Perhaps they did this after expressing hope that they could play ball with each other,meaning that they could learn to cooperate.

VOA: special.2010.08.22

When societies cooperate with the aim of creating a public good, there is always the possibility of a free-rider.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

Rosie Sharpe from the environmental rights group Global Witness say that means the north and south will have to cooperate.

VOA: special.2011.01.08

For the other groups, there was no way to punish people who did not cooperate on the public project.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

They also announced plans to cooperate in efforts to fight climate change and develop clean forms of energy.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

Hear how the other members cooperate with him to produce a very beautiful and special sound.

VOA: special.2010.08.15

The story also shows how the Compson family seems to cooperate in its failure.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

He said the North Korean launch proves the need for nations to cooperate to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and to remove those that already exist.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

The Navy had a special school for new sailors who did not cooperate.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

Some times I tell my children to cooperate to solve a problem.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

Poplar Island shows what can happen when many people and organizations cooperate.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

There are reports that pirates cooperate with each other to seize ships.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Russia and China both urged Iran to cooperate with the U.N.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

"The CIA was showing me my medical file like this," "If you cooperate with us, you will get your medical treatment.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

Israel has dismissed the report and did not cooperate with the U.N.fact-finding mission, led by South African jurist Richard Goldstone.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

President Obama says Republicans and Democrats can cooperate to strengthen the economy, even though they disagree on many issues.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

The Nigerian government ordered security agencies to investigate the incident and said they would cooperate fully with the American authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite said recently it is important that all EU member states cooperate with each other.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

"The problem in the Middle East and in the Arab world in particular is that regimes that cooperate closely with the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt said it is yet to be seen whether Madoff will cooperate in the investigation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

He says,Iraq must also determine how to cooperate and coordinate, beginning now and until the end of 2011.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

Captain Camara has promised to cooperate with a U.N.inquiry into the violence and has established his own investigation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Kedumim council leader Hananel Durani told Israel Radio the settlers will not cooperate with the authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

Eritrea's relations with the international community have deteriorated in recent years amid President Isaias Afwerki's refusal to cooperate in a border dispute with Ethiopia.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said Tehran would not stop enriching uranium, but it would still cooperate to some extent with the IAEA.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

The statement was one of the clearest yet from the Vatican that it wants local bishops to cooperate with civil authorities in prosecuting priests who abused children.

VOA: standard.2010.04.18