"There is an element of truth in that,". "But the option to simply starve a large population of civilians because you have a parasitic insurgency group attached to them is not a choice.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

As the population of the North had grown large,he noted, that part of the country had seized political and economic control.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Unless slavery could spread,they said, the slave population in the South would become too large.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

For example,in parts of Chobe the large elephant population has actually harmed the environment.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

They are known as Asian Carp and the explosion of their population in the Illinois River is a concern to large-river ecologist Kevin Irons.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"Of course we are aware of the civilian population, of a large number of people in the area in and around the Swat Valley."

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

He stressed its role as a bridge between cultures, and its unique position as a large secular democracy with a 99 percent majority Muslim population.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

"Prevention of HIV among young people is of critical importance in this country where a large part of the population is young, and where sexual relations start very early and they are not protected.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

The plan has stirred opposition in Englewood, which has a large Jewish population and which is near the homes of some family members of Americans killed in the 1988 airliner bombing over Lockerbie,Scotland, for which Libya accepted responsibility and paid compensation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24