41.   Webvan attributed the improvement to savings from its acquisition of former rival HomeGrocer.com.

42.   Yu attributed the improvement to stricter enforcement of traffic regulations.

43.   Autoliv attributed the improvement to increased volume, increased installations with established customers and continued cost savings.

44.   This improvement was attributed mainly to an increase in insurance premiums in all sectors.

45.   KAL attributed the improvement to stronger demand for flights, stable oil prices and lower financial costs.

46.   Kessler attributed the improvement to several reasons.

47.   Letsie attributed the improvement to the work of district liaison committees set up by Lesotho and South Africa.

48.   PepsiCo chairman Wayne Calloway called the results encouraging, and attributed the improvement to a diversification of global operations, particularly in snack foods.

49.   The agency attributed the improvement in the overall unemployment rate to a decline in the jobless rate among young people and a rise in part-time employment for females.

50.   The agency attributed the improvement to a decline in the jobless rate of young people and a rise in part-time employment for females.