But visitors to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas can still get a sense of their historic importance.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

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

VOA: special.2009.03.02

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

VOA: special.2009.09.10

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

He has a "big head." A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have "his nose in the air.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

"While cost remains a major factor in decisions about where to off-source, the quality of the labor pool is gaining importance, and this includes English language skills."

VOA: special.2011.01.21

Maya Lin knew that history is very important for us, while we also want to emphasize the importance of looking forward. With this in mind, Maya Lin designed the building so that it has two entrances.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

To promote that mission Swan has just published an autobiography in which he writes passionately about the importance of a clean energy agenda.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

The credibility of Afghan leadership is of critical importance to the Obama administration, which is currently engaged in a review of U.S.strategy in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

"At every stop,we have emphasized the importance of fulfilling what President Obama said in his historic speech in Ghana: The future of Africa is up to the Africans,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.16

The prime minister, who came from a rural area and went on to do a doctorate in economics at Cambridge, recalled his own story to emphasize the importance of putting all children in school.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"This past year, I was a visiting scholar for the Phi Beta Kappa Society and went to small liberal arts colleges in the United States, and not only gave public lectures about science, but also research lectures, and then also spoke with women about the importance of bringing their intellectual force, which is formidable, to the scientific arena in the future."

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

It can ensure that poor,rural people, whose lives and livelihoods, depend on the earth's productive capacity, have the means to produce more and to produce it better, GDP growth generated by agriculture has been shown to be at least twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. In recent years, more attention is being paid to the importance of smallholder farms.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29