(To counteract this disturbing trend,) government agencies and private companies are using public service announcements and safety events to raise awareness.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

The renderings were so controversial that some critics blamed the disturbing images for the station's delayed by one-month opening.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

Ervin says that means some farmers have returned to using soil-disturbing tillage or more toxic herbicides to control weeds.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

In a statement, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said the techniques may appear graphic and disturbing now.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

I would say what is almost as disturbing is the picture put forward by the Israeli military,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

The South's Minister Hyun says he finds it particularly disturbing that North Korea has not mentioned the loss of six South Korean lives.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"We are not really upset about it, but what is psychologically disturbing is that people can be annoyed or feel insecure at the slightest differences that appear,"

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Another disturbing statistic, nearly 50 percent of adult drug users in Afghanistan's north and south gave opium to their children, an indication,Costa says, that a generation of Afghan children are at risk.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

He says young Muslims are often confused by disturbing Internet images of their brothers in faith being killed in conflicts, and that one of his community's greatest challenges is helping young people interpret current events.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

"The celebration of his return was extremely disturbing, and we have made it quite clear to the Libyan government both publicly and privately that we're going to be watching very closely how they receive this man,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

"These attacks have been on-going for quite some time and the sudden escalation at a time when the regime is claiming that they're going to have democracy and elections and everything is going to be better is very disturbing."

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

"Clearly the pictures are disturbing," "but what I would also say to people is that as I think members of the committee have correctly pointed out, pictures are a snapshot,all right, and what we will not do and what I will not do is make assumptions prior to the completion of our investigation.

VOA: standard.2009.04.21