improve
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improve.XX:
improve.01 "make better":
improve.02 "add, rise":
improve.XX sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- Under the new U.S. trade law , those countries could face accelerated unfair-trade investigations and stiff trade sanctions if [ARG0 they] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] [ARG1 their protection of intellectual property] [ARGM-TMP by next spring] .
- [ARG0 Taiwan] has [rel improved] [ARG1 its standing with the U.S.] [ARGM-MNR by *-2 initialing a bilateral copyright agreement , amending its trademark law and introducing legislation 0 * to protect foreign movie producers from unauthorized showings of their films *T*-1] .
- While [ARG0 Mrs. Ward] fired and restructured staff and struggled *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 curriculum] , Mrs. Yeargin worked 14-hour days and fast became a student favorite .
- Michael Kean , director of marketing for CTB Macmillan\/McGraw , the Macmillan\/McGraw division that *T*-106 publishes Learning Materials , says 0 [ARG0 it] is n't aimed *-1 at * [rel improving] [ARG1 test scores] .
- Structural Dynamics Research Corp. , which *T*-143 makes computer-aided engineering software , said 0 it introduced [ARG0 new technology] in mechanical design automation that *T*-144 [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARG1 mechanical engineering productivity] .
- [ARGM-ADV For Japan] , [ARG0 the controversial trend] [rel improves] [ARG1 access to American markets and technology] .
- As [ARG0 the deals] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel improve] [ARG1 Japanese access to American technology and market knowledge] , they feed American anxieties in this area , too .
- [ARG0 The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers , a sort of parliament of ringing groups ,] aims *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 relations with vicars] , says 0 *T*-2 John C. Baldwin , president .
- [ARG0 Many of them] recently have been spending a lot of money on public relations and advertising *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 their images] , but they should realize that the most important thing is real change , not * changing people 's perceptions .
- If the Japanese companies are seriously considering their survival , [ARG0 they] could do at least three things *ICH*-2 *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the situation] : raise salaries higher than those of financial institutions ; improve working conditions -LRB- better offices and more vacations , for example -RRB- ; accept and hire more labor from outside Japan .
- If the Japanese companies are seriously considering their survival , [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD could] do at least three things *ICH*-2 *-1 to improve the situation : raise salaries higher than those of financial institutions ; [rel improve] [ARG1 working conditions -LRB- better offices and more vacations , for example -RRB-] ; accept and hire more labor from outside Japan .
- `` They got us thinking 0 maybe we should be helping [ARG0 U.S. companies] [rel improve] [ARG1 existing products] [ARGM-ADV rather than *-1 always developing new ones] . ''
- [ARG0 FAMILY PETS] are [rel improving] [ARG1 recovery rates of patients] [ARGM-LOC at Columbia Hospital , Milwaukee] .
- Several years ago he gave up *-3 trying *-1 to persuade [ARG0 Miami] *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 its city-owned Orange Bowl] , and instead built his own $ 100 million *U* coliseum with private funds .
- The Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities for the American Bar Association argues , for example , in its lengthy letter to the SEC , that [ARG0 the proposed changes] `` [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-MNR substantially] [rel improve] [ARG1 the -LCB- law -RCB-] [ARGM-MNR by *-1 conforming it more closely to contemporary business realities] . ''
- By *-1 acquiring stakes in bottling companies in the U.S. and overseas , [ARG0 Coke] has been able *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 bottlers ' efficiency and production , and in some cases , marketing] .
- Does this team have a viable strategy for [ARG0 *] [rel improving] [ARG1 shareholder values] , and does this strategy require implementation over an extended period ?
- [ARG0 All these vehicles] have [ARGM-MNR sharply] [rel improved] [ARG1 Nissan 's morale and image] -- but have n't done much for its market share .
- BNL also said that its board had approved `` after an in-depth discussion , '' a letter to the Bank of Italy outlining [ARG0 measures] 0 the state-owned bank has taken *T*-2 or plans *-3 to take *T*-2 *-3 to [rel improve] [ARG1 controls on its foreign branches] .
- BNL was unable *-1 to elaborate on [ARG0 what measures] *T*-2 were planned *-231 by the bank * to [rel improve] [ARG1 controls on its branches abroad] .
- Besides *-1 holding the promise of safer spinal surgery , [ARG0 the probe] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel improve] [ARG1 the diagnosis of brain and nerve disorders such as strokes and multiple sclerosis] .
- Five years of rapid expansion under American Brands , with an emphasis on [ARG0 *] marketing the agency 's services instead of [rel improving] [ARG1 them] , had hurt Pinkerton 's profits , Mr. Wathen claims 0 *T*-1 .
- The Soviet legislature approved [ARG0 a 1990 budget] *ICH*-1 yesterday that *T*-2 halves its huge deficit with cuts in defense spending and capital outlays while *-3 striving *-4 to [rel improve] [ARG1 supplies to frustrated consumers] .
- Both the AFL-CIO and the National Association of Manufacturers are calling for [ARG0 measures] 0 *T*-1 to control rising costs , [rel improve] [ARG1 quality] and provide care to the 31 million Americans who currently *T*-35 lack health insurance .
- Advocates hope that [ARG0 such standards] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARG1 treatment] [ARGM-TMP while *-1 limiting unnecessary tests and medical procedures] .
- And with a labor shortage and intense competitive pressure [ARG0 *] to [rel improve] [ARG1 efficiency] , more and more Japanese companies are concluding that they have no choice .
- Nearly 10 years ago , representatives of service-sector companies worked out [ARG0 a plan *ICH*-1] with the Commerce Department * to [rel improve] [ARG1 the data on service-sector exports] .
- During his tenure , Mr. Corr attempted through a series of meetings *-1 to inform managers of some of the company 's future plans , traveled widely *-1 to talk to employees and backed [ARG0 training sessions] designed * *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the carrier 's image] .
- First and foremost , Mr. Phillips said 0 [ARG0 he] hopes *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 client service] .
- [ARG0 The government of President F.W. de Klerk] is using this situation *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 its international image] and head off further economic sanctions .
- Companies that *T*-2 actually market speed as part of their service train their managers to lead *RNR*-1 and participate in *RNR*-1 [ARG0 teams] that *T*-3 increase speed and [rel improve] [ARG1 quality] [ARGM-LOC in everyday operations] .
- [ARG0 Managers] learn *-1 to spot opportunities * to increase customer satisfaction through speed , and shift some responsibility for * analyzing , [rel improving] and streamlining [ARG1 work processes] from themselves to teams of employees .
- The officials said 0 [ARG0 the meeting] agreed *-3 to continue *-2 working toward *-4 `` streamlining '' Cocom 's restricted products list , and to [rel improve] [ARG1 procedures for * punishing companies that *T*-1 do n't comply with the export restrictions] .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel improved] [ARG1 the firm 's compliance procedures for trading] .
- `` We believe 0 [ARG0 our suggested plan] is more likely *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the availability of quality legal service to the poor] than is the proposed mandatory pro bono plan *?* and will achieve that objective without the divisiveness , distraction , administrative burdens and possible failure that we fear 0 *T*-3 would accompany an attempt * to impose a mandatory plan , '' said *T*-4 Justin L. Vigdor of Rochester , who *T*-1 headed the bar 's pro bono study committee .
- There is demand for state-of-the-art machine tools in the Soviet Union and in other Eastern European countries as [ARG0 those nations] strive *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the efficiency of their ailing factories as well as the quality of their goods] .
- NBI also said 0 it has hired Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. as its financial adviser and investment banker *-1 to help [ARG0 it] restructure financially and [rel improve] [ARG1 its balance sheet] .
- Company officials said 0 Leaseway fulfilled payment requirements of its debt obligations since the leveraged buy-out , but 0 `` our performance since the -LCB- buy-out -RCB- makes it *EXP*-2 imperative * to implement [ARG0 actions] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD will] further [rel improve] [ARG1 our cash flow] .
- Mr. Thompson is believed *-2 to have a mandate *ICH*-3 from the board of directors [ARG0 *] to help *-4 [rel improve] [ARG1 the Merc 's tarnished reputation as an exchange whose floor traders *T*-1 do n't follow the rules very well] .
- For years [ARG0 the five New York exchanges] have been talking about * cooperating in various aspects of their business in order *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the efficiency of their operations] .
- The maker of hand-held computers and computer systems said 0 [ARG0 the personnel changes] were needed *-1 * to [rel improve] [ARG1 the efficiency of its manufacturing operation] .
- Analysts said 0 [ARG0 the announcement , the latest in a series of divestitures and restructuring moves ,] is aimed *-1 at * [rel improving] [ARG1 Southam 's earnings] [ARGM-TMP before the expiration *ICH*-2 in June of a standstill pact with Torstar Corp] .
- [ARG0 The caster] [rel improves] [ARG1 the metallurgical quality of the iron mill rolls , which *T*-1 are basically huge rolling pins used * *-2 to flatten or shape steel products] .
- Bethlehem said earlier this year that [ARG0 it] planned *-1 to restructure the BethForge division *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 its cost structure] .
- [ARG0 That bill , proposed * by the SEC last year ,] [ARGM-MOD would] require brokerage firms to disclose the financial positions of their holding companies , mandate large traders ' reporting of program or block trades , and [rel improve] [ARG1 clearing and settlement of trades between the futures and stock markets] .
- Computer Sciences said 0 [ARG0 its work] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARG1 mail-processing efficiency] .
- [ARG0 The soft , wafting aromas] [ARGM-MOD will] `` [rel improve] [ARG1 ride comfort] , '' the display attests 0 *T*-1 , and a proud employee says 0 Mazda hopes *-2 to move the system out of the lab and into its cars in a year or two .
- The commission believes that [ARG0 *] [rel improving] [ARG1 AM service] would broaden listening selections and increase options for advertisers .
- [ARG0 IBM] already participates in one industrywide effort * to [rel improve] [ARG1 semiconductor-manufacturing techniques] .
- Mr. Kriz noted that [ARG0 Boston Safe Deposit] `` has taken some actions * to better control asset-liability management and [rel improve] [ARG1 controls] [ARGM-MNR in general] , and we think 0 these will serve *-1 to improve credit quality . ''
- Mr. Kriz noted that Boston Safe Deposit `` has taken some actions * to better control asset-liability management and improve controls in general , and we think 0 [ARG0 these] will serve *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 credit quality] . ''
- Their debt will be well under the $ 1 million *U* limit -- on * borrowing [ARG0 *-2] to acquire , build , or [rel improve] [ARG1 a home] -- that *T*-1 qualifies for mortgage-interest deductions .
- *-2 To reduce the risks while *-3 still retaining the legitimate benefits 0 these programs can provide *T*-1 , [ARG0 credit policy] must : 1 . Use credit *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the operation of capital markets] , not to provide subsidies .
- In contrast , [ARG0 credit programs] can be appropriate tools 0 * to [rel improve] [ARG1 the operation of capital markets] *T*-1 .
- Simple policy prescriptions in this case would be [ARG0 *] to [rel improve] [ARG1 debt collection] -LRB- * taking the gloves off contracted collection agencies -RRB- and * to deny new credit to defaulters .
- [ARG0 Phillips] found and [rel improved] [ARG1 a yeast , `` Pichia pastoris , '' which *T*-1 made protein from natural gas-derived alcohol] .
- Most recently , the Bank Group has been expanded *-2 to include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency * to stimulate direct foreign investment in developing countries by * offering guarantees against noncommercial risk and advice *ICH*-1 to member countries on how [ARG0 *] to [rel improve] [ARG1 their business climate] *T*-3 .
- Advertisers now say ` * Help [ARG0 us] [rel improve] [ARG1 our image] and extend our selling season . '
- We know that [ARG0 very early exposure to schooling] [rel improves] [ARG1 performance in the first grade] , but afterward the difference is quickly washed *-1 away .
- As [ARG0 thrifts] sell assets *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 their capital-to-asset ratio] , as * required under the new law passed * in August , they must also reduce liabilities , such as deposits .
- Amtech , which *T*-1 makes [ARG0 an automated process system] that *T*-2 [rel improves] [ARG1 the yields of semiconductor manufacturers] , said 0 profit for the year ended * Sept. 30 rose to more than $ 800,000 *U* from $ 446,000 *U* last year .
- Sharp says 0 [ARG0 the set of chips] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel improve] [ARG1 fax machines , graphics computers or identification systems that *T*-1 recognize facial features] ... .
- `` The most frequent use is [ARG0 home improvement] , which *T*-1 [ARGM presumably] [rel improves] [ARG1 the value of the property] , '' Mr. Durkin says *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 The center] [rel improves] [ARG1 the community image] [ARGM-ADV to outsiders] [ARGM-ADV as well] , and may help *-2 to arrest *RNR*-1 , or even reverse *RNR*-1 , the exodus of capital and investment .
- And [ARG0 Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.] scrambled *-3 to restructure and [rel improve] [ARG1 the potential returns on a $ 475 million *U* debenture offering by Chicago & North Western Acquisition Corp. that *T*-2 was still being negotiated *-1 late last night] .
- `` I may want *-1 to offer [ARG0 additional amendments] 0 *T*-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 it] when the bill comes to the floor *T*-3 , '' said *T*-4 Sen. David Boren -LRB- D. , Okla. -RRB- , a leader of those Democrats .
- Corporate lobbyist Charls Walker is planning a spring conference 0 * to discuss [ARG0 what tax changes] * to make *T*-1 * to [rel improve] `` [ARG1 competitiveness] *T*-2 . ''
- Mr. Smith and a spokesman for the America 's Cup Organizing Committee insist that [ARG0 the added competition for the defender 's spot] [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-ADV only] [rel improve] [ARG1 the race] .
- Mercury , which *T*-2 has assets of more than $ 2 billion *U* and 24 branches in California , said 0 the [ARG0 action] * to [rel improve] [ARG1 its regulatory capital position] is related *-1 directly to new capital requirements mandated * by recently adopted federal legislation .
- `` Utilization management needs *-1 to better demonstrate that [ARG0 it] reduces the wasteful use of resources , [rel improves] [ARG1 the appropriateness of patient care] and imposes only reasonable burdens on patients and providers , '' the panel concluded *T*-2 .
- Four years ago , Pittsburgh was designated *-1 the most-livable U.S. city by Rand McNally 's Places Rated Almanac , and [ARG0 the honor] did wonders *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 Pittsburgh 's soot-stained image] .
- This month , HUD Secretary Jack Kemp unveiled a series of [ARG0 proposed reforms] 0 *T*-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 management at HUD] .
- As for Sassy , which *T*-1 competes directly with News Corp. 's Seventeen magazine , Mr. Lang says that in the next two years [ARG0 he] will spend $ 6 million *U* *-2 promoting and [rel improving] [ARG1 the magazine] .
- [ARG0 The process] dramatically increased our average life expectancy , eliminated much pain and [ARGM-MNR constantly] [rel improved] [ARG1 health and well-being] .
- New Environmentalism is an emotional attack on proven methods of [ARG0 *] [rel improving] [ARG1 our quality of life] and a bid for political power .
- My statement , read verbatim from a printed text available to all reporters attending the National Cancer Institute news conference , was the following : `` [ARG0 New clinical trials] are already in operation *-1 seeking * to [rel improve] [ARG1 these results] .
- [ARG0 These groups] have been trying *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the mountain biker 's image] ; in the San Francisco-area park district where a ranger was clobbered *-1 by a cyclist this summer *T*-3 bikers have formed a volunteer patrol 0 *T*-4 to help rangers enforce regulations , and to school riders in proper trail etiquette .
- The rating agency said 0 it is focusing especially on [ARG0 the transportation service company 's] efforts * to control costs , [rel improve] [ARG1 margins] and enhance its competitive position in its primary business , vehicle leasing and rental .
- Rep. Hamilton said 0 [ARG0 the purpose of the meetings] would be * to `` [rel improve] [ARG1 communications and perhaps coordination between the executive branch and the Fed] . ''
- The exchanges contend that [ARG0 dual trading] [rel improves] [ARG1 liquidity in the markets] [ARGM-CAU because traders can buy or sell even when they do n't have a customer order in hand *T*-1] .
improve.XX sub-ARG1
- And 19.6 % of consumers contacted * believed 0 [ARG1 business conditions] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARGM-TMP in the coming six months] , compared with 18.3 % in September .
- In October 1988 , 21.1 % said 0 [ARG1 business conditions] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel improve] .
- Regardless , he said *T*-1 , he still believes 0 [ARG1 the Soviet Union] , while *-2 falling far short of the efficiency of a Western economy , may well manage *-2 to [rel improve] [ARGM-MNR considerably] .
- [ARG1 The market 's tone] [rel improved] [ARGM-TMP after Monday 's pricing of $ 813 million *U* New York City general obligation bonds] .
- At Chrysler 's 1990 model preview last month , Chrysler Motors President Robert A. Lutz said 0 the No. 3 auto maker , along with other U.S. manufacturers , might be forced *-1 to `` realign ... capacity '' if [ARG1 market demand] does [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] .
- At least one analyst noted that as [ARG1 production] [rel improves] , the concern among traders is whether the prospective increased supply will find buyers because of uncertainty over national economies .
- The agency also concluded that [ARG1 LTV 's financial status] had [rel improved] [ARGM-TMP while it was under reorganization] .
- The company suffered a loss of $ 270 million *U* in 1985 , but [ARG1 its financial situation] has been [rel improving] [ARGM-TMP since then] .
- [ARGM-ADV While Utah is not yet a haven for environmentalism] , [ARG1 public views toward the environment] have [ARGM-MNR significantly] [rel improved] .
- The Big Three auto makers already have slashed fourth-quarter production plans 10.4 % below year-ago levels , but that may not be enough * to prevent inventories from ballooning if [ARG1 sales] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] .
- In addition to a large amount of investment trust fund cash , analysts generally see [ARG1 the market environment] [rel improving] [ARGM-ADV compared with the past couple of weeks] .
- If [ARG1 profits] do [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel improve] , Mr. Whitten says 0 he may quit the exchange *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-ADV As the death toll from last week 's temblor climbed to 61] , [ARG1 the condition of freeway survivor Buck Helm , who *T*-1 spent four days *-2 trapped under rubble ,] [rel improved] , hospital officials said 0 *T*-3 .
- Yet if [ARG1 gold prices] [rel improve] , silver prices could rally sharply , he says 0 *T*-1 .
- But while [ARG1 the overall market] [rel improved] , the new-issue junk-bond market continued *-1 to count casualties , even as junk-bond prices rose .
- `` * Putting it all together , we have a negative scenario that *T*-1 does n't look like [ARG1 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARGM-TMP overnight] , '' he said *T*-2 .
- The bureau 's report also showed that while [ARG1 some measures of the nation 's economic well-being] [rel improved] [ARGM-MNR modestly] [ARGM-TMP in 1988] , the fruits of prosperity were shared *-1 less equitably than the year before .
- *-1 Summarizing data derived * from a March 1989 survey of 58,000 households , William Butz , associate director of the Census Bureau , said that `` [ARG1 most groups] either stayed the same or [rel improved] . ''
- The first analyst said that the Japanese , as well as the Chinese , bought copper earlier in the week in London , but that this purchasing has since slackened as [ARG1 the supply situation] , at least over the long term , appears *-1 to have [rel improved] .
- `` Now that [ARG1 the supply situation] seems *-2 to be [rel improving] , it *EXP*-1 would be best for traders to switch their concentration to the demand side . ''
- [ARG1 The stocks of computer-related companies located * outside California] [rel improved] , [ARGM-DIS too] .
- [ARG1 The net interest margin - the difference between the bank 's cost of funds and what it receives *T*-1 as interest payments --] [rel improved] [ARGM-TMP in the quarter] , [ARGM-ADV as did certain areas of wholesale banking] .
improve.XX sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to
- WPP GROUP 'S Ogilvy & Mather expects [ARG1 profit margins] to [rel improve] to [ARG4-to 11.5 %] [ARGM-TMP in 1990] [ARGM-LOC in the U.S.]
- Industry analyst John H. Qualls , a vice president with Hill & Knowlton in St. Louis , forecasts that domestic auto makers will have a 93-day supply of cars at the end of the year , even if [ARG1 car sales] [rel improve] to [ARG4-to a 6.5 million vehicle rate for the quarter] .
improve.XX obj-ARG1
- `` Mega or non-mega , we feel 0 [ARG1 the prospectus standards] *T*-4 need *-3 to be [ARGM-MNR considerably] [rel improved] *-2 , '' he says *T*-1 .
- `` They could be old or new , but they are magazines [ARG1 whose editorial quality] *T*-2 needs *-3 to be [rel improved] *-1 .
improve.XX sub-ARG1 obj-ARG2-EXT
- It rose more than [ARG1 the New York Stock Exchange Composite] , which *T*-1 [rel improved] [ARG2-EXT 0.2 %] .
improve.XX NNS-ARG1
- Marks & Spencer PLC reported a 12 % gain in first-half pretax profit , mainly because of [rel improving] [ARG1 performances] [ARGM-LOC in the U.K. and continental Europe] .
improve.XX NP-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARGM-MOD Will] [ARG0 the adoption of this particular form of a poison pill] [ARGM-MNR significantly] [rel improve] [ARG1 the chances for management to carry out this strategy] ?
improve.XX NP-ARG1
- Only recently has it been attractively redesigned *-1 and [ARG1 its editorial product] [rel improved] *-2 .
improve.XX sub-ARG0 PP_of-ARG1
- And they prepare [ARG0 all their people] to increase the speed *RNR*-1 and [rel improve] [ARG1 the quality *RNR*-1] of their own work .
improve.01 sub-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- [ARG0 The manufacturers] said 0 14.2 % of their spending is designed *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 products] or add new ones , 17.5 % is * to cut costs , 12.5 % is for research and development , and the rest is for maintenance and other purposes .
- [ARG0 The move] rewards shareholders and [ARGM-MOD should] [rel improve] [ARG1 the stock 's liquidity] , Oneida said 0 *T*-1 .
- Recent surveys by Leo J. Shapiro & Associates , a market research firm in Chicago , suggest that Sears is having a tough time *-1 attracting shoppers because [ARG0 it] has n't yet done enough * to [rel improve] [ARG1 service or its selection of merchandise] .
- Manville Corp. said 0 it offered *-1 to buy $ 500 million *U* of its convertible preferred stock from the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust in [ARG0 a move] that *T*-2 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel improve] [ARG1 the trust 's liquidity] and reduce the potential number of Manville shares outstanding .
- Manville said 0 [ARG0 it] made the offer within the past several weeks as part of an effort * to [rel improve] [ARG1 shareholder value] .
- `` [ARG0 We] 've done a lot *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 -LRB- U.S. . -RRB- results] and a lot more will be done *-1 , '' Mr. Mark said .
- However , he noted that steel mill bookings are up from early summer levels , and that he expects [ARG0 the company] to [rel improve] [ARG1 its cost performance] [ARGM-TMP in the fourth quarter] .
- `` [ARG0 We] have *-1 to keep *-2 working at *-3 [rel improving] [ARG1 our core business] *-1 to stay efficient .
- Paul Fireman , Reebok chairman and chief executive officer , said , `` Our gains in earnings provide further evidence that [ARG0 the controls 0 we have put *T*-1 in place and our sales mix] are continuing *-2 to [rel improve] [ARG1 the company 's overall profit performance] . ''
- In Armonk , N.Y. , a spokesman said that although IBM did n't view its spending as necessarily a way 0 * to support the stock *T*-1 , [ARG0 it] thought 0 the purchases were a good way 0 * to [rel improve] [ARG1 such financial measurements as per-share earnings and return on equity] *T*-2 .
- Arkla Inc. said that as part of [ARG0 a program] 0 *T*-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 profitability] it will take a total of $ 189 million *U* in after-tax charges by year end .
- [ARG0 It] has been trying *-1 to [rel improve] [ARG1 its share of the residential market] .
- We think 0 revenue will continue *-1 to grow and that [ARG0 we] [ARGM-MOD can] control costs and [ARGM-DIS thus] [rel improve] [ARG1 profitability] . ''
- `` [ARG0 We] 've done a lot * to [rel improve] [ARG1 -LCB- U.S. . -RCB- results] , and a lot more will be done *-1 , '' Mr. Mark said *T*-2 .
- `` [ARG0 *] [rel Improving] [ARG1 profitability of U.S. operations] is an extremely high priority in the company . ''
- Herbert M. Sandler , chairman and chief executive officer of the Oakland , Calif. , savings-and-loan holding company , credited [ARG0 the high number of loans added * to the company 's portfolio over the last 12 months] for *-1 broadening its earning asset base and [rel improving] [ARG1 profit performance] .
- [ARG0 The program] is aimed *-1 at * [rel improving] [ARG1 the quality of printed material] .
improve.01 sub-ARG1
- Spiegel said 0 [ARG1 margins] [rel improved] [ARGM-CAU because its inventory position *PPA*-1 this year did n't need the costly markdowns required * * to trim last year 's swollen levels] .
- [ARGM-DIS Indeed] , the DLJ banker says 0 *T*-1 , [ARGM-LOC in the reborn capital structure] [ARG1 cash coverage of interest] `` [ARGM-MOD will] [ARGM-MNR meaningfully] [rel improve] . ''
- [ARG1 Texaco 's exploration and production earnings] [rel improved] [ARGM-CAU as a result of its streamlining of those operations as it sold many of its marginal producing properties over the past 18 months] .
- [ARG1 Overseas exploration and production results] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel improved] [ARGM-CAU because of additional output from the North Sea Magnus Field , a portion of which *T*-2 was acquired *-1 by Sun earlier this year] .
- [ARGM-ADV Though the bank is n't performing as well as some of its competitors in the lucrative California market] , [ARG1 its condition] has [rel improved] [ARGM-TMP since Mr. Decker took over] .
- Mr. Bryant and other analysts hope 0 all those moves will combine *-1 to help [ARG1 Tandy 's results] [rel improve] [ARGM-TMP in the important Christmas quarter] .
- Analysts expect [ARG1 Federal 's earnings] to [rel improve] [ARGM-TMP again] [ARGM-TMP in its fiscal third quarter ending Feb. 28 , when the company should begin *-2 benefiting from Tiger 's extra flights , back-up planes and landing rights *T*-1] .
- DEC said 0 [ARG1 its overseas business , which *T*-1 now accounts for more than half of sales ,] [rel improved] [ARGM-TMP in the quarter] .
- He predicted 0 [ARG1 the debt ratio] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] [ARGM-EXT further] [ARGM-TMP in coming quarters] .
- The company said 0 it expects [ARG1 sales] to [rel improve] [ARGM-PRP due to a number of new products , including a `` pump '' basketball shoe that *T*-2 can be inflated *-1 *-3 to better fit the foot] .
- [ARGM-ADV For the first time in nearly two years] , [ARG1 BankAmerica results] failed *-1 to [rel improve] [ARGM-TMP in consecutive quarters] , but the decline from the second quarter was attributable to special factors .
- In the year ended Jan. 31 , Pace rang up profit of $ 9.4 million *U* , or 72 cents a share , after a tax-loss carry-forward , on sales of $ 1.3 billion *U* , and analysts expect [ARG1 its results] to continue *-1 to [rel improve] .
- `` Times Co. 's regional daily newspapers are holding up well , but there is little sign that [ARG1 things] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] in the New York market , '' said *T*-1 Alan Kassan , an analyst with Shearson Lehman Hutton .
improve.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG1-on
- But that signal on full-year profit casts doubt on whether [ARG0 Dow] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel improve] on [ARG1-on its year-ago fourth-quarter net of $ 3.44 *U* a share , or $ 635 million *U*] .
improve.01 sub-ARG0 NP-ARG4-to NP-ARG3-from obj-ARG1
- Mr. Stein said 0 tighter operating controls have enabled [ARG0 Ekco] to reduce inventory levels 25 % to 30 % *U* ; [rel improve] [ARG1 on-time delivery of orders] to [ARG4-to about 95 %] from [ARG3-from around 70 %] ; and to lower the number of labor hours required * *-1 to produce a unit .
improve.01 S-ARG0 obj-ARG1
- Armstrong , which *T*-127 has faced a takeover threat from the Belzberg family of Canada since July , said that [ARG0 * disposing of the carpet business] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel improve] `` [ARG1 total financial performance] . ''
improve.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to NP-ARG3-from
- [ARG1 National Market System volume] [rel improved] to [ARG4-to 94,425,000 shares] from [ARG3-from 71.7 million Monday] .
- [ARG1 Shareholder equity] [rel improved] to [ARG4-to 4.68 %] from [ARG3-from 4.23 %] [ARGM-TMP in the previous quarter] .
improve.02 sub-ARG1
- [ARG1 Profits] [rel improved] [ARGM-LOC across Hess 's businesses] .
- But favorable earnings was n't a guarantee that [ARG1 a stock 's price] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel improve] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] .
improve.02 sub-ARG1 obj-ARG2-EXT
- [ARG1 The index of smaller banks] [rel improved] [ARG2-EXT 1.97] .
improve.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to obj-ARG2-EXT
- [ARG1 Apple Computer] [rel improved] [ARG2-EXT 7\/8] to [ARG4-to 47 5\/8] ; Intel slipped 1\/4 to 33 1\/4 , and Valley National Corp. was up 1\/8 to 15 1\/8 .
improve.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG4-to ADVP-ARG3-from
- CoreStates Financial slipped 3\/8 to 43 1\/8 in active trading after *-1 reporting that [ARG1 third-quarter earnings] [rel improved] to [ARG4-to $ 1.27 *U* a share] from [ARG3-from $ 1.15 *U* a share] a year earlier .
improve.02 sub-ARG1 NP-ARG3-from
- Mr. Connolly noted that [ARG1 net third-quarter charge-offs , at $ 63 million *U* ,] [rel improved] [ARGM-MNR slightly] from [ARG3-from the $ 67 million *U* in the second quarter] .