He also touted his more popular effort to reform the nation's financial industry and hold bank executives more accountable.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

"The Iranian government must now demonstrate through deeds its peaceful intentions or be held accountable to international standards and international law."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"I think his legacy is just to set a higher standard and remind the art market and museum world that it's accountable."

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

And we have to ensure that those who commit acts of piracy are held accountable for their crimes,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

"Impunity is the norm." "The few perpetrators that have been held accountable are the exception to the rule.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

She calls for concrete and immediate action to hold perpetrators accountable, particularly since sexual violence continues to take place on a daily basis.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Throughout his speech, the prime minister promised further change and reform, including holding bankers accountable and cracking down on crime and anti-social behavior.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

The deputy secretary, adds that Congress and the administration itself will hold those responsible accountable to show a difference is being made in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"Our bill holds Wall Street accountable and mandates real transparency so that large banks can't gamble our money in the shadows of the financial system."

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

She suggested that Liberian lawmakers establish a code of conduct to hold each other accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

Coomaraswamy says it is critical for the international community to remain steadfast and determined to make those who violate the rights of children be held accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"If we let people just do what they want to do and not be held accountable, that is opening up the doors to torture and abuse."

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

He says the company must become more transparent and accountable, and reconnect with customers.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

The president has said those responsible for security lapses will be held accountable.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

I will hold our agencies accountable for ensuring that our government and our foreign policy support the world's woman and achieve lasting, meaningful progress on this issues."

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

But we have to hold them much more accountable."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

The president's radio and Internet address follows his Thursday speech near Wall Street in New York, in which he argued for new laws to protect consumers and hold financial firms accountable.

VOA: standard.2010.04.24

"Nothing can bring back those loved ones,". "But they deserve the opportunity to see the alleged plotters of those attacks held accountable in open court,an opportunity that has too long been delayed."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Said says even though Mr.Obama now holds the highest office in the United States, he should not lose touch with places like the south side, and people here should hold him accountable.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

And he said in order to keep terrorist groups out of Afghanistan for the long term, the United States must help the country establish what he called "a more capable and accountable" government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"The message is if you are not going to be clean and sincere, if you are going to engage in criminal activity, if you are going to cooperate with the Taliban, we will hold you accountable."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Two liberal House Democrats, Lynne Woolsey and Barbara Lee, said on Wednesday they intend to fightto keep this public option in, along with other steps to protect lower and middle-income Americans and hold insurance companies accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"If you do not have independent experts sitting in the commission and instead you have government officials sitting in the commission how is the commission going to hold ASEAN member states accountable to human rights?

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

The featured speaker was former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who urged the crowd to hold President Obama and the Democrats accountable for the health care plan recently approved by Congress despite unanimous Republican opposition.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Members of the House Progressive Caucus have vowed to fight to keep this public option in any final legislation that emerges, along with other provisions they say are needed to protect lower and middle-income Americans and hold insurance companies accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

and led to massive taxpayer funded bailouts. President Obama, who has made Wall Street reform one of his top priorities, says the reform package passed by the Senate late Thursday means financial firms will now be held accountable for their actions.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21