Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] improve the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have also learnt much from the skills of others : without Chris Whitaker and Tess Lomax we might not have succeeded in improving the way we organise community care . |
| 2 | I have had three meetings with them and our manufacturers are committed to improving the security of their cars and , in particular , introducing immobilising devices , deadlocks and visible identification numbers . |
| 3 | Services are committed to improving the environment and protecting health and property . |
| 4 | Such programmes should be directed at lifestyle rather than disease detection , and targeted at improving the health of women of all ages . |
| 5 | The question was : could the situation be resolved by improving the integration of the thought and design processes , so that what was built better achieved what was intended ? |
| 6 | Those involved in trusts may be disappointed that they have not been allowed greater financial flexibility — a point underlined by Sir John Harvey-Jones in his Troubleshooter series on television — but a start has at least been made in improving the management of hospital resources . |
| 7 | Rentokil would not have won the coveted Business Enterprise Award as company of the year had it not been for individuals playing their part , as our Chief Executive Clive Thompson reiterated ‘ this award is for the Rentokil people and the contribution this Company has made to improving the environment ’ . |
| 8 | It is hoped that the work of this new department will soon be supported by other deaf youth leaders so that a real impact can be made on improving the quality of life of young members of the deaf community . |
| 9 | Intervention is geared towards improving the parent-child relationship by learning how to play with the child , experiencing happy play sessions together , identifying the child 's good characteristics , planning on increasing certain good behaviour , and using reward techniques . |
| 10 | Its overall conclusion was that such a policy increased the mutual respect and understanding of social workers and parents and contributed to improving the thinking , discussion and decision making . |
| 11 | Most of the money has been spent on improving the accommodation for students . |
| 12 | Mr Hicks ' framework is well presented but much travelled by many companies , set on improving the quality of cost information based on sound and robust examples . |
| 13 | Priority would be given to improving the country 's infrastructure and boosting production . |
| 14 | Passera was appointed to his current post about five months ago , charged with improving the company 's financial situation ; he came from Carlo de Benedetti 's Compania Industria Riunite SpA holding company , which has 36% of Olivetti , and also owns publishing company Mondadori and weekly news magazine L'Espresso . |
| 15 | In recent years , a lot of work has gone into improving the quality of care that patients receive from the health service . |
| 16 | In recent years , a lot of work has gone into improving the quality of care that patients receive from the health service . |
| 17 | Vehicle lighting systems could be improved too , though it is true to say that much could also be gained by improving the conspicuity of pedestrians at night and in fog and rain . |
| 18 | Second , that it is purposeful , directed towards improving the effectiveness of education . |
| 19 | Second , it is purposeful , directed towards improving the effectiveness of education . |
| 20 | The founding of these organisations gave real impetus to a movement directed towards improving the lot of domestic animals . |
| 21 | It is for this reason that a major part of ISS is devoted to improving the staff-development of teachers , and in the period of implementation of ISS efforts have been directed to improving the Authority 's INSET and school self-evaluation procedures . |
| 22 | In England and Wales , as elsewhere , there has of late been a good deal of concern expressed about improving the quality of teaching in schools . |
| 23 | The emphasis is now on cost reduction and most design changes are aimed at improving the price/performance ratio . |
| 24 | The emphasis is now on cost reduction and most design changes are aimed at improving the price/performance ratio . |
| 25 | The Disclosure Directive lays down minimum disclosure requirements throughout the EC and is aimed at improving the transparency of the securities markets . |
| 26 | The central policy-making body for the professions , the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing , Midwifery and Health Visiting ( UKCC ) , has already issued guidelines for good practice aimed at improving the standard and content of re-entry programmes available to qualified nurses and health visitors wishing to update their clinical and theoretical knowledge . |
| 27 | In south east Zimbabwe , Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery and aerial photographs are being used in a study aimed at improving the success rate of boreholes and dug wells for rural water supply , with collaboration from hydrogeologists and engineering geophysicists . |
| 28 | The first involves teaching the patient alternative means of dealing with the feelings of tension which precede cutting , and the second involves psychotherapeutic measures aimed at improving the patient 's self-esteem , and her ability to communicate feelings and needs . |
| 29 | Broadly committed to Kingsley 's brand of Christian socialism , she established the National Health Society in London in 1871 , aimed at improving the health of the working classes . |
| 30 | A SECOND candlelit vigil aimed at improving the health service is to be held in the grounds of Darlington Memorial Hospital next week on the anniversary of the NHS reforms . |