And on the inner wall close to the courtyard actually what you see are some glittering tiles, thats what we call the luminary wall. Each lit rectangle tells about Chinese-American who has been important in American or world history.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

It's really important no matter what career you go into if it's accounting or human resources or science career that you can think critically and creatively, you can work in teams, you can adapt to change and that's important for everybody."

VOA: special.2010.04.01

The couple lives on Ty's ranch in Texas, where Jewel has learned to prioritize what's important in her life.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

"It's difficult to say what the reasons are." "It has happened with spare parts for important medical equipment for hospitals.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

What's most important,says Ahmad, is keeping young people in the game of peaceful resolution, what he calls a true teaching of Islam.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

General Xu also said the U.S.-China military relationship is important to building what he called "strategic trust,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"I think what is important, is for us to be able to show over the months to come that the president's strategy is succeeding,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

"I think we still need to do more evaluation. It's obviously a very important skill, but I think it doesn't really encompass what primary care physicians do."

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Once agian,Ronald Suny. "What's startling is that two important countries have not recognized it - the United States,repeatedly, because of its alliance with Turkey, its strategic interest in the region, its need for Turkey as a NATO ally, in its war against Iraq, has not recognized it.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

Specter's announcement was welcomed by White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, who said Specter's support would be important in implementing President Obama's economic plan: "Let me repeat what the president told Senator Specter this morning, that he has the president's full support, that he is thrilled that he switched parties and is a Democrat and that we look forward to working as we have on the Recovery and Reinvestment Plan with Senator Specter,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.28