1.   I had noticed a gradual improvement in her written work.

2.   It builds on what it has done well, drawing strength from small triumphs and symptoms of gradual improvement.

3.   The amount of pigmentation tends to increase slightly with age up to adolescence and brings with it a gradual improvement in visual acuity.

4.   There has been a gradual improvement in educational standards.

5.   They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars.

6.   The hospital has made gradual improvements in health care.

7.   The key is to be satisfied with gradual improvement, expecting and accepting the occasional slips that come with any change.

8.   As a result of all this gradual improvement, Snyder said the Devils took a much better attitude into the Oregon game.

9.   Bonds resumed their rise Friday, though, when Bank of Japan Gov. Yasuo Matsushita said the survey results only confirm a gradual improvement in the economy.

10.   IDC said it expects a gradual improvement in computer sales throughout the year, but no return to record-setting sales levels of past years any time soon.