Most people at that time thought it was not important for young women to learn anything more than to read and write.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

More and more of these famous people are using their popularity to bring attention to humanitarian and environmental causes that are important to them.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

And it wants poetry to be a more important part of school educational programs.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

Yet,in more important ways, she was a woman of and for her times.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

"Since China and America are working so closely and our relationship is growing more and more, I think it will be very important in the future to know Chinese."

VOA: special.2010.02.04

And for South Korea, where exports are the backbone of the economy, being well regarded abroad is all the more important.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

The report calls for more resources to study these important questions so farmers,seed developers, and policymakers can make better decisions.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

And I think they have to face up to the reality that their seats are more important to them than their ideology,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

He said people could not control their reputation or how they were perceived, but that they could control their character, and that was much more important.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

People who live in some of the world's most economically important cities are spending more and more of their work day getting to and from work.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

"And there is nothing more important than protecting the identities of CIA officers.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

"More and more I realize that actually chronic disease prevention is very important and also that diet is one of the most important risk factors for chronic diseases."

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it is important to send a clear signal to the Afghans that more responsibility for running and securing their country is coming their way.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

In his opinion, writing helps affirm identities, which makes sites such as Facebook,Twitter and other blogging sites all the more important as Iran's youth tries to shape its own identity.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15