Expanded U.S.sanctions would cover petroleum, petroleum by-products, oil or liquefied natural gas, tankers,and products used to construct or maintain pipelines.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"We are concerned about two aspects of the character, whether it is the material character, that is,you build or you construct something, or the spiritual character."

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

President Obama,in late March, outlined a comprehensive plan to defeat the Taliban and al-Qaida in order to bring security to Afghanistan and to construct a civil infrastructure.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Russia has helped Iran construct the 1,000 megawatt Bushehr plant.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

"It plays into the narrative that they are trying to construct for the population they are appealing to of this ragged band of brave individuals fighting the mighty power that is oppressing their society.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

"If we are going to build something - how we build it, how we construct it so that it would be accessible to people of all types of disabilities, whether we talk about a ramp or we talk about a doorway or a handrail, things like braille on elevators and signage and things like that."

VOA: standard.2010.07.27