Gerald Meehl says a better understanding of solar activity and its influence on weather may help researchers predict long-term weather conditions.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

And in the long term,they say, knowing where different genetic traits may be found on the map could lead to better plants.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

And NASA is also being called on to develop new technologies to solve problems involved in long-term space flight for humans and robots.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

There was also a drop in the number of people on long-term unemployment assistance.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

However,scientists have become concerned about the hormone's long-term effects on our health.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

The Mars-500 mission at Moscow's Institute of Biomedical Problems will test the psychological and physical effects of long-term isolation on humans.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

He was not kidding. The most significant detail is the cost of his plan and its impact on our long-term budget deficit,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"Developing countries have said that without real movement on those resources over the long term, there wont be a deal in fact,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"What's on the table so far is quite limited and quite short term, when it needs to be large and long term,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

On other issues, the statement said the three countries remain committed to a long term goal of realizing an "East Asian community,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

Dr.Gerard Martin says the IMPACT registry for catheterization patients will help doctors to make decisions based on long-term evidence gathered from many hospitals.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

He has proposed a freeze on some domestic spending, and sought a bipartisan commission to craft a plan to tackle America's long-term fiscal imbalances.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

The report recommends that all federal agencies begin long-term strategic planning on climate impacts.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

The high court is expected to rule soon on a case unresolved from last term involving long-standing restrictions on corporations and labor unions contributing to political candidates.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Also on board is a new exercise machine, which is part of ongoing studies into the effects of long-term space flight on muscle and bone loss in astronauts.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

"Afghanistan fully endorses President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as the new assessment by General McChrystal particularly their emphasis on the need for a comprehensive and long-term strategy,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

on a path to long-term, sustainable fiscal health. But he told reporters that achieving another objective, cutting the deficit in half as a percentage of gross domestic product within five years, would require "modifications,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

"I am particularly concerned by the long duration of unemployment faced by a great number of workers, and the disruptive impact that this long-term unemployment has had, and will have on these workers and their families.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

"And so we're going to be dealing with these short-term problems, but we also have to keep our eye on the horizon and recognize that it's that long-term issue that has to be focused on."

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

What remains to be seen is whether this will have a long-term effect,positive effect on the security forces, and maybe are there ways we can replicate some of these treatment programs to be more inclusive of the general public."

VOA: standard.2010.06.23