It's about decades and decades," EJ's mother,Hope Davis, says she believes registries will help to improve the lives of children born with heart defects in the future.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

The Colonization Society hoped these negroes would use their skills to help improve life for the people of Africa.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

State Department official Marianne Craven says Fulbrighters not only want to learn, but also to help improve international understanding.

VOA: special.2009.02.12

Still others question whether the cell and those to follow can really help improve health and make biofuels.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Banner says coaches can tell if a player is only trying to improve his statistics or wants to help his team win.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

Many colleges and universities in the United States have writing centers to help students improve their skills.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

The aim is to help lower interest rates on housing and other loans and improve credit conditions.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

To help improve the situation, experts have formed an international project called the Global Snakebite Initiative.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

In February, Blackwater changed its name to Xe to help improve its image with the public.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Many universities now provide language training to foreign teaching assistants to help them improve their English.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

To help improve the situation, experts have formed a project called the Global Snakebite Initiative.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

Another goal is to help manufacturers of antivenom medicines improve their products.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

Morrell says Gates gave his condolences on the bombings, and offered any needed U.S.help to investigate them and to improve security.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

The U.S.has agreed to establish a $147 million dollar fund to help cotton farmers in Brazil and other countries improve their production.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

Economists say the move is designed to help improve credit conditions by lowering the cost of borrowing.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

The Obama plan advocates boosting troop levels as well as increasing foreign aid and sending in hundreds of civilians to help improve government institutions.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

The U.S.Congress earlier this month unanimously approved the $7.5 billion aid package to help Pakistan improve health, education and security in the wake of rising militancy in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

How do you scale this whole thing up to a billion people," The project's main aim is to help improve the delivery of inefficient public services and cut corruption, which the government admits results in siphoning off benefits intended for the underprivileged.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

"This will serve as a catalyst to help Nigeria to be ready, to improve itself, to look at the organization, to look at the quality of the facilities,and therefore I hope this will serve as a kind of stepping stone for Nigeria to be ready,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

After the meetings, Mitchell told journalists it is imperative to achieve a full and comprehensive peace in the region to improve the lives of everyone "We believe that a full comprehensive peace represents the best way to help all of the people of the region achieve the security, the peace,and the prospect for prosperity for individual citizens that all deserve,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.27