The Jewish state later formally annexed East Jerusalem in a move that was not recognized by the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

President Sarkozy formally announced that France is rejoining NATO's integrated military command, after a more than 40 year hiatus.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

Short-range test launches are not formally prohibited under United Nations sanctions against the North, which forbid medium and long-range ballistic activities.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

On Saturday,the interior minister formally asked Pakistan's army to prepare to intervene in case the security forces are overwhelmed.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

Fully-fledged negotiations opened last September and if successful, these peace talks, could formally end the 35-year division of the island.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Hatoyama is expected to be formally elected prime minister in a special session of parliament, which must be held within 30 days.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

The general referred to that goal at a low-key ceremony during which he formally took on his new duties Monday in Kabul.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

"No matter that we do not have formally that in treaties,it is only about good political will."

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

He says those leaders are now wondering what will happen if he formally declares his candidacy.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Afghan election officials say workers are recounting some of the ballots from the presidential election and expect to formally declare a winner by late next week.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

The State Department on Thursday stopped short of formally calling Mr.Zelaya's ouster a military coup d'etat, which carries with it harsher aid penalties mandated by Congress.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

With Republicans maintaining their wall of opposition, the Senate completed a series of final procedural votes, including one formally declaring debate on the legislation at an end.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

The West Bank has never been formally annexed by the Jewish State.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

In July 1989, Mr.Gorbachev formally renounced the so-called Brezhnev Doctrine, a policy which had justified the Soviet imposition of communist party rule in the East European satellite states.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Chief Swan. I want to formally introduce myself.I'm Edward Cullen.

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Weeks have passed support, since President Obama's top commander in Afghanistan formally urged the White House to order a swift surge of U.S.troops to battle militant extremists in the violence-plagued nation.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

These talks, which will formally get under way early in the new year, will take place amid anger among many liberal House Democrats the Senate bill failed to contain a government-run insurance option.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

President Obama formally welcomed Albania and Croatia.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

On Monday,Iran formally notified the IAEA of its response to the nuclear-fuel swap deal, under which it would ship some low-enriched uranium to Turkey in return for higher grade fuel for a Tehran research reactor.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

And we'll have to see how this unfolds." Clinton declined to say whether the Obama administration will formally recognize Mr.Ahmadinejad's re-election, saying U.S.officials are going to "take this a day at a time" and carefully assess what happens.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29