1.   This column has long argued that Scottish football needs to reduce the quantity of matches played and increase the quality.

2.   A company in Thailand told him they had a heat treatment for the gems that could increase their quality.

3.   But he said that many administrative costs were for medical records, auditing and other activities that increased the quality of care for consumers.

4.   But nursing home operators say they cannot increase the quality of care if the government is unwilling to pay for it.

5.   By privatizing some custodial services and forcing competition for contracts, the university has saved some costs while increasing the quality of services, the study finds.

6.   By recently planting a new experimental vineyard, Llano is helping growers increase the quality of their grapes.

7.   Everywhere, hardier rootstocks, better grapes, limited yields and severe grape selection at harvest time have increased quality.

8.   HMOs dispute that view and say their methods protect and even increase the quality of care while making it more cost efficient.

9.   If necessary, it could try to further reduce racing days to increase quality.

10.   In a global economy, businesses face a constant demand for decreasing costs while increasing quality of products and services.