The study did find improvements in sub-Saharan Africa in the last five years,however, possibly as a result of expanded efforts against AIDS.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

That includes major improvements to the airport in Johannesburg and a new one billion dollar airport in Durban.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

The first improvements were made in the cabin of Tommy or "The Luck" as he was usually called.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

The government said increases in consumer spending and exports and improvements in business investment led the growth.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

He said the soil improvements are needed "if we are to reduce poverty and feed growing populations."

VOA: special.2009.01.20

The report did note some improvements, like increases in the size of protected land, especially coastal areas.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

And he said her pioneering work for social and scientific improvements changed the lives of millions of developmentally disabled people all over the world.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

And I expect to be around to see it." His plan also calls for spending three billion dollars on improvements to the Kennedy Space Center.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

Improvements in technology have greatly changed the equipment for these and other Winter Olympic sports.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

He said the improvements also are needed to fight the effects of climate change.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

They offer long-term evidence that it can lead to improvements in education,work and health.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

And,some patients said the improvements they experienced were worth the risk.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Officials say the improvements could take as long as two years.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Experts look forward to improvements in worldwide treatment for snakebite.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

Experts credit the drop to improvements in public health measures.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

The first improvements will cost twenty million dollars.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Dalil says she hopes the new study will highlight improvements that can lead to lasting achievements for women's health.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Geithner,who appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" program, said it will take time before average Americans perceive economic improvements.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

He says there have been improvements, in areas such as education and building infrastructure, but in other areas the situation is deteriorating.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

But he cautioned that improvements to the economy will take time, and he asked for patience.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Fraser says that by the middle of next month, more improvements will allow the military to move up to 800 containers per day through the port.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Mr.Obama says the change in policy was also prompted by advances in technology, including improvements in land and sea-based interceptors and the sensors that support them.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Paul Anastas of the US Environmental Protection Agency argues that improvements in diagnosing autism cannot be solely responsible for the dramatic increase in autism cases reported worldwide.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

"Over the last decade we have continued to see improvements in cardiovascular mortality."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

"About 48 percent of this reduction was associated with improvements in risk factors, so for instance there was a reduction in blood pressure and total cholesterol, (and) in smoking."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

There are also indications the new strategy will include additional aid for Pakistan, conditioned on improvements in the way the government is tackling the problem of militants along the Afghan border.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

The system focused on "kaizen" or continuous improvements.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

A majority of those surveyed expect the security situation in their local area to improve in the next year, although in regions where there is major conflict, respondents are less optimistic about future improvements.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27