11.   As soon as he arrived, Parcells began working to improve the beleaguered franchise like an antique furniture dealer restoring an old bureau.

12.   As surgeon general, Burney worked to improve health care for the elderly, particularly in nursing homes.

13.   As the oldtime residents and the newcomers worked to improve the neighborhood, they also have seen values rise.

14.   At the same time, Keene has worked to improve the general level of performance.

15.   A lifelong Franklin resident, Mears said he has worked to improve the image of his city.

16.   A second way managers can work to improve commitment is by making sure employees understand the mission and culture of the organization.

17.   Abe tested his amino acid mixture on swimming mice and found that it works to improve physiological condition during endurance exercises.

18.   About two years later, he left Canada to become assistant director of clinical research for a New Jersey foundation working to improve contraceptive drugs.

19.   Across the city, residents like Malmgren are working to improve the streams for fish, fowl and their own children.

20.   After spending nearly two decades working to improve psychiatric care in the United States, Visotsky shifted his focus to reports of psychiatric abuse abroad.