31.   Analysts said that improvement --even slight -- is important because recent quarters have shown no improvement, in part because of declining productivity of new stores.

32.   And indeed the report showed improvements ranging from cleaner streets to more welfare recipients finding jobs.

33.   And it has offered some test results showing academic improvement at its schools.

34.   And its international business is expected to show some improvement.

35.   And school officials say test scores and other academic indices are showing improvement.

36.   And so far, Gil has shown improvement.

37.   And students who sleep six hours or less after training also show no improvement the next day.

38.   And patients with more severe problems, like borderline personality disorder, often required a full year of therapy before they showed improvement.

39.   And the fourth quarter is not likely to show much improvement, as the company was forced to take steeper markdowns than it intended during the holiday sales season.

40.   And, she said, Travis Heights is showing improvements with each passing year.