21.   Hallstrom and his colleagues wanted to see if Seattle had actually improved at it.

22.   He needed to improve at shortstop.

23.   He improved at school sports, and stopped being teased.

24.   He said the company also probably will wait until profit margins improve at its other businesses before it sells the engineering business.

25.   However, News Corp. could improve cash flow at the acquired stations, she said.

26.   If a professional football player could improve his draft position with a solid showing at the NFL combine, then prospects should train for the combine.

27.   If Brazil and China continue to improve at this rate, the US will have to take a harder look at its development system.

28.   If things do not improve at Boeing soon, the machinists may not be the only ones fearing for their jobs.

29.   If Tarpley stays around and Popeye Jones continues to improve at power forward, the Mavs will be challenging for the playoffs.

30.   In late May, the company named a new chief financial officer and created some posts to improve operations at its beer division.