Mary knew the importance of what had been established -- the first independent school for the higher education of women.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

But during World War Two, national leaders recognized the importance of the territory to security in the Pacific.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

By her example, she taught all Americans about the importance of one's beliefs and the power of truth.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

But the fifty-two pages also talk about the importance of diplomacy, development and coalition-building to reach policy goals.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

Government,community and business leaders have pushed for teaching young people about the importance of saving, budgets and the true cost of credit.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

The F.C.C.says the court "in no way disagreed with the importance of preserving a free and open Internet."

VOA: special.2010.04.09

President Obama talked this week about the importance of building exports as a way to create jobs and economic growth at home.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

On Tuesday the president gave a nationally broadcast speech to students about the importance of staying in school.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

Rod Curtis says that shows the importance of the new vaccine targeting both viruses at once.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

In a striking closing scene, the ocean expert Sylvia Earle talks about the importance of protecting the beautiful world that lives under the sea.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

The goal was to bring the economic power of girls and women, and the importance of women's issues, to the attention of G-20 leaders.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

His painting and the Louvre Museum show the importance of celebrating art's past and its present.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

She helped the family understand the importance of the HeLa cells and accept that the scientific community has gained so much from their use.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

No,a newspaper reporter -- a reminder, in this age of new media and social media, not to forget the importance of the old media.

VOA: special.2009.04.20