He says the extent and quality of long-term literacy is important to individual economic success and quality of life in a community and a nation.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

In advance of formal talks, Democratic leaders are stressing the need to come up with a consensus that can deliver health care security and quality while controlling short and longer-term costs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"If you find that the road is not paved, or that the road is paved but breaks down because the corruption is so bad you do not get standards and quality, then you have got a major problem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

And in societies where there is less trust between people, the quality of the legal system plays a larger part.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

Edward Lawler at the University of Southern California says these companies may now have difficulty getting and keeping high-quality employees.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

The conference centered on three main problems to getting and keeping girls in school: violence,poverty and poor quality education.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Doctors,nurses,social workers and others work with patients and their families to raise the quality of a patient's last days.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

Now they will be able to locate genes for any desired trait, improving quality, nutritional value and disease resistance.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

But sixty-six percent agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

The Global Snakebite Initiative is trying to increase the availability of good quality antivenom treatments and improve medical training for patient care.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

Differences between budgets, equipment and the availability of skilled workers have created uneven quality from lab to lab.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

The Global Snakebite Initiative is working to increase the availability of good quality antivenom treatments and improve medical training for patient care.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

The organization also calls for an increase in quality health care and an end to harmful traditional practices like female genital cutting.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Now they will be able to identify genes for any desired trait, improving quality,nutritional value and disease resistance.

VOA: special.2009.11.03