61.   James River Corp. said its second-quarter earnings rose fivefold on higher prices for its products, improved manufacturing performance in the U.S. and cost reductions in Europe.

62.   Last year, the company had a significantly improved financial performance, thanks in part to the improved economy.

63.   Life insurance stocks rose on fading pressure from regulatory bodies, improved quarterly performance and rising yield premiums.

64.   Meanwhile, improved performance at the hotel division was tempered by a strengthening British pound, which erodes dollar-denominated earnings.

65.   McDONNELL PROFIT TOPS FORECASTS McDonnell Douglas reported a rise in earnings on improved performance by its military and commercial aircraft businesses.

66.   Meanwhile smaller, narrow-body jets are selling well, as American and European carriers upgrade their short-haul fleets on the back of improved performance.

67.   Moreover, Ms. Minow said, changing chief executives does not assure improved performance.

68.   Not only does this approach lead to improved performance, it also leads to a performance evaluation session where there are no surprises.

69.   On my system, multimedia benchmark programs indicated significantly improved CD-ROM performance, but loading Encarta took nearly twice as long as it did before.

70.   Other improvements include a spelling checker and vastly improved performance in terms of speed.