It stands ready to perform the ceremony of marriage.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Joblessness stands at 9.5 percent, and many economists expect it to top 10 percent in coming months.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

"The law as it stands now in the State of Israel is to be commended because elected office is not a shelter for misdeeds,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

"Fatah stands at a point where it will continue to organize the process of defending the holy sites through popular effort and grass-roots mobilization,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

We think it is just too pessimistic." But Republicans in Congress appear united in their opposition to the president's budget as it now stands.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

"It is about time that we bring these criminals to justice, and your decision shows the world that this country stands firmly behind its legal system and the Constitution."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

But he says this one stands out. "This is a very unusual attack in as much as it appears to be a successful attack upon the Revolutionary Guards at such a high level involving so many of the senior officers,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

Obama administration officials said they don't want to get involved in verbal sparring with North Korea but they did call its latest threats provocative and say Pyongyang stands only to further isolate itself from the world community if it follows through with them.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

Clinton,who is set to visit Haiti on Thursday, said that despite its status as the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, it has made progress in democratic governance since elections in 2006 and stands to take another step forward with elections for a new senate on Sunday.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14