Several people are credited with being the first to use microfinance as a tool for social improvement.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

With the gold they found in the mountains came a desire for further improvement.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

Public opinion polls show a sharp improvement in attitudes towards the United States since Mr.Obama took office in January.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying the expulsions are an obvious provocation by forces opposed to improvement of Russian-NATO relations.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Airbus has also racked up good business at this show, a marked improvement over 2009, when the entire industry was plagued by losses.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

"They talk about a Japanese economy that is improving driven by the improvement of the global economy,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

While that rate is far from ideal, Lo points out that the lower rate will still be a significant improvement for Cambodian families.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Four years ago on International Women's Day, the Afghan government unveiled a plan for accelerating the improvement of women's status in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

"For us peoples that don't have transportation and stuff,you know, that's a big improvement for us."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Second has been the improvement in breastfeeding practices, and that goes back to a lot of community work plus support to the health centers and so on,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

But Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings noted what he called a major improvement with job losses going from 700,000 per month at the start of the recession to 11,000 in November.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

He notes a rich agenda and momentum for further improvement.

VOA: standard.2010.05.07

She testified at the hearing, calling the new missile defense plan for Europe a "dramatic improvement" over the old Bush administration plan, and rejecting criticism that it is a unilateral concession to Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

This is good." The region's travel industry, which in some countries makes up more than five percent of the economy, will be banking on a continued recovery of the global economy this year to build on the recent improvement.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

That translates into "Unfortunately, despite the most recent indicators that suggest the recovery may be in sight somewhat earlier than we were expecting only a few months ago, it will take far for the recovery to materialize in terms of significant improvement in the labor market,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.16