Example sentences of "[be] a significant improvement " in BNC.

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1 ‘ More quantifiably , there 's been a significant improvement in productivity and activity out of a budget which is increasing in real terms but not by much .
2 A tight monetary policy , the report indicated , could only be reversed once there had been a significant improvement in the country 's balance of payments position and a slowdown in strong inflationary pressures .
3 There has , I believe , been a significant improvement in liaison between the Bar and the Inns .
4 Indeed , it is clear that there will need to be a significant improvement in the conditions associated with part-time work if this is to be seen as a real alternative for older workers .
5 My hon. Friend will be aware that the terms of redundancy that are to be provided will be a significant improvement on previous terms .
6 The commission structure is a significant improvement on pre-Big Bang charges at a minimum of £16 and a rate of 1.25 per cent on the first £2,500 of a transaction , falling to 0.75 per cent for the next £2,500 and 0.2 per cent thereafter .
7 But if there is a significant improvement then the programme can be continued until the problem reaches an acceptable level .
8 A grouped F -test shows that addition of the QPO component is a significant improvement at better than 95% confidence .
9 Although the Bill in its present form is a significant improvement on its first form , it remains seriously flawed .
10 The change to regular publication of these abstracts in Index to Theses from 1988 onwards is a significant improvement in bibliographical control of UK theses and it may have an effect on the way in which theses are used .
11 There was a significant improvement on the other side of the viaduct , a Victorian class divide that had survived the years , and within two blocks he was walking down a tree-lined avenue composed of tall , detached houses set back from the road behind fair-sized gardens .
12 There was a significant improvement in all symptoms with both 5-ASA and bismuth enemas .
13 There was a significant improvement in the attendance of miners at the Mansfield clinic , however , since this was much closer to their homes .
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