More recently,a group of experts examined studies of aspirin at the request of federal health officials in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

Foreign students interested in the Merchant Marine Academy must request application forms directly from the admissions office.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

She says the organization would send a request to every city and Chinese community in Oregon.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

The request is made to the court in a written document called a writ.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Some women find it difficult or embarrassing to request a prescription from their doctors or to get the medication in time.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

But his CNDP rebels have displaced hundreds of thousands in Congo, and the Congolese government has filed a formal request for extradition.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

At the request of Nkunda's lawyers a preliminary hearing was held yesterday in Gisenyi,near the Congolese border.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Morrell said there is "no sense in complicating" the strategic review by inserting the troop request.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

The strategy review is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, and to be followed by a decision on General McChrystal's troop request.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

There has been tremendous interest in the impending request since General McChrystal's secret assessment of the Afghanistan situation was published Monday by The Washington Post.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"There is no sense in complicating a discussion about strategy with the resource request.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

A photo of a torn-up request for submissions is featured in the book.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

General Craddock said NATO nations have not even filled the commander's request for four battalions to be temporarily deployed to help secure the Afghan presidential election in August.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

In his request to Congress for more funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama had also asked Congress for $80 million to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

The official,who spoke on condition of anonymity, indicated Admiral Mullen had an idea what the request would be, but wanted to receive the official document in person and hear details directly from General McChrystal.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

But Wednesday,the U.S.Senate joined the House in refusing the president's request for $80 million to close Guantanamo, saying he must first come up with a concrete plan to deal with the remaining 240 detainees.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Analysts have said the request could be in the range of 40,000 troops, on top of increases President Barack Obama authorized earlier in the year, which are moving the U.S.troop level to 68,000.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

He said that consequently South Africa wishes to register its disapproval of the manner in which Semenya has been treated and said the Minister of Sport and Recreation has written to the IAAF to request an explanation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

In his request to be relieved of duty, General Fonseka asked the president to allow him to keep a security detail, including trained combat soldiers, and a bullet proof vehicle, saying the defeated rebels are yet capable of trying to kill him.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

The official number is secret, but news reports say the general wants about The request is controversial, not least because with the U.S.troop level in Iraq expected to remain around its current 120,000 for at least several more months, the strain on the U.S.Army is considerable.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23