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 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

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

VOA: special.2009.01.20

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

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

"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 European Commission's annual progress report on Turkish membership said Ankara has made some improvements on handling of human rights but said Turkey needs to speed up reforms to boost its chances of joining the bloc.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

"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