It proves that identifying and correcting small signs of disorder before they grow into bigger problems can be an important step in fighting the spread of crime.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

They believed Virginia would be an important battlefield in the war.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Reducing fat in the diet, especially saturated fat, was believed to be an important strategy to reduce heart disease.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"We are working on a framework agreement in Copenhagen that will be an important agreement for the world."

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

He told a parliamentary committee that a crackdown on electoral offenders could be an important step in the conduct of free and fair elections in Nigeria.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

The State Department says programs that include men and boys also are eligible for the awards program, because educating men can be an important part of empowering women and girls.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

In other words, we and others will be looking at ways to raise ferroportin in cancer cells, and that might be an important target for breast cancer treatment and eventually a treatment that can be used in patients."

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

He noted,however,that the U.S. considers Iran to be an important player related to Afghanistan, and sees the issue as a very productive area for engagement in the future Anticipating President Barack Obama's Strategic Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohammad Mehdi Akhonzadeh said Iran expects measurable change, not rhetoric from the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

But salinity is actually an important parameter that gives us an indication of what might be going on."

VOA: special.2011.06.22

And: "A professor should not be annoyed with me if I receive an important call during class."

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Friends of Katharine Graham said she would be remembered as a woman who had an important influence on events in the United States and the world.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

"I just think it's really important to get kids excited about science at an early age, because they might be the next Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton,or America's top young scientist.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

She says although the pictures might be depressing, Dostoevsky is an important part of Russian history.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10