He says projects designed to increase interpersonal trust can have a major effect in poor countries with undependable legal systems.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

In "Woman and Child Driving" she masters the effect of outdoor light and draws attention to a child's glowing face.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

But new research suggests that this might have a protective effect a few years later when children start school.

VOA: special.2010.12.15

But they could not rule out the possibility of a smaller effect similar to that seen earlier for strokes.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

Some college presidents and others have suggested that a lower drinking age could have the effect of reducing alcohol abuse.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

The president would have become, in effect,a prime minister, requiring the support of Congress to remain in office.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

Parents often wonder what effect thumb sucking or sucking on a pacifier might have on their baby's teeth.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

They found that a city with only white rooftops could reduce the urban heat effect by thirty-three percent.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

That can have a big effect on their behavior, helping them work harder and longer in therapy sessions.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

Many people think that the Industrial Revolution was the first time people began to have a major effect on the earth's ecology.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

People removed by as much as 3 degrees of separation still had an effect on a person's happiness.

VOA: special.2009.01.21

She said this had a good effect, because she was permitted to explore as she grew older.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

A new study has found the strongest evidence yet that smoke-free laws can reduce a major effect of tobacco smoking - heart disease.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

She says the increase in income has a huge effect on the whole community as well.

VOA: special.2010.06.16