The election will help shape Iraq's immediate future, either allowing sectarian and ethnic divides to deepen or giving more nationalist forces a boost.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Despite the Iran issue, Clinton says the United States and Russia can deepen their bilateral relationship.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

"We will work with all parties represented in parliament to deepen the oversight role of parliament.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

The report's release comes at a sensitive time. The Obama administration is debating whether to deepen its commitment to the war in Afghanistan, which is becoming increasingly unpopular in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

She studied and travelled with Sufi masters in Israel, Sri Lanka,Senegal and Gambia, as well as closer to home in Pennsylvania and South Carolina, in order to deepen her understanding of this particular form of Islam.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21