Clinton said in the absence of an Iranian reply, it is premature to talk about what may happen if Tehran ultimately rejects the offer.
VOA: standard.2009.11.09
This was the first Summit of the Americas to be held in a Caribbean nation, and was notable for a virtual absence of protesters.
VOA: standard.2009.04.19
Researchers at Duke University sifted through more than and found an absence of strong evidence that any of these approaches can make a big difference.
VOA: standard.2010.06.17
"It is not the absence of crisis. It is the manner in which the crisis is going to be met and resolved that defines a nation,"
VOA: standard.2009.08.27
"I cannot feel comfortable by being here, because I feel ashamed of the fact that I am participating in the summit with the absence of Cuba,".
VOA: standard.2009.04.17
They say they do not think Iran will engage seriously in the absence of what would be a fourth round of sanctions by the U.N.Security Council.
VOA: standard.2010.05.14
The seven-member commission said it decided on the postponement unanimously, after agreeing that fair elections could not take place in the absence of proper voter registration lists.
VOA: standard.2009.09.07
"On the operations we are having at the moment, it is completely wrong to say that the loss of lives has been caused by the absence of helicopters,".
VOA: standard.2009.07.22
Most electoral observers believe the vote was fair despite irregularities that included security forces at polling stations, some ballot boxes not being properly sealed, and the absence of opposition representatives during some vote counting.
VOA: standard.2009.10.04
Later,at a briefing for reporters, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P.J.Crowley said the United States had warned the deposed president not to try to return home in the absence of a negotiated settlement.
VOA: standard.2009.09.22
And women are three times as likely as men to work in informal economies, and therefore abuse,sex trafficking and the absence of legal rights and protections for women are still unacceptably commonplace in so many places around the world."
VOA: standard.2010.04.28
But I think as time went on after the Rose Revolution, I think he wanted to perpetuate this kind of system in which there was really absence of checks and balances, no real opposition included in the political process very much sort of governing by committee of the inner circle, of loyal allies around the president.
VOA: standard.2009.09.01
Leaving only a handful that survived. Flight Eleven and One Seventy-Five with the illegal medications that overdosed our population, led us to receive a leave of absence for an unnecessary vacation and we became addicts.
VOA: special.2009.04.17
The host,Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi made no mention of Mr.Ahmedinejad's absence in his brief opening address.
VOA: standard.2009.07.02
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