11.   Each round of flooding over the years has brought improvements in handling water.

12.   Friday brought no improvement, and the selloff left Wall Street wondering if the huge run-up of technology stocks might be near its end.

13.   He also considers the district small enough to enact reform that will bring widespread improvement during his tenure.

14.   In some cases, those projects brought measurable improvements in standards of living, but often they wreaked environmental havoc and proved to be economic boondoggles.

15.   Most analysts hoped efficiency improvements would bring continuing improvement in earnings.

16.   Next year could bring marginal improvements for Mexico, said Ray Perryman, president of the Perryman Group, and economist in residence at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

17.   Now they are balefully looking ahead to the new year, hoping that it may bring an improvement.

18.   On Wednesday night, administration officials said the plan that Bush settled on was the best way to bring immediate improvement to the quality of financial information investors receive.

19.   Recent scrutiny from Washington and anti-sweatshop activists has brought some improvements in health and safety conditions.

20.   Some analysts agree that the rest of the year should bring improvement for GM.