he observes,pointing to the very substantial cuts in air pollution emissions during the 2008 summer Olympics in the Beijing metropolitan area.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

with the amount and type of fertilizer to apply. Buresh says the impact on farmers' incomes could be substantial.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

However,these parties will still require a substantial swing if they are to win power at the next election.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

And those territories are substantial. The constitution set aside up to one-eighth of the country for indigenous peoples.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

The report concludes, "A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

"This election was not only about changing the party in power. It also involves pretty substantial generational shift,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

He said Japan decided it can do more good by providing Afghanistan with substantial civilian assistance - $5 billion over the next five years.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

It includes substantial spending increases for health care,education and the development of alternative energy sources.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

The pan-African meeting is expected to call for substantial financial support from the developed world to help developing countries to adjust to a non-carbon-based economy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

But PNC Financial Services senior economist Stuart Hoffman agrees with the president that last week's decline in applications does not yet mean substantial job growth.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

The agreement would clear the way for a substantial increase of American sales of sophisticated military equipment to India, whose top suppliers are Russia and Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

"In the last six months, AIG has received substantial sums from the U.S.Treasury,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

"It owns substantial businesses in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Clinton is discounting reports of a major crisis in U.S.-Israel relations, but she is making clear that she wants to see substantial gestures by the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to repair damage from last week's housing announcement.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

"Already we have identified substantial savings, and in the days and weeks ahead, we will continue going through the budget, line by line, and we will identify more than 100 programs that will be cut or eliminated,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

What Mr.Calderon may be able to accomplish, in Grayson's view, is substantial reform of Mexico's police and judicial system so that the public will have more confidence in its law enforcement system and be more willing to cooperate with authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

Meir Javedanfar,an Iranian-born Middle East analyst in Tel Aviv says that he thinks the United States will have to make substantial concessions before the Iranian leadership considers improving ties with Washington: "I think if America can offer Iran something that has equal value or exceeds the value of Iran's nuclear program, then the Iranians might consider it.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21