1.   As for Dickson, he can only improve his ranking.

2.   Besides Southwest, only Northwest and Alaska improved their rankings.

3.   Has Allmon himself done anything different recently to improve his ranking?

4.   Now they get a chance to back it up -- maybe even improve their ranking -- in road games against Portland tonight and Gonzaga on Saturday.

5.   So, where was the even-money Golden Bri, who broke sixth and never improved her ranking?

6.   There is little mystery why the temptation to improve rankings is so great.

7.   Both Armstrong and Ullrich are expected to improve their rankings dramatically once the mountain stages begin on Tuesday.

8.   By being dropped, Steels did not lose time but missed a chance to improve his ranking in the competition to determine the best sprinter of the Tour.

9.   He told the newspaper he did not know whether anyone had extorted money from Foreman to set up a fight or improve his ranking.

10.   Hong Kong improved its ranking by decreasing the concentration of assets in its banks and by reducing the volatility of its financial markets, according to the survey.