This character fights against the forces of nature to try to realize his dream of building a performance center in Iquitos,Peru.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

But he agrees that in recent years, many companies have tied pay to short-term performance, instead of their long-term health.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

States that want to take part in the Race to the Top cannot have rules that bar performance-based pay for teachers.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

"And then it's interesting to see the performance context. What kind of performances do they have in India now, China now.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

The single "Say Goodbye to Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in two thousand nine.

VOA: special.2010.09.03

His historic performance took place ten years before black singer Marian Anderson performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

He has designed productions for performance groups including Cirque du Soleil, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and Disney Theatrical Productions.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

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

VOA: special.2009.12.06

She negotiated a new labor contract that measures teacher success based in part on student performance.

VOA: special.2010.10.21

Guitarist Jason Mozersky worked part-time driving bands back and forth to a performance center in Texas.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

He won his first Grammy Award in nineteen eighty-nine for best country male vocal performance.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

She was OK. But earlier,in Australia, eight people were hurt and a performance was cancelled.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

But Todd Duncan began a major change in classical musical performance in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

Finally,the experts considered performance based on the historical period in which the president lived.

VOA: special.2009.02.27