And I expect to be around to see it." His plan also calls for spending three billion dollars on improvements to the Kennedy Space Center.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

He tries not only to copy European absolutism, but to open up Russia to commerce, realizing that trade meant wealth and that wealth meant improvements in the lives of the Russian people.

他不仅试图仿效欧洲的绝对主义,也开放了俄国的商业贸易,他意识到贸易意味着财富,而财富则等同于俄国民众生活水平的提高

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One is building new houses, another one is building new apartment buildings that's commercial instead of-- but it's still adding to the housing stock and the third one is improvements of existing houses.

一种是新建家庭住宅,另一种是新建公寓,用于商业用途而非...,也是存量住房的一部分,第三种是现房改造

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But he cautioned that improvements to the economy will take time, and he asked for patience.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

He said the soil improvements are needed "if we are to reduce poverty and feed growing populations."

VOA: special.2009.01.20

He said the improvements also are needed to fight the effects of climate change.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

They offer long-term evidence that it can lead to improvements in education,work and health.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

Experts look forward to improvements in worldwide treatment for snakebite.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

Experts credit the drop to improvements in public health measures.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

Dalil says she hopes the new study will highlight improvements that can lead to lasting achievements for women's health.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Fraser says that by the middle of next month, more improvements will allow the military to move up to 800 containers per day through the port.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

"Over the last decade we have continued to see improvements in cardiovascular mortality."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

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

"I'm coming in contact now with a lot of young immigrants and I find a lot of hope in their desire to continue to advocate for improvements and to not hide their issues or their concerns, but to participate in the society in a democratic way, whatever their legal status."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22