The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association points out that using ash in cement is not a new idea.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

The group's president, Namanga Ngongi, says many African governments are not meeting a target of spending ten percent of their national budgets on agriculture.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

"This is something,after all, that first came to the attention of the American public one hundred years ago when a national health insurance program was proposed by President Theodore Roosevelt, and successive presidents, mostly Democrats but not all, have favored it."

VOA: special.2010.03.27

Not only is the election being seen as a test of national reconciliation, but so too is its aftermath.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

He was also criticized for making a number of gaffes, including not appearing to know the Belgian national anthem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

The United States is the only major industrial nation that does not have a comprehensive national health care plan for all its people.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

The national budget has not been passed, the economy is stagnant, and development is at a standstill in one of the world's poorest nations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

The director of national intelligence, who is a key participant in the review, would not comment directly on a new strategy for the region.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Sophia is not alone. A recent study by the National Wildlife Federation concludes that although students are increasingly committed to sustainability,universities are not responding in kind.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Peter Dowling,a heritage officer at the National Trust in Canberra, says eco-burial sites will not have the same 'cultural value' as one of the many traditional cemeteries he visits.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

to fight terrorism He said it is time to move on, adding the nation will not be safe as long as national security is used as a wedge to divide America.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Mauritanian representatives for the U.S. -based National Democratic Institute told reporters in Nouakchott that the group will not monitor the June vote because it is a unilateral decision against constitutional order.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

(SPEAKING) He says it will not be a big part of national consumption, but Grand says it will certainly give other people the idea to do the same thing across West Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

"This is not a partisan issue. It is a national issue that demands at least the involvement of Republicans and when you see a divided Congress, there are people that wonder and worry,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.10