The recent narrowing in Japan's trade surplus has come as improving domestic demand has pushed up the nation's import bills and thereby offset some of steady export gains.
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This is a very important step in improving U.S.-China trade relations. Problems still exist, but what this illustrates is they can sit down, talk and resolve disputes.
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Generally the cabinet's performance in the past year was not encouraging. The proof is that our economy is not improving
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The earnings benefited from good management with a clear strategy aimed at improving asset structure and striking balanced growth among all business operations.
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We're improving, but I don't know if we're improving quickly enough. This team has been on its heels for some time. We've been in a perfect storm.
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We played solid defense and we picked up our offense, especially at the line with a 12 of 17 effort. Our guys came back well, but we need to keep working and improving.
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There are no federal sanctions for non-Title 1 schools. Having said that, we still do focus on improving performance among these groups.
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Our priorities for 2006 will include completing the transition to a fully competitive retail market in Texas, converting to an open model in our wholesale business, improving the commercial capacity factor of our generating plants and managing our collateral exposure to reduce postings by billion by year-end.
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This is truly a collaborative project, bringing in advisors from the nonprofit, the for-profit, the academic and the government sectors. We all have an interest in improving how we meet the needs of nonprofits.
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We really worked hard tonight to share and distribute the ball. We have a lot of great athletes on this team.. A lot of great characters. And they just keep improving.
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We had our opportunities to win that first game but didn't. We're improving. We're gaining in confidence.
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Realistically, if we keep playing and improving the way we have, I think we have a great chance of going deep into the playoffs because of two factors. No. 1, the strength of our district. Plus, our experience in the playoffs and our tradition of being in the playoffs is the second factor.
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Things aren't great right now, but things are improving. Every month should be a little bit better.
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Our goal has always been to improve the loan origination process for our clients. Whether that's improving our technology or providing the connection to the third-party providers they want to do business with, we want to make sure that we are helping originators improve the way they do business.
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Since the 1997 model year, Ford vehicles have been improving on a consistent basis. This year is a bit of an exception. The Focus is one of those vehicles that hasn't aged gracefully.
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We've kind of snuck in there. But we keep improving, and we have throughout the season. As the year got longer, we got better.
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We are pleased to be able to address a pressing near-term need while improving significantly the long-term prospects of this business. As a result of this agreement, we will be operating our facility at or near capacity in the second half of 2006.
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But we really focus on what we can control -- namely, our effort and improving each day.
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We have been shut out since last year, and haven't done much to change people's minds until now. It's OK, let them underestimate us. We want to keep improving and be playing our best hockey of the year when playoffs come, and let the chips fall where they may.
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Gross margins improved for the fourth consecutive quarter and are up 13 percentage points from the same quarter in the prior year, operating expenses declined sequentially and we significantly reduced our cash burn by 4 million compared to the prior quarter. Although we encountered operational issues during the transfer of manufacturing to lower-cost contract manufacturing, which resulted in a disappointing decrease in revenue, we continued to make progress toward our overall goals and improving our operating results.
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The more research we do, the more we find out. Men benefit from these findings, too, because, ultimately, everybody's health is improving by finding out what works better or the same or not at all.
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The TV shows and magazines both confirm and propel the trend. With the economy improving, and people making more money, it feels like they're beginning to spend more than they have in the past couple of years.
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As we continue to provide funds for individuals and families, and for public assistance projects and SBA loans, we will see Alabama 's recovery steadily improving.
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Just as we have succeeded in greatly increasing the company's profitability over the last five years, we are dedicated to improving our core growth rates by aggressively leveraging the technology position and installed base of each of our three business units. Our growth programs are poised to bear fruit in 1999 and 2000.
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I think it's great for the team because we're on an upward trend. Our program is improving.
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