21.   But critics argue that unless the company shows marked improvements, the pressure to find a buyer would continue to escalate.

22.   But even Sobol said that the regents seemed more vigorous now, and lawmakers and education officials who once complained of ineffectiveness say they have seen marked improvement.

23.   But it is a marked improvement over the revision proposed earlier by Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the committee chairman.

24.   But Miller was re-examined by team doctors late Monday and showed a marked improvement.

25.   But McAtee believes the next quarter will show a marked improvement in both international and domestic business.

26.   But that was a marked improvement for Boxer from a similar Mason-Dixon poll taken in September.

27.   But the bureaucratic apparatus could also stand some marked improvement, officials admit.

28.   By contrast, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer showed marked improvement.

29.   Dossett said Gil showed marked improvement the day after the surgery.

30.   Forecasters see no marked improvement in the heat wave, which is not good news for providers of electric power.