The operations are highly unpopular among Pakistanis, but are believed to occur with the tacit consent of the government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

He says reports of water contamination occur wherever there is hydro fracking, perhaps because the process uses such great pressure.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

Abdullah said he withdrew because he believed the voter fraud that marred the first round of voting was likely to re-occur.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

"This is because such failure, if it were allowed to occur, would have serious negative consequences for generations to come."

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

The archbishop of Messina, Calogero la Piana, who celebrated the service, said similar tragedies must never occur again.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

The World Health Organization reports nearly 250 million cases of malaria occur each year, causing 850,000 deaths, most among children in sub-Saharan Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

"It's important to keep in mind that these events can and do occur in people who have never taken one of these medicines."

VOA: standard.2010.03.14

Byrs says this is extremely worrying as more rain and more flooding is sure to occur.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

"It is a challenge after just a few months of implementation to be able to speak with confidence about when these things will occur,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Earthquakes generally occur when the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust move suddenly.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

It says an estimated 37 percent of deaths among children occur in the first month of life, and most in the first week of life.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Therefore,we need coalition forces as a bridge to enable the separation to occur."

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

For Petru Russo, the headaches can occur up to 10 times a day.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"And certainly coming out of President Lula's trip to Tehran this weekend, we look forward to hearing the results of that discussion and any others that might occur.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14