1.   All are agreed that laying down some ground rules now will improve the prospects for interoperable products in the future.

2.   Available research suggests that changes in attitudes and practice could significantly improve their prospects.

3.   They greatly improve the prospects for beating the world recession.

4.   Attempts to improve the prospect of cure have been made by investigation of the advantages of adjuvant chemotherapy.

5.   The Sami parliament has called on the government to inject more money into the scheme in order to improve job prospects for the redundant herders.

6.   The birth rate will only be cut, however, if the health prospects of poor families are improved.

7.   In an effort to improve prospects for the latter, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has drawn up a four-year plan.

8.   Antonio Carlos Magalhaes improves prospects for budget-cutting legislation, analysts said.