Example sentences of "[prep] improve the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But such tenancies were very often extremely informal , as those devoted to the cause of improving the state of agriculture in England emphasised with growing intensity from the middle of the nineteenth century . |
| 2 | It 's useful to hold regular meetings of non-teaching staff not only to reinforce the message but to look for ways of improving the school . |
| 3 | The gain from marketing is increased productivity through the reduction of misunderstandings and potential friction , more effective communications , the generation and channelling of parental support for learning , and the unleashing of ideas from a whole host of people on ways of improving the school . |
| 4 | Though they serve as parent representatives they are unlikely to be representative parents typical of the average parent at the school so they need to be encouraged to become involved in as many of the schools activities as possible , not only to gauge parental feelings and attitudes but energetically to engage in identifying ways of improving the school 's performance . |
| 5 | The leadership also continued to campaign for pedagogic changes , partially legitimizing both elements of its mission in terms of improving the child 's ‘ understanding ’ of mathematics . [ … ] |
| 6 | A third of the course will be taught and will provide an overview of the ‘ new biology , ’ with the aim of improving the level of scientific appreciation in surgery . |
| 7 | If these skills improve then we may yet have the desired effect of improving the flow of the ball . |
| 8 | Since the decision of the County Council in March nineteen eighty one , to promote a Harrogate and Knaresborough southern bypass , the Council have investigated ways of improving the flow of traffic through the two communities . |
| 9 | And er , I did er , er invite members , all members yesterday , and I do have a feed-back here , again , that they do write to lobby on behalf of us , because I , if this is going to be the patent for the future , it 's gon na have very serious implications as to what we do in terms of improving the highway infrastructure at Lincolnshire . |
| 10 | They have made some suggestions for ways of improving the parenting provided , but there are serious practical problems in achieving a good standard of care . |
| 11 | This had originally been introduced in the 1930s with the aim of reducing what were regarded as unwarranted differentials in wages , and in particular as a means of improving the position of the lowest paid workers . |
| 12 | Margaret Irwin " paid three visits to Edinburgh to address meetings at the invitation of the Typographical Association " , and the STA Annual Report of 1898 claimed that the new society " bids fair to succeed ; if it will be the means , as anticipated , of improving the position of the male comp [ sic , my italics ] there will be no lack of well-wishers " . |
| 13 | Prostitutes ' organizations , however , opposed the move , arguing that it would fail in its objective of improving the working conditions of prostitutes . |
| 14 | It was a somewhat strained discussion on both sides , the Right , as it were , being careful not to be pejoratively dismissive and to stress the importance of improving the morale of cancer patients and of discussion between sufferers and the world at large ; the Left being equally cautious not to exaggerate claims for holistic medicine . |
| 15 | The Ulster Unionist claimed the cost of improving the incinerator would be recouped within four years . |
| 16 | It seems that the book failed in its aim of improving the popularity and knowledge of grammar among British students , although it has been quite successful in other parts of the world . |
| 17 | Furthermore , a consultation paper would be issued on the internal workings of local authorities with the aim of improving the decision-making process . |
| 18 | His entire book is devoted to ways of improving the proportion of the ink that is devoted to conveying aspects of the data , and of erasing chartjunk ; this leads him to suggest some simplification of boxplots , for example . |
| 19 | They have talked during the election of improving the Union , and Mr Lang hinted yesterday that they would now seek some sort of consensus . |
| 20 | The County Council 's environmental consultants had said of the inner northern routes , rather than damaging an irrepr irreplaceable sensitive landscape as could happen with the other routes , the inner northern route could be seen as a means of improving the landscape . |
| 21 | Not one of the little piece picking a little piece out , but an overall assessment and this was produced for the County Council by their environmental consultants and was specifically referred to in the County Surveyor and I think County Planning Officer 's joint report , and that er assessment said , rather than damaging an an irreplaceable , sensitive landscape as could happen with the other routes , the inner northern route could be seen as a means of improving the landscape . |
| 22 | ‘ They have not really seen training as an effective means of improving the country and there has been a steady decline in Britain 's industry as a result . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ The Union was formed ’ records at Wotton-under-Edge show , ‘ with the intention of drawing these Congregational Church[es] into closer union with each other , and also of improving the service of praise in the house of the Lord . ’ |
| 24 | There needs to be regular joint reviews held between the contractor and the school to find ways of improving the service offered to children . |
| 25 | It would be important to promote a culture in which the discovery of mistakes is regarded by officers not as a method of policing their colleagues but as a means of improving the service and therefore as a source of professional pride . |
| 26 | They see it as important part of improving the service they give . |
| 27 | The alleged purpose of improving the service and operating at a profit has already been achieved by New Zealand Rail as a state-owned enterprise , as Bernard Hickey points out . |
| 28 | Indeed , this is the acid test of the success of the project in achieving its over-arching aim of improving the education of our children . |
| 29 | Clinical trials continue with the aim of improving the prognosis for selected groups of medically fit individuals . |
| 30 | The public are respectfully informed , that the Committee appointed by the Odiham Agriculture Society to consider the best method of improving the Art commonly called Farriery , have , in pursuance of that design , and feeling themselves unable to act with due energy and effect in the capacity of a Committee , found it expedient to detach themselves from that respectable Society , and to erect themselves into the present form . |