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

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Pillay says he has seen significant improvement and is sure the target of five percent transmission rate will be reached.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

"I think there has been some change, but I do not think there has been significant change in the police."

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

Although no cure has been discovered yet, Dr.Sabbagh says significant progress has been made over the past 15 years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

On several occasions he has used his significant influence to ease tensions or call on political adversaries to end their dispute.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

There has to be some significant reform of the system,". The budget problems are not unique to Miami.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

"So KickStart went forward to design a range of agricultural technologies, the most significant of which has been the foot-powered treadle pump."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Both analysts,however, believe that Mr.Obama has created significant goodwill with the Iranian people by addressing them directly.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

"There are very significant capabilities that Dow has that they are bringing to bear in this process,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

"It is a significant find within Sierra Leone because it has never happened before in Sierra Leone."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Biden said there has been significant progress in addressing the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

The Bala Baluk district, dominated by the Taliban, has been the scene of previous intense battles, some of which have caused significant civilian deaths.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Mr.Obama has already made significant strides to that end, according to economic advisor Austan Gooslbee."

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

NATO's new head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called the changeover a significant milestone for NATO.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"We did our job. A significant phase has been passed through with as little harm done as conceivably could have been done under the circumstances.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

The U.S.Navy has a significant presence in the region, especially in the Gulf of Aden a busy commercial shipping lane off the northern coast of Somalia.

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

Washington has praised the anti-insurgency operation in Swat and has given significant financial assistance to help Pakistan repatriate hundreds of thousands of families the offensive had displaced.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Ibrahim,who believes that the alienating tactics of al-Shabab has already turned the majority of the Somali population against the rebel group, says that this latest attack is a significant blow to the Mogadishu government.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Blair's very vocal critics are lining up. Opposition Conservative politician and member of the Intelligence and Security committee Richard Ottaway says it appears that the most significant foreign affairs initiative Britain has dealt with since the WWII was argued and debated on a false premise and that he says that raises profound constitutional questions.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13