And in societies where there is less trust between people, the quality of the legal system plays a larger part.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

The American Lung Association said Pittsburgh was last in the nation in one of three measures of air quality.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

The conference centered on three main problems to getting and keeping girls in school: violence,poverty and poor quality education.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

The group met to develop a quality improvement plan for dealing with the problem in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.10.26

Mister Weindruch says not only is life extended in the monkeys that eat less, but their quality of life is also improved.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Jeff Chelsky, a World Bank senior economist,says investors are avoiding higher risk debt in a flight to quality.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

He said it offers a modern new way to share high quality videos with a large group of people interested in art.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

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

Or,he said human DNA really was present in the bone, but the bone was too small or low-quality to repeat the first results.

VOA: special.2011.03.15

As temperatures rise in Napa, producers may find it harder to produce wine of the same quality.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

The award recognizes the work of individuals who have helped human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

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 says the extent and quality of long-term literacy is important to individual economic success and quality of life in a community and a nation.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

In the process, a small piece of tissue is taken from a high quality orchid.

VOA: special.2010.04.06