41.   In addition to improving his skills, Houston has changed his mentality.

42.   In the long run, it might have been wiser for more recipients to improve their skills before going to work.

43.   Instead, ask a job applicant how he improved his skills during the past year or ask about how he solved a problem he encountered at work.

44.   Inspectors said the meetings seem more about haranguing Diefenderfer than improving interpersonal skills.

45.   It should get harder as children improve their skills.

46.   It will offer children repeated opportunities to acquire, practice and improve a skill.

47.   Late afternoons in the fall, three or four of them would be on the field, trying to help each other improve their skills.

48.   Many of the projects are intended to help teachers improve their skills, while others are to prepare students for college through workshops, tutoring and internships.

49.   Logic dictates that the more time a junior high kid spends in class, the better chance she or he has to improve learning skills.

50.   More can also be done to improve the skills of teachers already on the job.