1.   Beaches in the European Community are getting cleaner, according to a report issued by the European Commission.

2.   A study of bathing beaches in England and Wales conducted by the National Rivers Authority has shown that they are getting cleaner.

3.   He says that the river has been getting cleaner over the years so this is a setback.

4.   And, of course, as the air gets cleaner, the city has fewer no-burn days.

5.   Air nationwide is getting cleaner, Gray said, and businesses have already agreed to invest in additional pollution controls.

6.   Agriculture does not get much cleaner, and they resent the charge that they pollute.

7.   But despite the distortions you might hear from environmental extemists, both are getting cleaner by the day, and the air here was never dirty to begin with.

8.   But in some ways the American car has been getting strikingly cleaner over the years, while in other ways its environmental record remains troublesome.

9.   During this time, car engines have gotten cleaner and aircraft engines have remained virtually unchanged.