Blair said North Korea is using its upcoming space launch as a cover for its intercontinental ballistic missile program.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

He is believed to have had serious reservations about the upcoming tour of duty in a Muslim nation.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

His son,Matteo Secchi, a local businessman who runs a hotel, is one of the organizers of the upcoming funeral for the city.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Observers say the upcoming four-day trip, which begins with an overnight stay Thursday in Mexico,will give Mr.Obama a chance to change that perception.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

Speaking in Amharic through an interpreter, Mr.Meles said the agreement would guarantee a level playing field for all competitors in upcoming parliamentary elections.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bdi, who is a candidate in the upcoming election, says the vote can still take place on November 29.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

North Korea had been hinting for several weeks that a major missile test was upcoming.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Easton has been given a coveted spot on Brad Paisley's upcoming "H2O World Tour."

VOA: standard.2010.04.09

Negotiators for Mr.Zelaya and Mr.Micheletti have been meeting for more than two weeks, but have yet to reach a deal about who will preside over the upcoming vote.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The term "reconciliation" refers to a process President Obama and Democrats are likely to use to win upcoming votes in the Senate with a simple 51 vote majority, rather than a 60 vote margin, to avoid Republican roadblocks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

"Or whether it is really even a wave." Hawkings says Democrats say there is no upcoming Republican "wave" which will sweep scores of them from office, pointing to a special election for the U.S.House seat for the late Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"Do you see that there may be a problem with Prime Minister Maliki putting on the ballot in the upcoming elections a referendum on that precise question?" "I think a referendum would be more possible if there were a perception that we were not living up to the security agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10