.06.09

But the army's limited capacity for counterinsurgency operations and a weak central government have many concerned that the situation could worsen.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

(SPEAKING) National Union of Cotton Producers Coordinator Leonce Sanon says Burkina Faso has a very weak capacity to turn cotton into fabric.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Mr.Brown said attacking al-Qaida had to go hand-in-hand with a strategy of building capacity so that Afghanistan can take care of itself.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

They simply have to infiltrate a group that has its own operational capacity and redirect some of that capacity towards the West.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

"Changing people from a very limited functional capacity is one of the greatest parts of this technology,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

Africa Command officials say the command has a far softer approach, trying to boost security through greater cooperation and capacity-building activities with America's African partners.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

And how do we build Afghan capacity to move toward a more self-reliant state,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"First of all,the president, the prime minister and their government are committed to building a modern state with a diversified economy, and they have the understanding and capacity to do it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"We can actually use a ready made FTA outside there as a possible vehicle so APEC can still concentrate on doing what it's very good at doing awareness,capacity building, dialogue issues,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"It is about the ability to understand our world, to harness and train that human capacity to solve problems and think critically a set of skills that informs the decisions we make throughout our lives."

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

And we have the capacity as a government to reinforce that process, and help guide this economy back to the point where we are not just growing again, but we see growth translate into jobs."

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

"We will strengthen Pakistan's capacity to target those groups that threaten our countries and have made it clear that we cannot tolerate a safe haven for terrorists whose location is known and whose intentions are clear,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.06