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

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

VOA: special.2009.10.30

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

VOA: special.2010.02.10

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

VOA: special.2010.03.04

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

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

VOA: special.2009.06.06

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

VOA: special.2010.06.09

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

VOA: special.2010.05.25

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

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

"I'm coming in contact now with a lot of young immigrants and I find a lot of hope in their desire to continue to advocate for improvements and to not hide their issues or their concerns, but to participate in the society in a democratic way, whatever their legal status."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22