Earlier research has shown that countries with greater trust between people generally do better in economic growth and other areas.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

Not officials,locals." Oliver Williamson has studied big companies and found that they often are better than markets at doing complex jobs.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

Kevin's mother thinks the robot has had a calming influence, helping her son get along better with his friends.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

The Michael J.Fox Foundation has raised more than one hundred forty-two million dollars to fund research for better treatments.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Research has linked participation in sports to positive effects like better self-image, fewer teen pregnancies and higher grades.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

She has been able to send her children to school so that they can have a better life.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

Controlling East Coast fever has meant a better life in areas that have gotten the vaccine.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

Falling prices have produced better deals for buyers, and this has helped the demand for housing.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

Faulkner has been accused of looking back to a time when life was better.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

They say the presence of informal schools means that Kenya has two levels of education: One for children from the slums, another for children from better conditions.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

But the process has helped him better understand where he came from.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

"The more data government has, the better it can enforce crimes. But it also has some pretty significant disadvantages.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

She says the patients need to accept that the trauma has happened, but that other and better things might happen still.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Better known as a stand-up comic, Mo'Nique has been widely praised for her role in the raw and gripping drama .

VOA: standard.2010.03.08