51.   Thompson said Iverson had improved from his freshman season.

52.   Though he clearly is vastly improved from his first three seasons of minor-league baseball, Williams insists he needs to get better in every facet.

53.   To be sure, several dealers said their sales last month had improved from April.

54.   Trying to improve from successive seven-win seasons, the Lions are returning to their old, successful ways.

55.   UMass, which is much improved from the perimeter this season, struggled from the outside Saturday.

56.   U.K. gilts face an uphill task to improve from current levels after U.S. bonds slid on evidence of rebounding U.S. growth.

57.   U.S. officials say Yeltsin is much improved from his surgery.

58.   We signed Darryl, and to his credit, he improved from the day he got here.

59.   What a wretched display of football from a team that was supposed to be markedly improved from the one that made a respectable run toward the playoffs last year.

60.   Yes, subway service is greatly improved from a decade ago.