Only a targeted area of leaves is removed from the lower part of the vines to help the grapes grow better.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

They accused Wal-Mart of paying women less money than men and giving women fewer chances to get better jobs.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

For example: "There is no research that says that if you fire the principal you're going to get better results.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

But Spielberg says he is thankful that Rockwell painted pictures so that he could influence filmmakers to be better artists.

VOA: special.2010.09.20

The Michael J.Fox Foundation has raised more than one hundred forty-two million dollars to fund research for better treatments.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The technology is helping public health services collect information to follow the spread of diseases and to better organize their work.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

But Mr.Gustafson sees a better chance for the efforts to increase the popularity of the orange sweet potato in Africa.

VOA: special.2011.01.04

These social supports may help explain why many women seem to be better able to deal with stress than men are.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

He says more experiments on different kinds of pain are needed to better understand the effect of swearing.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

They found that people with the normal length of the gene were better able to weather life's storms.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

He said life is sometimes really hard, but you can make it a lot better if you try to prepare for it.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

A young man who worked hard and learned new skills could rise quickly to better and better jobs.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

And in the long term,they say, knowing where different genetic traits may be found on the map could lead to better plants.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

The president says offering this choice would keep insurance companies "honest" and lead to better prices and quality.

VOA: special.2009.09.12