U.N.spokesman in Colombo,Gordon Weiss, says the government is making an effort to speed up the pace of resettlement.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Officials say they will speed up legal procedures so that any visitors accused of a crime can complete the legal process before the tournament ends.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

What's going on now is helping less developed countries like those in East Africa to come up to speed and be prepared for this sort of event,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

The discovery should dramatically speed up the process of breeding better strains.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

The European Commission's annual progress report on Turkish membership said Ankara has made some improvements on handling of human rights but said Turkey needs to speed up reforms to boost its chances of joining the bloc.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Republicans also link potential costs with what they say is the failure so far of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act the $787 billion stimulus plan approved by Congress to speed up economic recovery, an assertion the president and Democrats reject.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21