They demanded even higher taxes on imports to further reduce competition.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

He noted that poppy cultivation decreased 19 percent nationwide last year and is on track to drop even further in 2009.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Midweek elimination-round matches have further pared the field at the competition, which began with 24 teams on October 24.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

"We had a very good meeting in Washington," "I hope this will be taken into further steps, meaning implementation on the ground.

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

They have gone further than they have ever gone in joining us on real sanctions against North Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

He was given a 40-year sentence in 1992, which was later reduced to 30 years on appeal and further reduced to 17 years.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

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

Representatives from the Asia-Pacific business community called on APEC economies to further open trade and investment and resist the urge to erect trade barriers.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Greek newspapers have spent the past week speculating on what further hardships citizens will face,including pension cuts, salary freezes and the prospect of job cuts.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Vichai Sriprasert,honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, says further weakness in the U.S.dollar and concerns over drought in India add to pressure on prices.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Beyond the hiring of its own employees, Buchanan Renewable's generation of lower-cost electricity should lead to further job growth as small businesses will spend less on utilities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

And today's transition is further proof that those who have tried to pull Iraq into the abyss of disunion and civil war are on the wrong side of history,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

He also said the attack on a police training academy in Lahore on Monday is further evidence that extremists groups are a threat to Pakistan as well as to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

On the day of the demolition, further violence broke out.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

The scientists say if their work is confirmed, it could lead to further research on how lifestyle choices figure in the prevention and treatment of age-related decline and diseases such as Alzheimer's.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

But both Clinton and Lavrov, in comments after their second full-scale meeting since March, say the problems will not hamper broader cooperation between the two powers including their effort to put further curbs on the world's largest nuclear arsenals.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

Kelly said the results of the inspection of the Qom plant, and Tehran's final decision on the uranium export plan, will figure heavily in big-power discussions on whether to seek further punitive action against Iran over its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

The new commander of U.S.forces there General Stanley McChrystal is expected to deliver his first formal assessment to the White House in a matter of weeks a report which is likely to fuel further discussions on troop levels.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

She urged the Tehran government to give a definitive answer to an offer by major powers to further process Iranian enriched uranium outside that country to resupply a Tehran reactor, running low on fuel, that produces isotopes for medical purposes.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Representative Donald Payne, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, said further violence can be avoided only if Somalis from all three regions of the country come together: "As we gather today many Somalis continue to be displaced, maimed and killed.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

"President Obama, based on an earlier story,had asked that the national security team gather further information on his background, including concerns that he might have been involved the deaths of a significant number of Taliban prisoners of war a few years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

Speaking via Skype,she says no. "I think further studies will be necessary to show whether the differences we've demonstrated depending on delivery mode of babies when they first emerge into the world actually carry over time, and whether those differences might contribute to health outcomes."

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

In an open letter to Mr.Sanha and Mr.Yala before Sunday's vote, the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation and the International Crisis Group called on the losing candidate to "refrain from taking any form of violent actions that could further undermine the fragile stability in the country."

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