11.   A decade of reporting graduation rates has led to just slight improvements in NCAA Division I graduation rates of college athletes.

12.   A slight improvement.

13.   A slight improvement in prescription drug benefits is the only change likely, he said.

14.   Actually, federal records so far indicate a slight improvement in the situation this year.

15.   But in a conference call with analysts, Henley said he expected a slight improvement in the coming months.

16.   But schools were required to demonstrate only slight improvement, and those that failed were given more resources, not fewer.

17.   Despite slight improvement as the day moved on, the potential for any meaningful gains was limited.

18.   Earnings at some of the largest electronics retailers, which have fallen the past year, should show a slight improvement, analysts said.

19.   Early November figures show only a slight improvement.

20.   Fennell said she noticed a slight improvement in her two students but expects to see more gains the longer they are in the program.