The Italian government is trying to fix the problem with the construction of a seven billion dollar system of moving flood barriers.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

She says she was troubled by the many barriers her students faced in going to college.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

She is helping to break barriers in a dance club industry where many DJ's are men.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

She helped break racial barriers by changing the way black women were represented in film.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

The downturn could lead to trade wars if countries raise barriers to foreign competition.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

He said the United States offers some of the world's lowest barriers to trade -- and expects free and fair access to other countries in return.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

GALVmed spokesman Hameed Nuru says mobile phones have helped lower some barriers to distribution.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

In nineteen ninety-one, Carl Rowan wrote a book about his life called "Breaking Barriers."

VOA: special.2009.11.01

Volunteers also built barriers to keep hungry geese from eating the spartina.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

The singing star broke racial barriers in movies and live theater.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

Before long, the men put barriers around their living space.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

Doctor Selanikio says there are no barriers to its use.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

They also say governments could place some trade barriers.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

Still,the W.H.O.says there are two major barriers.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

A month earlier,twenty-six year old Zamperini had been one of the greatest runners in the world, expected by many to be the first to break the four-minute mile, one of the most celebrated barriers in sport.

VOA: special.2011.05.04

"We know for example that if governments tackle the barriers that stop poor families accessing education, if they tackle the fees which many poor families often have to pay for education, they can encourage children to attend school.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

MCC Director Irene Paxia grew up in Italy, and knows first-hand how language barriers can waste precious time in emergencies.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

He welcomed its commitments to reduce barriers to foreign investment in services, high-tech goods, energy saving products and high-end manufacturing.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

But he warned against overreacting by raising protectionist barriers and called for renewed efforts to conclude the Doha round of trade talks.

VOA: standard.2009.06.10

The initiative was designed to remove school fees and other barriers that kept primary children out of school.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

It is not a perfect contraceptive." And May adds, women still face barriers to full reproductive rights.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12