He was just days from launching what he hoped would be a comeback a series of fifty concerts in London.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

And it is launching a mobile phone program to gather records on condom sales around Tanzania.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

He was just days away from launching a series of fifty concerts in London.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

The Obama administration is launching a national competition called Race to the Top.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I think Afghanistan is still winnable, in the sense of our ability to ensure that it is not a launching pad for attacks against North America.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Later he sang in musical groups before launching his solo career.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

Google is launching the Nexus One which it calls a "superphone."

VOA: special.2010.01.08

"During that time she can make regular income and she has a savings account and she begins to study and plan for launching a business, which is her business and which will sustain her once she graduates from BeadforLife.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

Pakistan's military says since launching the Swat offensive in late April, it has killed nearly 2,000 militants and captured many more.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

They played alongside Muddy Waters for 10 years, before launching The Legendary Blues Band with three other members of Muddy's backup group.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Nike can take some credit for launching the career of Kenya's first and, so far,only winter Olympian.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

In the latest development, U.S.authorities are launching an investigation into the presence of the toxic chemical cadmium in children's jewelry imported from China.

VOA: standard.2010.01.11

Meanwhile,Mr.Obama's political supporters are launching a grass-roots effort to win public support for his economic policies.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

The militants are using their bases in Pakistan's remote tribal regions bordering Afghanistan for launching attacks against government and security targets across the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Also this year, the Afghan government,along with its international partners, is launching a new mortality study.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

The U.N.investigators who are launching a probe into secret places of detention agree with Mohamed.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

The other benefit is deterrence. "It will save time of fighting and will deter in many cases a potential enemy from really launching an attack."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Prosecutor Alan Tieger wasted no time, dramatically launching into the case he intends to present.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The rally launching the bus tour drew activists from several neighboring states including California,Arizona, and from as far away as Washington State, including retiree Joe Coleman.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Besides sponsoring the Family Home in Vancouver, P&G decided to take an extra step, launching a campaign to provide special monetary support for mothers of U.S.athletes.

VOA: standard.2010.02.20

So college architecture,agriculture, and engineering departments are launching green-studies programs to do just that.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

He says security forces where being extremely careful in launching the final raid because a suicide bomber was guarding the hostages in a corner of the building.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

The debate about strategy and troop strength is occurring as 30,000 Pakistani troops are launching a massive military operation in South Waziristan, along the border with Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

So for a company that is just launching, or launching a new product line, or is making a big company shift, the Super Bowl offers a unique platform."

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

And next year, the country is launching a small space lab to practice docking in orbit - an essential part of manned missions to the Moon and Mars.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

With the force of a giant waterfall, the dam burst,launching a wall of water 18 meters high down the funnel toward Johnstown faster than warnings could be sounded.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

U.S.officials say no part of the three-stage rocket reached orbit and the launching was a thinly-disguised test of a long-range ballistic missile that was banned under a 2006 U.N.resolution.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15