81.   However, investors said that amid signs the economy is improving, stronger stocks could begin luring funds away from fixed-income securities.

82.   I think the best judgment is that they will conclude that the economy is improving.

83.   If the economy does not improve markedly, the next governor may have to raise taxes or slash services to deal with a gaping deficit next year.

84.   If the economy improves, the central bank may have done its job.

85.   If the Mexican economy does not rapidly improve, most border officials believe the number of attempted illegal crossings will increase dramatically.

86.   In Hungary, investors are waiting for second-quarter earnings reports from companies, though they are generally optimistic that the Hungarian economy is improving.

87.   In recent years, the Greater Cleveland metro area has expanded in population, and, like most of the Midwest, has seen its economy improve.

88.   In some cities, poverty went up for a couple of years even as the economy improved.

89.   In the U.K., pension sales are increasing as the economy improves and the effects of a scandal involving companies selling inappropriate pensions begins to fade.

90.   Indeed, in New York and New Jersey, officials are projecting large budget deficits that can only grow deeper if the economy does not improve.