On Thursday in Brussels, international donors promised more than two hundred fifty million dollars to improve security in Somalia.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

If possible, in the year before you plant potatoes, plant a cover crop to improve the soil and the potato production.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

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

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

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

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

VOA: special.2010.04.21

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

President Pierce agreed. Relations between the Mormons and the government did not improve in the next three years.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

Teachers at the writing center at Purdue University in West Lafayette,Indiana work with students to improve their writing.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

In trying to improve his lovely wife, he had failed to realize she had been perfect all along.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Marilyn may have worked more to improve her appearance than to improve her performance in acting classes.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

Many colleges and universities in the United States have writing centers to help students improve their skills.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

The program in India won an Ashden Award in two thousand six for using local sources of energy to improve quality of life.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

And research continues. A new study has shown that aspirin can improve survival in colon cancer patients.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

But locally, people are working every day to improve the health of the planet in smaller ways.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

He plans to work to improve the legal system so that competing groups can settle their differences in court instead of the battlefield.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

When she was in her twenties, her father arranged for her to have an operation on her brain to improve her mental condition.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

In February, Blackwater changed its name to Xe to help improve its image with the public.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Corn harvests remain small. The researchers say farming methods in Sub-Saharan Africa need to improve or else poor quality soil will increase rural poverty.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

He wants to give poor people in developing countries a simple way to improve their lives.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

Women usually spend their money in ways that improve their families' nutrition, health and education.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

Missus Graham also was active in groups seeking to improve public education in Washington.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

The United Nations is seeking to improve electronic communication for health workers in Africa.

VOA: special.2009.06.17