Some commentators say both sides acted in recognition of political conditions in their countries.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

At the same time, four Tier-Three countries from last year were upgraded in recognition of their anti-trafficking efforts Algeria,Moldova,Oman and Qatar.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

In a statement,the State Department said the decision was made in recognition of the de facto regime's failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

In recognition of her contributions, Fuchs has received numerous awards.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

She says M.R.Robinson saw an imbalance between recognition of success in sports and of that in the arts.

VOA: special.2011.05.27

In nineteen seventy-four, she gained national recognition as a member of the congressional committee investigating President Richard Nixon.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

The program is ten years old. And it has received a lot of recognition, including an award in two thousand six from the White House.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The women have made great strides in gaining legal recognition of their rights, Albright said,they run up against some crushing realities.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Local authorities in Kunduz say a large number of civilians are among the victims and many of the bodies were reportedly burned beyond recognition.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Soli Ozel of Istanbul's Bilgi University said the alliance, one of the most significant in the Middle East, stemmed from a recognition of mutual security interests.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"I think on balance it will be positive in the sense that it is stimulating a recognition beyond the shores of North America, that this needs to be dealt with better."

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

The Saudis said they will not make concessions beyond a 2002 Arab plan put forth by King Abdullah which offered recognition in exchange for Israel's return of the occupied territories and allowance of a Palestinian state.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

'We'll talk about all the issues that need to be addressed as long as there's mutual respect and a recognition of the sovereignty of both countries.' And,I think that if we would move in that direction, based on those principles, we'd see some great things happen."

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

"There is a recognition on the part of the international community that the agreement that was reached in Tehran a week ago between Iran and Brazil and Turkey only occurred because the Security Council was on the brink of publicly releasing the text of the resolution that we have been negotiating for many weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25