In nineteen eighty-seven, she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development to improve the lives of black children.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

Though she never ran for office, she spent her life energetically working to improve the lives of people with developmental problems.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

A simple water pump is helping to improve the lives of poor families in several Asian and African countries.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

"Spending a number of hours together in that kind of environment,I think, can only help improve the chances of bipartisan cooperation.

VOA: special.2011.06.18

And,minutes after awarding the prize, Netflix announced a second one million dollar competition to improve the system even more.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

In general,dead or living parts of plants need to be removed to improve the shape or growth of the plant.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

But she also said the health care reforms passed by Congress will improve the quality of care for all Americans.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

He says there are a number of simple, low-cost interventions that can improve the chances of a full-term birth.

VOA: special.2009.10.26

Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World in eighteen eighty-three and used it to improve the lives of workers and the poor.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

He had always been interested in environmental issues and worked hard to improve the environment in his state.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Still,President Obama said the results were "historic" and helped improve the chances for international negotiations later this year.

VOA: special.2009.07.11

Doctors operated on him later that year to try to improve the flow of blood from his heart.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

Research has also suggested that supervised exercise training can improve the quality of life for lupus patients.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

The aim of the center is to bring together experts to improve the study of autoimmune diseases.

VOA: special.2009.04.14