It also gives them a chance to help ease poverty in Agogo through beekeeping and the sale of honey.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Now,the civilian government in Islamabad says the United States has taken steps to ease Pakistani concerns.

VOA: special.2009.10.17

Workers are drilling two relief wells in an effort to ease pressure on the damaged well.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

He felt perfectly at ease. He had only to look at his tuxedo to know he belonged with all the other beautiful people in the opera house.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Not everyone in the military, however,is at ease with social media.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

The government in January disbursed 10 billion baht - some $303 million - to ease the plight of the unemployed.

VOA: standard.2009.03.09

Mr.Rudd praised Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's proposal to ease the credit crisis in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

United Nations,Israeli, and Lebanese commanders met in South Lebanon in a bid to ease tensions, following the deadliest border clash in four years on Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

But,he says,ease of mobility still is a frequent challenge in his low-income Bronx neighborhood.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Thursday's notice is the latest unraveling of inter-Korean agreements put in place since a historic 2000 summit to ease tensions and encourage exchanges between the two sides.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

While the U.S.has not joined international calls to condemn Israel, American diplomats are talking with partners in the region and Europe to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The survey does not say which of APEC's 21 economies were surveyed, but says they are optimistic that trade finance will ease further in the next six months.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The Obama Administration has signaled the president will move soon to ease some travel restrictions against Cuba, perhaps ahead of next week's Summit of the America's in Trinidad and Tobago.

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

His aim is to ease decades of tensions between Muslims and the United States tensions heightened by the war in Iraq and lack of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

In the year 2000, the United States did ease the agricultural export ban to Cuba, but a later tightening of policy, to require advance cash payments, choked off Cuban purchases of US grain.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

The Forum continues with discussions on improving the investment climate in African countries, adapting training for the unemployed to changing job markets and diversifying the exploitation of natural resources in order to ease cyclical downswings.

VOA: standard.2009.06.10

Israeli officials say one way they are trying to ease water shortages in the West Bank is by pushing a project along with Jordan to channel water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

The general also called for NATO nations to strengthen their ability to defend the alliance's home territory, in order to ease concerns among some new members in Eastern Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia last year.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Both administration officials and Congressional leaders say the terms of the aid plan are not out of the ordinary, and that they hope Senate clarifications to be given to the Pakistani foreign minister will ease the political furor in Islamabad.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

What they are hoping to do is to come up with a coordinated plan to ease the recession, get their economies back on track and put in place regulatory measures to try to prevent similar crises in future.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

U.S.officials say they are in a better position to mediate and press for the resolution of difficult issues, and to ease tensions between the Iraqi Army and the Kurdish Peshmerga militia, while the United States has a sizable military force in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

Iran has sent mixed signals about its response to the plan, under which much of the low-enriched uranium Iran has produced in its controversial enrichment program would be shipped abroad for processing, a step that would ease Western concerns about Iran's nuclear intentions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The senior official said the United States believes Iran might invite leaders from Turkey and perhaps other countries to join in meetings in Tehran with President Lula in what would be seen here as another move by Iran to ease pressure for sanctions.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

"What I would like for the country and everybody to know is that with the age of the computer, it takes time for us to try to keep up with the computer but if some people would start writing again, and sending their bills by mail, maybe it could ease a little of the burden as far as the financial difficulties that we are in."

VOA: standard.2010.04.13