And the answer,she says, is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention -- a function called the executive control system.

VOA: special.2011.03.09

Prime Minister Tertius Zongo is appealing for more than repair road damage, pay for humanitarian assistance and develop a better disaster-response system.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

There are complaints about the two-tier system of coverage, and some believe that people with private insurance get quicker and better care, and are therefore healthier.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Jeff Sessions is a Republican from Alabama: "This legislation may have a great vision, it may have a great idea about trying to make the system work better.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Secretary Geithner told the House Financial Services Committee Thursday that it has become clear there is a need for better and tougher regulation in a complex and flawed financial system.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

"I think they've probably done as good, if not better job, of that than almost anybody and explored the possibility of some of the Yemeni detainees coming through that system,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.06