31.   Past research has shown that performance improves when such tasks become automatic.

32.   Performance improved in France, the Netherlands and Canada.

33.   Performance improved.

34.   Reading performance improved, too.

35.   Shares of companies like automakers, whose performance improves or worsens as the economy grows or shrinks, fared the worst.

36.   Since the team switched to Mayfield, its performances have improved.

37.   Student performance has actually improved over the last two decades, especially among minorities, thanks largely to changes within families.

38.   That was obvious against the Spaniard Corretja, whose hard court performance has also improved substantially over the last few years.

39.   The district has since shown progress and student performance has improved.

40.   The lower rates are likely to benefit shares of companies whose performance improves as rates decline, such as heavily leveraged utilities and banks like NationsBank Corp.