A business plan,in the words of the Small Business Administration in Washington, is a tool with three basic purposes.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

He says the "sanitation marketplace" and inventions like this one are the best way to help people meet a most basic need.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby depending on the season.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

The FDA also has approved a man-made form of myelin basic protein to treat this kind of MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

But some groups like Doctors Without Borders said patients in field hospitals were dying because of a lack of basic medical supplies like antibiotics.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

"We want to partner with the Egyptian people and their government to realize their aspirations to live in a democratic society that respects basic human rights.

VOA: special.2011.01.29

Special Rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn estimates that nearly a third of North Korea's one of the most basic human rights the right to food.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

At the summit, the two sides agreed on the basic terms of a treaty to replace the START-One accord that expires in early December.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

That is not sustainable. It poses a threat to the basic health of our economy."

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

She says the program also will provide basic medical counseling by a doctor and particular consideration will be given to disease prevention and mother and child care.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

Students like Shelia Melvin say they are hoping to use their newly mastered computer and Internet skills to do such basic tasks as apply for a job online.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

Basic care is the same for all, but private insurance pays for some extras ,including a more comfortable room even one where the father stays with mother and baby.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Community leaders say donating basic goods like milk powder and aspirin, which can be scarce in Cuba, has a major impact for Cuban families struggling to survive under Communist rule.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

She adds that is in line with previous years. South Korean companies employ nearly 40,000 North Koreans to produce basic manufactured goods at a special cooperative zone in the North Korean city of Kaesong.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11