61.   But it has become a mark of shame, and both Al Gore and George W. Bush say conditions must be improved.

62.   But people complain that that money, too, has done nothing to improve living conditions.

63.   But rest never improved the condition, and a magnetic resonance imaging test revealed a small tendon tear.

64.   But the group has refrained from providing full-scale assistance in the running of the prison and has repeatedly urged the authorities to improve conditions.

65.   But the returning refugees did little to improve conditions in the camps in Zaire.

66.   By stressing that blacks can improve their condition through efforts of their own, Loury reaffirms the optimism that is the spirit of America.

67.   By suing the city, they hope to force it not just to improve shelter conditions but to broaden permanent housing options.

68.   Cardona said the new guidelines were intended to provide more humane treatment to undocumented immigrants and improve conditions at the detention centers.

69.   City officials maintain that the new regulations in the fish market have already reduced mob influence and improved working conditions and may lead to lower retail fish prices.

70.   Conway also worked with a number of nonprofit organizations to improve social conditions in cities.