Germany -- like most of Europe -- has a broad safety net: benefits for the poor and unemployed, universal health care and good pensions.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

said people need to exercise thirty minutes each day for at least five days to get the health benefits of exercise.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

In many parts of the world we've seen that if governments introduce social protection programs, measures for example which give family benefits to families with children, particularly poorer families, this can have an important impact in enabling people to keep their children in school and out of the work force."

VOA: special.2010.05.17

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor and whereas both houses of Congress have by their joint committee requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

VOA: special.2009.11.23

It is a strong feeling, but the harsh realities of costs and benefits are likely to be around for future generations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Pyongyang agreed in principle in 2005 to scrap its nuclear program, including weapons, in return for aid and diplomatic benefits.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

It's the 16th largest economy in the world and Iran looks to Ankara for economic benefits and cooperation.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

But most get benefits though Medicare, a government program that subsidizes health care for Americans over 65.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

On top of all those physical benefits, Rodock got a cash award for walkingand losing weight.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

First,the Labor Department reported a spike in the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

About six years ago,the U.S., Russia,China,South Korea and Japan began trying to persuade North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons in exchange for diplomatic and economic benefits.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

North Korea agreed in principle in 2005 to scrap its nuclear program, including a presumed arsenal of several nuclear weapons, in exchange for energy aid and diplomatic benefits.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

However,given that there is at least some evidence for positive effects from some of these lifestyle changes, plus other benefits apparently unrelated to cognitive decline, Burke offered some recommendations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

The slow pace of recovery is bad news for more than a million Americans who will stop receiving unemployment benefits after Congress adjourned for the holiday weekend without extending federal aid.

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

North Korea agreed in principle in 2005 to scrap its nuclear program in return for aid and diplomatic benefits from the other participants, the United States, Russia,Japan,South Korea and host China.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The U.S.Labor Department reports nearly 670,000 Americans submitted claims for government jobless benefits last week, up more than 10,000 from the previous week and the highest number recorded in more than a quarter century.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

The Labor Department says first-time claims for jobless benefits took an unexpected drop last week, to the lowest number since 2009 began, and 20 percent lower than at its peak earlier in the year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

North Korea has said punitive U.N.action would bring about the collapse of the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks, in which North Korea agreed in principle two year ago to scrap its nuclear program in return for energy aid and diplomatic benefits.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

How do you scale this whole thing up to a billion people," The project's main aim is to help improve the delivery of inefficient public services and cut corruption, which the government admits results in siphoning off benefits intended for the underprivileged.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

In between he spoke of helping one-industry towns, raising pension benefits, enticing migr and foreign scientists, building housing for veterans, constructing roads, central bank lending,elimination of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, fighting drug addiction, encouraging sports, laying fiber optic cables, bringing the Internet to faraway regions and GPS systems to automobiles.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12