"Despite more than two million troops in uniform - not counting the US military - NATO has struggled,at times desperately, to sustain a deployment of twenty-five thousand to forty-five thousand troops, not just in boots on the ground, but in crucial support assets."

VOA: special.2011.06.11

Batstone-Carr says he thinks BP is strong enough to sustain this double-blow to its bank balance and its reputation.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

That sums up much of NATO's strategy for Afghanistan: Get Afghans working so they can sustain their own country.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

His theory was that the devices and body should remain firm, allowing the strings to vibrate longer and sustain a sound.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

He says,at the end of the day, you are sure to make at least three or four dollars, to sustain your family.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Venezuelan oil analyst Juan Carlos Sosa says the government has diverted funds from oil infrastructure in order to sustain ever-more-expensive socialist initiatives.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"Congress,the administration and the states must recognize that out weak economy simply could not sustain all these new taxes, regulations and mandates now under consideration.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

"As hard as it may be to sustain in these economic times, your commitments have never been more needed, they have never been more inspiring,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"Elinor Ostrom's research has provided novel lessons about the mechanisms that sustain human cooperation,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

And I think those two components probably will sustain the economy going forward."

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

Although she couldn't name who might now be sponsoring the group, she thinks it's unlikely the LRA has been able to sustain its campaign this long without outside help.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"I think that there is a realism on our part that it will be some time before Afghanistan is able to sustain its security forces entirely on its own,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Smith says Turkey's position is difficult to sustain.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

"It needs to be fully vetted, and when it is then we'll determine a number that makes sense for the security and stability of Afghanistan, that the Afghan government and its people can sustain with the assistance of coalition partners,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.31