This is something that we point out in our report just says further evidence that cultural factors and societal factors can make a difference in who achieves at the very high levels and if girls are achieving or not."

VOA: special.2010.04.01

"And this event, which is being streamed live over the Internet, marks an important step towards achieving that goal."

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

I,myself,am very skeptical that achieving that limited objective requires the kind of presence and investment that the Obama plan foresees,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

But they say that does not mean the Obama administration can lower its guard and stop working toward achieving that.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

"President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and the U.S.government remain deeply and firmly committed to achieving comprehensive peace in the region,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

After achieving success as an animator, Canadian-born Jimmy Hayward makes his live-action directing debut with "Jonah Hex."

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

Approval switches the focus to the Senate, where Democrats face the difficult task of achieving a 60-seat majority to approve a version there.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"We have no intention of abandoning our long-term mission of achieving the kind of Afghanistan that President Karzai set forth in his speech."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

The treaty will have to be ratified both by Russia's Parliament and the U.S.Senate, something President Obama and his administration are committed to achieving.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

Even though the music icon only visited his hometown once after achieving stardom, Michael Jackson and his musical family are fondly remembered in Gary.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

Khamenei said the intelligence agencies of the world are attacking the Islamic republic, which stands in their way, preventing them from achieving their goals.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

Given the difficulties ahead, the World Health Assembly approved a resolution to eradicate measles worldwide, but set no target date for achieving this goal.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"Malaria is entirely treatable, entirely preventable and by achieving our 2010 targets we'll be saving the lives of millions and millions of children every year."

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

She says the global campaign that WHO started in 1988 is very close to achieving its goal of ridding the world of this terrible paralytic disease.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18

The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), signed in 1991,expired in December, and President Obama set the goal of achieving a new treaty as one of his major priorities.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

She said there will be increasing activity in the very near future aimed at achieving the votes needed in the U.N.Security Council for a package of sanctions on Iran.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

Where the world's poorest countries are concerned, the G20 says that narrowing the development gap and reducing poverty are integral to a broader objective of achieving strong,sustainable and balanced growth.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

President Obama said Senator Kennedy considered health care reform a moral issue, and suggested that his concern and regard for the plight of others should spur bipartisan cooperation in finally achieving reform.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

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

Lake is one of 200 scholars, government officials, civil society workers and development partners in Dakar this week for a conference organized by the UN Girls' Education Initiative, an international partnership aimed at achieving gender equality and universal primary school education by 2015.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19