1.   Sales had improved by midyear.

2.   It was a good start to a day that had already seen the Liberal Democrats improve by two points in the latest opinion polls.

3.   Third, measurement identifies the need to improve quality by ensuring better working practices, more efficient use of resources and better working conditions.

4.   Analysts, including Toshiko Binder at James Capel Pacific Ltd., say department stores can improve earnings by cutting costs further.

5.   And if he should improve by the length of his nose, that would be OK, too.

6.   And the Sabres improved by bringing in Joe Juneau from Washington and Rhett Warrener from Florida.

7.   Andruw Jones improved by the month last summer and deservedly won a Gold Glove in just his first season as a starter.

8.   And while forecasting improves year by year, the margins of error still require preparing for the worst, Mayfield said.

9.   As much as Weld and his administration may try, they have yet to put forth a plausible explanation of how they can improve transportation by privatizing it.

10.   At a meeting of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium at the New England Aquarium last month, researchers were optimistic about improving protection by acoustics.