| 单词 | improve |
| 例句 | And wasn’t it good to have a chance to improve upon our first effort? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Each of us could walk in, sit on his desk, and tell him how we thought something could be improved,” remembered Joe Hirschfelder, a chemist. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We went to school there a full year, but all I remember hearing that I hadn’t heard before was, “Making thousands of egg-shaped oughts will improve penmanship.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In Pollard’s care, Preservator improved dramatically, winning six races and earning a respectable $3,170. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The mortgage payments were no small trouble, what with his sister gone; he needed to improve his profits, dramatically. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole is a paradigm, a human institution possessed of a life of its own, self-regenerating, touched all around by human meddle but constantly improved, embellished by it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruth May’s condition pitched suddenly into decline, as inexplicably as it had earlier improved. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My math skills were improving but they were not strong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I directed my attention to improving the raft. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But slowly, with hours of hard work over the months and years, his English improved. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Answering these questions will help you improve more quickly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “We play for an hour every night during training to improve our speed reflexes. It gets pretty competitive.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "You are not improving my life. Just stop interfering, okay?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z There’s always profit-taking or the federal deficit or something or other to account for a bearish turn, and improved corporate earnings or interest rates or whatever to account for a bullish one. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z —How can you possibly say your grades are improving? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My hair is still disarranged, although I tried to improve it with a few pretty pins. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We may improve some school districts, prolong affirmative action for another decade or two, or force some police departments to condemn racial profiling, but we will not put a dent in the prevailing caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As Lawrence expected, the skills of the mass spectrograph operators improved dramatically with experience, expanding the device’s capabilities; by mid-January, a nine-hour run yielded 18 micrograms of uranium enriched to 25 percent U-235. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She herself went to night school to improve her English. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I am currently second in literature and Latin but strive daily to improve.’ The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “You don’t want to see this place improve?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But merely wishing for relations to improve was taking something of a gamble, for Cal Tech’s fabulous chemist Linus Pauling was not subject to the confines of British fair play. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Not until 1885 did engines improve to the point that Gottfried Daimler got around to installing one on a bicycle to create the first motorcycle; he waited until 1896 to build the first truck. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Once they are back in Paris, his health improves a bit. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z At eleven, her mother—convinced that Izzy was overly clumsy—had enrolled her in dance classes to improve her coordination. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And the doctor said my foot would soon improve. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I was getting good grades in the third marking period, I was still improving rapidly on drums, I continued to be oddly popular at school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to improve the lot of impoverished peoples across the world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Conversely, finding life in Antarctic dry valleys would correspondingly improve, he thought, the chances of life on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I often find that when a ruthless editor forces me to trim an article to fit into a certain number of column-inches, the quality of my prose improves as if by magic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The only bad news: Grover insisted on playing those pipes all afternoon long, and his musical skills hadn't improved much. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z All of this is for my own good, because they are my best friends and they want to help me improve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “And we will improve your mood until you are able to say three or even four words in a row; sound good?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He thinks, also, that by simply wandering the circus he might improve his chances of happening upon the red-haired girl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We corresponded for a few years and then I lost track of her, but by that time I had considerably improved my table etiquette. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While I have also improved my reputation as a worker, because she is weak, Chou has been taken out of the garden and demoted to a cook. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The early harvests were poor, but they soon improved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As intelligence gathering increased and improved, Tallmadge decided that his agents, along with Washington himself, needed secret identities. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Her views of improving her little friend’s mind, by a great deal of useful reading and conversation, had never yet led to more than a few first chapters, and the intention of going on to-morrow. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z It had been expanded, improved upon, excavated and tunneled into by successive Masters of Stormhold, until the original mountain peak now raked the sky like the ornately carved tusk of some great, grey, granite beast. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, very different. But I think Mr. Darcy improves upon acquaintance.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z After all, crime didn’t just slowly ebb in New York as conditions gradually improved. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At dinnertime I learned more about the new and improved Jenna. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z To rejoin society as a new and improved person. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Nor was it likely to improve its relative status vis-à-vis the other regions of Earth, except for what vigor the South American provinces lent it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “I have made exercise a priority and am seeing benefits. In fact, I believe the benefit now expands to my hands, which seem to be improving.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Now that I have something to look forward to, my life here has improved greatly. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z North of Kaan, half a dozen small cities improved agricultural conditions by lifting up entire fields and carving out rain-retaining terraces on dry hillsides. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He encouraged her to read science texts to improve her understanding of the world around her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The massacre brought criticism to principal owner John D. Rockefeller and highlighted the Colorado miners’ grievances, but little improved for them. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Finally, on Friday, April 26, the weather improved enough to allow a helicopter evacuation, and Ngawang was flown to a hospital in Kathmandu, but he did not recover. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At the ranch, coaches would help you break down each skill into its basic elements so you could improve every part of the routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was working with Jacobi today, who was showing me how to improve my footwork. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Massive irrigation projects, built with public money to improve private land, brought water from hundreds of miles away. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z I think it would have improved if she’d gone after flies with almost anything except a catcher’s mitt. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I continued playing in white tennis tournaments on weekends, and my game kept on improving. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “They think they’re your daughters, in case you forgot. All they want is to respect you. They said you have to improve conditions at Levy Pants if you want to see them again.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Did she hope that staying at home would improve her chances of bearing a healthy baby? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Since this was the first day at school, we would be dismissed at noon, and surely things would improve by then. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are one of those, Biddy,” said I, “who make the most of every chance. You never had a chance before you came here, and see how improved you are!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He was even planning to visit the factory when his valve was better to see how he could improve conditions there. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the Fugees have seen their grades improve as they have become more familiar with English and have taken advantage of the program’s tutoring sessions. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He was hopeful, then, when Mr. Rutger, the orphanage director, informed him late that evening that Miss Perumal’s mother was considerably improved. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Tortoise was sympathetic and made suggestions about how Snail might improve his farming. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Since the Viking biology experiments were strongly oriented toward organisms that are comfortable in liquid water, some scientists held that the chance of Viking finding life would be substantially improved in Cydonia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought if whites came into our schools, maybe our textbooks would improve. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The College was dedicated to improving the science of medicine, and its member physicians were among the best educated and most experienced doctors in the United States. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The president declared détente—the attempt to improve relations between America and Russia—a failure. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The staffs living standards would improve in time, but not until the appearance on the scene of an especially well-heeled patron, the United States government. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Newcomb worked alongside Director of the Geological Survey, John Wesley Powell, who had engineering training, to find a solution that improved on Jennings’s basic design. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And if, in daylight, we improve our resolution so we can make out things that are a meter across, then we begin to detect for the first time individual organisms—whales, cows, flamingos, people. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Stokely had instructed me to take five hundred foul shots a day to improve my “muscle memory,” as he called it. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The bag stank, like he had kept old cabbages in it, and the loamy scent of the leaves trapped inside did nothing to improve the smell. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “If your memory improves, I will expect—” Suddenly the Titan lord winced. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Part of the great transformation that we know as the Scientific Revolution, a transformation which began in earnest the year after Montaigne retired to his library, consisted in improving our senses. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Cora reached for her hair before realizing that after her interment there was no improving her appearance. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This increased Cohn's distaste for boxing, but it gave him a certain satisfaction of some strange sort, and it certainly improved his nose. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Ever since we left the inn, my stomach had been growing distressed, and the stench that hung in the stagnant air of that street did nothing to improve it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The hotel doctor prescribed a tonic that did nothing to improve his condition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The solution to the problem of poor performance scores had been a new system of grading that would encourage students to stay in school as well as improve their self-esteem. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted university presidents to encourage students to work to improve the condition of disadvantaged Americans. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Coach arrives he starts talking about what worked in the game and what we need to improve, just like he always does. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1693, they made a proposal to the Admiralty for an expedition to find ways of improving navigation at sea, in particular by studying terrestrial magnetism in different parts of the globe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, that was back in nineteen sixty just before my mother died. Things may have improved by now.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But she wasn't improving fast enough, and the longer I was away from school, the further I fell behind. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The others can see that I’m improving, and they’ve started giving me more to do. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Penelope had begun reading poetry to the children in the belief that it would improve their English faster than lists of spelling words ever could. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Within a few years, their incomes rose 20 percent and their English improved greatly. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z As long as they were competing with one another on even terms, they were likely to keep improving. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Now it was time to improve my situation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "Shhh! Speak of this to no one, but at some future time as yet undetermined, I will enter that lab and become the first bionically improved human." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Besides “suspect” religions, the immigrants brought with them a hunger for improved living standards, an animus against oppressive authority, and a history of collective action, particularly in labor unions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There was, for a time, a citywide integration movement to bus kids to new schools, but Bryn Mawr parents had successfully fought it off, arguing that the money was better spent improving the school itself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was no more “new and improved,” there was just the trick of different—new styles, and advertisements to convince that stylishness was all the rage—but the basic technology remained exactly the same. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I sit up quick and bump my head against the plank, and that don’t improve my language. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z These initial moves and “lines” follow well-charted paths that have been chronicled for centuries, and players who want to improve their game attempt to understand and memorize them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This is the P.S.A.T. and you have a chance to improve your scores with some study and practice.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I was always looking for ways to improve my Afrikaans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes a group of countries disapproves of what another country is doing, and they refuse to trade or do business with that country until the situation improves. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I enjoyed American movies because they helped me improve my English and gave me something to talk about with my classmates. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The Monroes were relieved by Chester’s improved behavior. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z We had not known of plastic when I was a boy, and though it surely improved life in some ways, its presence in Qunu appeared to me to be a kind of blight. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the technology of murder improves and the penalties of war increase, a great many people must be made to fly into murderous rages simultaneously for a major war to be mustered. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He improved the air pump, which was later to revolutionize the mining industry, and the “magic lantern,” the ancestor of the slide projector. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching the summit did nothing to improve their mood. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Some day, when times improve, says Aunt Lydia, no one w ill have to be an Econowife. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z This pace only increased when growers installed improved, steam-powered mills. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I have improved, baby. You do not know. But there are only the two things and my work.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z That improves our chances of rounding them up.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d thought the lumps along the river that had tripped me were logs, but as the light improved I saw they were bodies. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Working quickly, he straddles Lincoln’s chest and begins resuscitating the president, hoping to improve the flow of oxygen to his brain. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z But Khalilou’s family had asked us to stay behind and follow them with the rest of their property if things didn’t improve in the subsequent days, so we stayed put. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, be careful,” whispered Salmakia, but Lyra’s mind was already racing ahead through the story she’d told the night before, shaping and cutting and improving and adding: parents dead; family treasure; shipwreck; escape... The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I talked to social services today and told them I didn’t think your situation at home has improved, after all. I told them I thought maybe they’d made a mistake.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The American Beverage Association had promised to improve the clarity of its ingredient labeling. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In every instance, they have improved the homes they have bought from the whites and built even better ones. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you help me to improve it, please?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mother also used the money to improve herself as a midwife. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The practical range of cannon fire was about a mile, so in a battle on land that was the crucial range for improving vision. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Unions gave workers the power to bargain with employers and improve their lives. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t understand why you’re having so much trouble, since you do so well in most of your other classes. She said if you don’t improve you’ll have to go to summer school next year.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z If and when the economy improves, the justification for a “softer” approach would no longer exist. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Our custom improves because business by the docks declines. It’s the talk of fever. People are afraid to venture out by the river.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are no such books in Saybrook. In Boston, perhaps. But the proper use of reading is to improve our sinful nature, and to fill our minds with God’s holy word.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “The conduct of neither, if strictly examined, will be irreproachable; but since then, we have both, I hope, improved in civility.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Our production actually improves, since the art room isn’t so crowded anymore and we’re not getting in each other’s way. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z His English had improved against his wilL He was getting old. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Like their confreres elsewhere in the Americas, Indian societies had built up a remarkable body of knowledge about how to manage and improve their environment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As ever, he wants to keep learning, improving his skills as an artist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Besides, if it proved otherwise, they would have all the more inducement to improve it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He complained a little, but once we were on Old Money Road, his mood improved. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “We can sculpt and shape the neural circuits to refine the brain. We can drastically improve people’s abilities. “This is my dream.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But around her I could be the new and improved Clay Jensen, high school freshman. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The essay on optics described the workings of the eye and suggested ways to improve the telescope. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t mean to snap, but he’d barely gotten any sleep the night before, and this Champion winding up dead did nothing to improve his mood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her country’s new leaders were now attempting to improve life with an untried system of government called communism, in which property, goods, and services are owned by the community and shared according to need. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Pagoda Mall closed until Halloween, when they opened a new, improved Zimmerman’s Pet Store. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit’s ribs filled out—he had put on two hundred pounds in the three months since he had joined Smith—and his manners had improved. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This left me on my own to face the difficult task of improving myself so I wouldn’t have to hear their reproaches, because they made me so despondent. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z While the twenty-seven-inch accelerator was still on the drawing board, Lawrence and Livingston worked intently to improve the performance of the eleven-inch chamber that Livingston had built for the old magnet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z All humans presumably did so too, until improved technology for extracting food allowed some hunter-gatherers to settle in permanent dwellings in some resource-rich areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “My recommendation, Dorothy, is to give it another try. I can talk to the Grotes and impress upon them the need to improve conditions.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Even if it’s going right through him, he’ll still get the benefits of the electrolytes. In fact, its proprietary formula is proven to improve quality of life.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was a good game and we played all day, improving our speed as we went along. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He urged Chicago hostesses to hire some French chefs to improve their culinary diction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His closest friend and security adviser, the barrelchested Ward Hill Lamon, preaches regularly to Lincoln about the need for improved security measures. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Remains of houses and sewn clothing testify to a greatly improved ability to survive in cold climates, and remains of jewelry and carefully buried skeletons indicate revolutionary aesthetic and spiritual developments. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He spent the whole night making incomprehensible movements in the drawing room; later they turned out to be exercises designed to perfect the mind’s control over the body and to improve digestion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As land values rose, landowners sought ways of improving the return on their investments. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Your departure should improve the image of the fleet considerably, Colonel. Now I strongly suggest you drink up and get back to the ship.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I told her what the doctors had told me: I would have to undergo several surgeries and months of physical therapy, but my face would eventually improve. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I kind of wanted to go watch Iranian soap operas with my grandfather and improve my Farsi too. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This led him on to mechanics, where he did important work on momentum and studied the nature of centrifugal force, demonstrating its similarity to gravity, and improved on Galileo’s treatment of the flight of projectiles. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I doubt whether any of us could think of a way to improve on it, beyond maybe shifting a local cloud from here to there on occasion. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mind reading, as well, is an ability that improves with practice. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Even by this means, Islam was on the march, but I knew that with improved public relations methods the number of new converts turning to Allah could be turned into millions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When a fellow architect asked Sullivan for suggestions on how to improve one of his designs, Sullivan replied, “If I told you, you wouldn’t know what I was talking about.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “It is about Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman—two great American anarchists who wanted to improve the lives of all Americans.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That’s why settlements, and by inference tribes, began to proliferate in the Fertile Crescent at that time, when climate changes and improved technology combined to permit abundant harvests of wild cereals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But Louie was already the fastest high school miler in American history, and he was improving so rapidly that he had lopped forty-two seconds off his time in two years. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z They didn't have the power to improve my social status. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z You know, when we agreed to take you in, we hoped we could improve you—build you—make you a decent human being. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z To improve their prospects, Elizebeth was saving every penny she could. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When he got his one chance to speak, he tried to turn the whole hunt around into a kind of new, improved prayer meeting with animal shooting at the end. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as the telescope improved the capacities of the eye, these tools improved the capacities of the mind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His initial efforts were apparently not very successful, and Savery was consulted on how to improve his design. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I wanted to buy them something that would improve their lives. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Hoover often repeated the maxim “You either improve or deteriorate.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There was a dizzying array of people to pay and collect from, houses to improve and maintain, bills to deal with, invoices to issue, supplies to buy and store. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Her spirits were greatly improved by the fact that all the hair had gone from her face and her eyes were turning slowly back to brown. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As the weeks passed, life did not improve. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Our society still had a long way to go, of course, but in the early days of September 1963, I felt a genuine hope about the future—about things improving between the races in Alabama. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Among them is Daphne Bavelier, a neuroscientist at the University of Rochester, who has been one of the pioneers in trying to understand how technology could be used to expand and improve attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He needed to devote more of his energies to improving global health policy and practice. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Crazy Mary did not improve, and so she too was locked up in the crazyhouse. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “What my son means to say is that we’re keen on improving the level of education at New London Colored School. Sure want to be a credit to the county.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I will work hard to improve my mind and strengthen my body. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “To tell him that your vision has improved.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Future operations would do even more to improve my looks—fix up the bumps and scars they had been unable to remedy this time. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A small portion of the meat I took above-stairs for Dr. Trefusis, who, notwithstanding his frequent repetition of tags regarding vacancy and doom, improved tremendously. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I wondered when was the last time the government had tried to improve National Highway 1, but I wondered even more about the visible desperation of everyday lives. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Access to plumbing and sympathy lamps improved the quality of the town’s air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His relationship with both of his parents improves dramatically. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “She continued to travel the world fighting to improve the lives of poor people, but in the end she was at the train station when Berkman was released.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My father wanted me to continue to improve my English. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Instead she continued to pretend that her son was doing fine, that his grades were good and his conduct was improving. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith made his case with four sentences: “Get me that horse. He has real stuff in him. I can improve him. Pm positive.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You used to be a terrible liar, you know. I could always tell. But you seem to be improving.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z That stage, however, belonged to the early days of the Shire, and hobbit-building had long since been altered, improved by devices, learned from Dwarves, or discovered by themselves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In an effort to impress his latest parole officer, Richie was trying to improve his vocabulary. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t make any sense. Shouldn’t they want to give us a better chance to improve test scores?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The nuns would praise student papers for being neat—the handwritten letters easy for others to read; they promised that my writing style would improve as I read more and more. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think you would always improve, Biddy, under any circumstances.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z After that he could organize lessons under the courtyard’s scabby mango, teaching literacy to any guard or fellow prisoner who felt like improving himself on a given day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The verb must be changed — at least in those already vast and growing areas where man is attempting to improve on nature’s way. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z While I was a student at Syracuse University, I set up a foundation to help improve the lives of Sudanese refugees still in Africa, as well as Lost Boys who had moved to America. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If he and I were an item, it would improve the odds of his committing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z To improve the Viking options, additional landing sites, geologically very different from Chryse and Cydonia, were selected in the radar- certified region near 4° S latitude. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Private profit has corrupted incentives to improve public safety, reduce the costs of mass incarceration, and most significantly, promote rehabilitation of the incarcerated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The New York City police will tell you that what happened in New York was that the city’s policing strategies dramatically improved. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If Seth was playing a prank, his acting skills had suddenly improved tenfold. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z No one, as far as I could see, improved in prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Monsoon season would be here soon, and going with this boy who also wanted the Shetani could improve her chances of finding the beast and bringing it back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In this way, my pronunciation and ear for the English language improved. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Wilkin conducted a brainstorming session with us in which he wrote on a big art pad our suggestions for improving CO training. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nguyen was late, and the pathetic patch of shade provided by the umbrella was doing little to improve Artemis’s mood. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z For once he had no words to instruct our minds and improve our souls, no parable that would turn Ruth May’s death by snakebite into a lesson on the Glory of God. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His preoccupation with improving the cyclotron condoned sloppy and inattentive experimental work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As their thermal clothing and hunting techniques improved, Sapiens dared to venture deeper and deeper into the frozen regions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Since becoming my chess partner, Rooster Jim had improved in the olfactory department. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Although Harry much preferred this new laughing, joking Ron to the moody, aggressive model he had been enduring for the last few weeks, the improved Ron came at a heavy price. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Nor did reality improve as the day unfolded. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Things didn’t improve for the Gryffindors as the Potions lesson continued. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I was lucky enough to reason also that I should try to improve my penmanship. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My skills had improved under my father's tutelage, and I could now perform the tasks of a more experienced craftsman. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Greatly improved since the days of Apollo, Ares EVA suits allowed much more freedom of motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke with less of an accent than Alex, and though he struggled with writing and reading, he liked to make jokes, and that gave him the drive to improve his spoken English. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Jody watched to see whether the pony improved this time as he had before. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “George, I know you’re tired. But President Lincoln, he didn’t free us to be lazy and no good. He freed us to work hard and improve ourselves.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was appalled by children’s poor singing quality, and began to create teaching methods to improve it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z These rages changed, and worsened, as his physical strength improved, and I found myself cleaning the toilet every morning, knowing my head might be inside it before lunch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z CF might actually have improved my sex life, if anything. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Long before America’s aircraft manufacturers placed one of their newly conceived flying machines into production, they sent a working prototype to the Langley laboratory so that the design could be tested and improved. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In her case, she was able to show that young people playing off-the-shelf, shoot-’em-up video games showed an improved capacity to sustain attention, even after the game was over. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I trust that you are improving in health, my son, and in God’s Grace. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z His situation wasn’t improved when the authorities at the seminary decided to put him on a three-quarter salary until he proved his worth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Bushra would figure out some ingenious way to improve the drainage around the toilets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It had been a long, miserable weekend, not improved any with Monday being the Fourth of July. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z When I took the soup in to him I found, to my surprise, that he seemed somewhat improved. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Not improving the general respectability of Zaire,” I said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope that your situation has improved since the time we last spoke. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I grab another pillow and get to my feet to improve my aim. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Bentley is thus an advocate of the Thomas thesis: an improved technology for dealing with disease, combined with better scientific knowledge, undermined belief in magic and witchcraft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Well, I have some advice if you’d like to improve your business.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When he found the symbol for the double line on the map’s legend he saw that it stood for an improved gravel road. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the sentence is improved by including it; sometimes it isn’t. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Smith knew Seabiscuit was improving rapidly, but when he sent him out for workouts before the track dockers, he gave him only easy gallops that veiled his speed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can see you haven’t improved since I last saw you. I hoped school would knock some manners into you.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The weather was not improving, and the ice showed no signs of opening. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z To improve their chances of tuning in to a good station, inmates draped wires over their bars and across the gallery floor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet in order to take advantage of these new opportunities, food surpluses and improved transportation were not enough. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Viking orbiter pictures improved this figure only slightly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry was so pleased to see it he felt he could even endure Filch’s wheezy criticisms of his tardiness and rants about how his timekeeping would improve with the regular application of thumbscrews. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Death had not improved Thackeray Porringer’s temper, and now he was shouting, “I know you’re here somewhere! Come out and take your punishment, you, you thief!” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z This amiable spirit was felt at once, and both aunts ‘my deared’ her affectionately, looking what they afterward said emphatically, “That child improves every day.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z After all the compliments I had received on my improved vocabulary, it seemed prudent to lie low and keep my mouth shut. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Nina laid a hand on each of the girl’s shoulders and tried to improve her blood flow, raising her body temperature very slightly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately,” says Hunt, Ngawang “did not continue to improve. By late morning he started to deteriorate again.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The price tag was $14,600 a year, but Elizebeth was sure that the expanded unit would improve the Treasury’s bottom line. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I thought I would improve the occasion and learn something, so I asked him:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Would our lives be improved if gold and uranium were as obscure and unimportant on Earth as praseodymium? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Most guys at Carver seem more interested in making money than in improving the world. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z No, my father—the new and improved Paine Underwood—stayed calm and polite. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was panting with exhaustion, and Rita’s regular kicks didn’t improve her mood. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I was convinced that people might be more accepting of us if we made an effort to improve the way 93 Little Hobart Street looked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “That would explain a great deal. I hear you’ve had a lot of sick folks in this region whose condition improved.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I talked to your English teacher a couple of months ago, and it seemed for a while there that you were improving. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most famously, she improved on the design of the “hot comb,” a device for straightening hair. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The Japanese were so impressed by the new weapon that they commenced indigenous gun production, greatly improved gun technology, and by A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo didn’t know what was wrong, but she knew the addition of a Wild Child from Mozambique wasn’t going to improve matters. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In granting the permission, Hitler saw an opportunity to improve the Aryan race and to save the government money. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s spent four years on an experiment looking at whether a particular kind of scientifically engineered video game could improve the attention span and memory of people over the age of sixty. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her first reaction was of anger, shocked at the risk I took, but over the following days her posture improved and her voice carried a lilt of happiness. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z On the whole, Harry had to admit that even with the embarrassing prospect of opening the ball before him, life had definitely improved since he had got through the first task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Wolves wouldn’t find them interesting. Tell me what you’ve been watching on TV. We aren’t allowed TV unless a show improves our souls.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “That’s it, no more talk, you opened your mouth one time too many. You rotten kids today don’t listen to no one, but I’ma show you something that’ll improve your hearing.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z On the days I wasn’t at the foundation, I’d be at the gym, doing exercises to improve my speed and agility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “No way can I improve on those quizzes. I’m too tired to study any more than I already do.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Tía Mari says this will really help improve her spirits. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “We are always searching for a way to improve our lives with machines,” Hideo says. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She hoped her condition might have improved since she’d come back from the dead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To my eyes, the accessories improve the outfit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But all the cleverness in the world couldn’t improve the atmosphere. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z When the Chamber of Commerce improved its gardens, the merchants each gave five dollars but Dora was asked for and gave a hundred. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Much improved. We’ll take it from there tomorrow. I want everyone to be off book by the end of next week.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Despite the weather, the time trials turned in by the top boats were still good, but they weren’t improving as rapidly as Ulbrickson had been hoping for at this point. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “What can I do to improve my personal appearance.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Perry was twenty-odd years older and a hundred pounds heavier, and yet his material situation had improved not at all. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But he refused to go to the hall to inspect the new conditions and decide whether they’d been sufficiently improved. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mint sauce is one of Gram's specialties, and you'd be amazed how it improves everything, which is why I've been keeping it close by. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Today's discussion was dominated by an Italian nanny, two chatty Poles, and a pouty, plump Moroccan woman who had grown up speaking French and had enrolled in the class hoping to improve her spelling. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z This was music to Flamsteed’s ears, since it confirmed that modern observing techniques could improve on existing stellar catalogues. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She wants to be the new, improved Mom. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d made a straightforward deal, just like the ones he made with the universe: improve your grades, and you can have a dog. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “You didn’t meet him, Hermione. Believe me, being dead will have improved him a lot.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z After the match, which he lost 6-0, 6-0, he said, “You’re a much better player than I am. Obviously you wouldn’t improve much from playing with me. Do you still want us to play together?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They found out the journal Nature would publish their paper that described how they could train the brain to improve and sustain attention using a video game. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Francis, who went to see him Wednesday and Thursday, was told that Charles was improving, and that if everything went well he could come home over the weekend. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was always conscious of improving myself—making myself better— making myself good enough, bright enough, proper enough, respectable enough. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were demanding better food and improved living conditions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They thereby enjoyed ample time to evolve a fear of humans, as our ancestors’ initially poor hunting skills slowly improved. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Then they say stuff to me like, “That’s good, Andy, but couldn’t you have improved this part or enhanced this section?” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in the last few weeks he has improved sufficiently to be able to hobble about doubled up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “This might improve your chances—if you can bring yourself to use it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you’ve taken my inadequacies into account. I’m not as coldproof as you, nowhere near it. I’m no expert on skis. I’m not in good shape—though much improved from a few days ago.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Teasing classmates nicknamed William “Eugenics Bill,” but the record shows that he was interested in improving plants, not people. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Men from all over the district brought him tools to mend and to improve. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Understanding where we live is an essential precondition for improving the neighborhood. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused for a moment, then continued: “If only Rhyme and Reason were here, I’m sure things would improve.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He developed a fondness for oysters and his constitution improved generally. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His mood has improved since our arrival, but it hasn’t rebounded completely back to his usual self. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The newspaper situation in Detroit had not improved. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence could also take pride in the cyclotron’s improved reputation as a reliable laboratory instrument. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She could improve the focus but couldn’t get it quite right. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I knew that there were ways to improve the sound by bringing up the volume on the good parts and cutting out the static in other parts. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We should work hard to improve the prisons in our society—take up the unfinished work of Thomas Mott Osborne and transform these scrap heaps into repair shops, to paraphrase the great reformer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But even this did nothing to improve my mood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Nne is really improving her sight reading,” she would add. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The next step was to try chipping away at these tools-by-appointment in order to improve their shape. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But already the water is filling her capillaries, improving the flow of her blood; already she thinks more keenly. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I told her of our desire to have the food improved and equalized and to have better clothing; the need for facilities for studying; our right to information such as newspapers; and many more things. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her Creole had improved substantially, allowing her to take accurate notes as they described their various pains and miseries. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Once political prisoners were in the kitchen, our diet improved dramatically. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, Percy Jackson, let’s see if we can improve your memory.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Some things had improved in our city since we’d moved back, and blacks now had access to more jobs and opportunities. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “To improve their sense of balance,” Mr. Foster explained. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But an hour had passed since the last broadcast, and the children’s moods had improved. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Still, life was improved in ways he’d never dreamed possible; in one step, he’d reached heaven, just as in the saying. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The PSU was a holding tank, not a place where people improved. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By executive order President Truman desegregated the military in 1948, raising expectations among black Americans that conditions would improve even more. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My parents are always yellin’ at me to improve my grades ’cause I’ll never get into college, but then my parents yell at me all the time. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why should I follow this new course of treatment? He has not improved.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And now that the wheel of fate was turning, why hadn’t her fate improved? Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Our extended separation has so far improved my devotion to Anatole, my French grammar, and my ability to live with uncertainty. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you. It isn’t what it should be, but you have improved it,” he added, as she snapped the silver bracelet on her wrist. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point Perot, believing his motives had been misinterpreted and hoping to convince people that improving education in Texas was not a mortal sin, contemplated coming to Odessa to speak. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve finished our shorthand course and are now working on improving our speed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And when Dade County zeroed in on improving what officers did before they encountered the suspect, the number of complaints against officers and the number of injuries to officers and civilians plummeted. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The Zoology Department is throwing itself open to the public, to give people a crack at Science and improve their minds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As for the lab’s operational technique, he was “amazed at how haywire things were, how sloppy the work was, and how many things could be improved.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As head of the commission charged with improving race relations, he’d need all the help he could get. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I only hope Bertus improves under her influence, or that Bep finds another man, one who knows how to appreciate her! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I doubt I will ever improve my handshake. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Nor could they ignore the old ladies’ practical advice to improve their English through Bible study class on Wednesday nights and, later, through choir practice on Saturday mornings. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I finished my apprenticeship, that would improve. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But if they are truly happy together, her health will improve. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I hardly think FaceTube—whatever that is—would improve my quality of life.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When guests weren’t present, Dad worked at improving our table manners. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Your view of the planet improves as you come closer and more and more fine detail stands out. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Also it will look a lot like me, only enlarged and improved." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He stands on his head, to improve the circulation to his brain, or he throws spitballs at the ceiling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "Tonight they'll take me down there for my special operation. The next time you see me, I'll be new and improved." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "The years have not improved it, I fear," Brynden Hilly said, but when he lifted off the helm, Catelyn saw that he lied. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “What can she do to improve her chances? What are the judges looking for?” her mother had asked. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z While I was still guessing, Chairman Jin finished his summary of the steadily improving revolutionary situation. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mollie wrote in her diary on August 1, “Papa doing gloriously; improving all the time.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As a result, we have much more time in our day to do something else—to create, spend time with our families, play, build and improve societies. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Our food had already improved in the previous two years, but not because of the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he saw the wide, old-fashioned tie I gave him compared to the lovely, silk tie he gave me, he probably thought I was merely trying to improve my wardrobe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that he was responsible for the education of more than 200 students, Garfield improved the academic curriculum. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But the Dreamers have improved themselves, and the damming of seas for voltage, the extraction of coal, the transmuting of oil into food, have enabled an expansion in plunder with no known precedent. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “In small doses, it has a mild, calming effect and improves the mood. The only side effect is some slight dizziness. We administer it to members of our community who have trouble keeping the peace.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z His punctuation began to improve, and he was careful to use his spell-checker, plus various online dictionaries and style guides. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But when we improve the resolution tenfold, when we begin to see detail as small as a hundred meters across, the situation changes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It certainly appeared as if she could improve his financial situation. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z In the 1960s and 1970s Francis L. Black, a virologist at Yale, conducted safety and efficacy tests among South American Indians of a new, improved measles vaccine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And then there were my ideas for planting a garden and looking to improve children’s health and nutrition on a larger scale. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The only hope Dries has is that Theo will improve enough that they can take him home to the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Or it may be more important to start or improve a recycling program, or collect trash. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z That’s why you must pull up your grades and improve your attitude. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I said that he improved on acquaintance, I did not mean that his mind or his manners were in a state of improvement, but that, from knowing him better, his disposition was better understood.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z For two years, I tried to get Baba to enroll in ESL classes to improve his broken English. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the last few days the poor beast had improved wonderfully; it already seemed fatter and stronger, and had begun to show an affection for its new masters, especially for Sam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The campaign to improve conditions in prison was part of the apartheid struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was never anything about me that needed to be improved. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Much to my surprise my game began improving. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Much obliged. You’ve improved immensely since then, and I congratulate you. May I venture to suggest in ‘a honeymoon paradise’ that five o’clock is the dinner hour at your hotel?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As California continued to improve, other issues surfaced, new resentments arose, and the relationship between the two programs deteriorated further. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In 1705, of course, when he noticed the pattern of regular reappearance; though his improved prediction of 1717 is worthy of note. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And he seems to think his chatter improves our conversation, since I only write things on paper. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt her relationship with her daughter was decent, even improving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z So rice farmers improved their yields by becoming smarter, by being better managers of their own time, and by making better choices. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Their play was improving, they were communicating better and with more confidence, and above all, they were having fun. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It would be the first time that he had had leisure to study and improve his mind. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Even though the government kept trying to improve them, nobody loved C-rations. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sensitivity of the neutrino telescope improves, it may become possible to probe nuclear fusion in the deep interiors of the nearby stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “So it's all right for you to spend six hundred pounds on a golf-club membership you hardly ever use, but it isn't all right for me to improve our property?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Besides, I have need to improve my reading, and no one in my family can read.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z None of those things, though, will improve her math and reading skills, and every carefree summer day she spends puts her further and further behind Alex. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Betsy’s brother sent her a volume of essays “to improve my mind.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Chunking is not just a trick for improving memory; it’s the lifeblood of higher intelligence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Apart from keeping her company, apart from soothing her woes, apart from keeping an occasional eye on her, there was little we could do to improve the situation. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Take a chaw of garlic, whipping boy. It'll improve the taste considerable." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He held that in both ways it improves one’s character. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Speaking of improved work habits, I was also spending a ton of time reading. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ‘Silkies’ have been washed and curry- combed, and I think you will find their appearances much improved.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When the Chamber of Commerce improved its gardens, the merchants each gave five dollars but Dora was asked for and gave a hundred. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, I don’t improve; in further words, once a bum always a bum. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If women and girls in other cities could organize a union to improve their jobs, those in St. Louis could, too! Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z As conditions at the hospital improved, so did its reputation as a place of healing. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Working conditions did not substantially improve, but the company agreed to re-hire union workers and raise wages. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z To improve my concentration and flexibility I began practising yoga. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing about him that could be improved upon. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A dictionary buff, a devotee of obscure words, he had been intent on improving his companion’s grammar and expanding his vocabulary ever since they had celled together at Kansas State Penitentiary. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “You said the weather improved quickly. The ship sank and right after it was a beautiful day, isn’t that what you said?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the boy, it must be, and Mr. Curtain had just begun to suspect that George was an unfit Messenger after all—that in fact he might be untrustworthy—when the session improved. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He would always ask me to write him back and let him know if his handwriting was improving. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I know what this means: a new house with a concrete floor and metal roof for the family, an effort to improve their nutrition, school tuition for the kids. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I trust you will have our improved toxin ready within the day.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He jerked and dragged wood around until the wall was once more in place—crudely, but he could improve it later. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z My individual results continued to climb as well, improving both my national and international rankings, being recognized both on and off the strip for my efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z About ten miles past the end of the improved road the Stampede Trail crosses the Teklanika River, a fast, icy stream whose waters are opaque with glacial till. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Permian scored an easy 49-0 win to improve its record to five and one and solidify its top-ten ranking in the statewide polls. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was tired of hearing her talk about how I was different because my family held on to our traditions and our history while we studied and learned and improved ourselves at the same time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Come,” said he, “you are anxious for a compliment, so I will tell you that you have improved her. You have cured her of her school-girl’s giggle; she really does you credit.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Probation means ‘period of testing somebody’s suitability; period when student must improve.’ All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When it comes to improving the clarity of a sentence, you can nearly always argue that one should go in; you can nearly always argue that one should come out. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Life improved a bit under Gold’s next Soviet contact, a man Gold knew as “Sam.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So we sat out on the porch with the afternoon sun high above the mountains while that lady sat in Gus’s chair and told us that the situation back in Raleigh had improved. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z However, educational conditions did not improve as the century progressed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll never improve,” the Turk answered, but his arms began to move faster than before. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was the essential precondition for the new era of intellectual revolution, for it is a necessary concept which any society that saw itself as improving knowledge would have to develop. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Frequently use self-assessment as a means to improve future performance and to increase their effectiveness with those around them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z As they saw it, Elizebeth was helping to improve their public profile. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They say Congo is improving, but you can’t tell from the airport. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z And usually she managed to get involved in various efforts to improve the living conditions of the people of the area. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When his health has improved even more, he goes outside to paint, capturing the garden of the asylum and, beyond that, olive trees and landscapes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Well, not only did the food improve, but the grocery bills came down one-third the first month Kate took over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Go out back and stick your heads in the mud! You—Bertha—it might improve your looks!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Why bother struggling with the grammar lessons of a six-year-old if each of us didn't believe that, against all reason, we might eventually improve? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She praised Hitler and his Nazi regime, to his surprise, and spoke persuasively about the improved living conditions and happiness of the German people. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Malcolm wasn’t put out; he liked his idea and thought he could work on it to improve it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then came a fat man and woman with their two small boys who were also fat, which probably meant they all ate too much convenience food and needed to improve their diet. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z But otherwise, there was nothing they could actually do to improve their circumstances. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I tell you, Momma being a student has not improved our home life. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Like so many workers in so many different crafts and industries throughout the country, the nation’s steel workers had expected that their wages and working conditions would improve once the Great War was over. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The creditors now hired an attorney named George B. Chamberlin, counsel for Chicago’s Lafayette Collection Agency, who had been pestering Holmes ever since he failed to pay the furnace company for improving his kiln. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As Volpe introduces them, the kids quiet down, waiting to hear what they have done well, where they can improve. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But the next button illuminates my mouth and things begin to improve. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The one thing she could not do—be a boy—seemed to be the only thing that would improve her status in his eyes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Instead of improving by one full point between fifth and sixth grade, as would be expected, they improved by 1.7 points, nearly two grades’ worth. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In the same brief interval, we also have improved. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And as they moved north, their clothes, hunting strategies and other survival skills continued to improve. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That reality helps to explain why African American leaders such as Booker T. Washington urged blacks to focus on improving themselves rather than on challenging racial discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The extra help the school offered had improved Bien’s English quickly. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Percy Jackson . . . my, my. The sons of Poseidon haven’t improved over the centuries, have they?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Not just my skin, but my brain and muscle control continue to improve. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite all this his spirits began slowly to improve. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The next day he was much improved, and sat up to eat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Not long after Senn’s visit our clothing did improve and we were given long trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the disease was crippling, it may have provided Roosevelt with a greater compassion for the underdog; or perhaps it improved his striving for success. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran on a platform of improving the school system, fighting illiteracy, and trying to find innovative solutions to the metastasizing drug trade that was poisoning life in major areas of the city. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But even that dynamic wasn’t unique; the same thing was happening in Wes’s neighborhood, where Hopkins was the driving force of change, aimed at improving the quality of life for students and faculty. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z During his time in office, which ended in 1964, Khrushchev attempted to improve the lives of ordinary Soviet citizens, but with little success. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Good. Well, I hear that your farm is bigger now. People say that you been working to improve yourself.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, because of reading comic books, my English had improved to a level where I could read simple sentences. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d already proven with Gran and Mrs. B that it could improve your mood. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But the arrangement is about the work, and Vincent still hopes Gauguin’s influence will improve his painting. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But every time I switched jobs it was to improve myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the town’s doctors, including the Shoun brothers, had been giving her injections of what was supposed to be insulin, but instead of improving, Mollie seemed to be getting worse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Instead, Boobie was an automatic Proposition 48 case, meaning he could be awarded a scholarship but would have to sit out his freshman year, presumably to improve his academic skills. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I would eat mounds of it on my hard acorn pancakes, which I improved by adding hickory nuts. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides the World Championships, a Grand Prix was worth double the points of a World Cup, and therefore a valuable opportunity to improve one’s world ranking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Eventually Dad’s painting improved, and the first trunk was finished. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing can last forever, Percy. Over two thousand years I have led the Hunt, and my wisdom has not improved. Now Artemis herself is in danger.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The permeability of North Korea’s border tends to improve when border guards and local officials can accept bribes without draconian punishment from higher-ups. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her first job would be to improve W.E. s taste in TV. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z If Harry had thought that matters would improve once everyone got used to the idea of him being champion, the following day showed him how mistaken he was. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z God had done a wonderful job when he built the Mississippi and there could be no way to improve on what nature had done. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They knew that they would have to head west over the ice again if their position didn’t improve. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z There would be more milk for everybody, and the new cattle would improve our breeding stock. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Business has really improved,” he said to the boy, after the customer had left. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For alone, he felt—one on one the way all good hunting should be—his chances of coming upon the quarry would have been infinitely improved. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The city atmosphere has improved her. Some way she doesn’t seem like the same woman.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He insisted that imposing political order on Haiti, no matter how much financial aid was provided, wouldn’t improve the problems of poverty and disease. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z His ulcerated tooth, at least, had improved, and he was no longer confined to bed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I think it’s great that I could be improving on these things without noticing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She expected them to be on time to practice, to work hard, to focus, and to improve. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Printed books, by improving access to information, make it far easier to establish and refute facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Or bring one back here for breeding? That ought to improve the warren stock no end.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Music can help to improve children’s self-esteem in that they can participate and possibly excel in the musical endeavor. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Instead one party, believing that it was about to lose the struggle for dominance, allied with the invaders to improve its position. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The document, created by the Labor Department to commemorate the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, certainly also served as another propaganda tool for the US government to improve its image on racial relations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It is just as that dear, good Professor Van Helsing said: he is true grit, and he improves under strain that would kill a weaker nature. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Very well, Reynard, let’s improve the world. You may take your seat in the Whisperer now.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Stokum, inventor of the then new and improved Red Stokum wheat, a hearty fall strain which was more resistant to insects and cold than any other wheat at the time. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She knew quite as well as Venus did that her looks were not improved by what she had gone through, and always in her mind was the thought that she might suddenly meet Cupid. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To improve the scenery, not only the Gypsies but more than fourteen hundred homeless people had been collected and removed from the streets. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah. Nothing like rotting meat to improve the day.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z This was the pseudoscience of eugenics, whose many followers believed they could improve the human species through careful breeding. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Even in a remote, understaffed, and underequipped hospital, if he did his best, a simple country doctor could improve the quality of life in Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z By 1927 the Cal program had improved to the point that Berkeley could reasonably contend with Washington for West Coast supremacy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Tata Price, white men have brought us many programs to improve our thinking,” he said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, on July 3, he shouldered his backpack and began the twenty-mile hike to the improved road. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A fellow grad student, Pierce’s favorite, dropped out without warning, improving Ralph’s prospects. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z How can we account for the fact that Microsoft has been so successful recently, while IBM, which was formerly successful, fell behind but then drastically changed its organization and improved its success? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His heart function remained impaired, though improved somewhat. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z As my health improves I begin to worry: this won’t last. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She’s supposed to have me rest, for ten minutes, with my feet on a pillow to improve the chances. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The center had a brand-new president whom everyone was raving about, and one of his top priorities was improving community outreach. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The pig marketers said this improved their muscle tone; the pigs were curious, they liked to have something to think about. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Now, look, you have jeopardized our supplies. You are not going to have any tobacco or sandwiches tonight. You have almost lost us these privileges. So we’re cutting you off until you improve.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the action of both heart and lungs improved, and Van Helsing made a subcutaneous injection of morphia, as before, and with good effect. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She’d washed again before she left the Night Zoo, but that hadn’t drastically improved the state of her old beastkeeper tunic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They had families to feed, night schools to attend, businesses to run, and other things to do to improve their lives and themselves. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He told me that my sense of language is improving along with my sentence structure. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I loved the dance, and particularly enjoyed learning the lyrics, because they were poetic and it improved my vocabulary. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Since they’d begun their lessons, the princess had greatly improved her fluency in the common tongue, though the girls still spoke Eyllwe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There were people lodging complaints about potholes, their landlords, their sewer lines, and everything else they felt the city could improve. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Giving a rat a ride improves the posture. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z However, as her X-ray images improved, she gradually began to envision the helix with the phosphates on the outside, as indicated by her notes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z One by one, they improved, all because of her careful nursing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She pulled on her hair for a while and then tried out a new, improved Let’s Get This All Straight voice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the fact that I was bruised all down my front side, the experience did a lot to improve my mood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Slow lee two went I. My habit on that path was reciting sentences forward and back, for the concentration improved my walking. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was playing basketball now, his grades had improved, he liked a girl called Autumn. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The foundation had an endowment of roughly $22 billion, which generated about $1.1 billion in annual income to spend on various projects, about half of it to improve global health. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Her wrinkled face mirrored the emotions on the screen as he translated ER, The Price Is Right, and Oprah for her, which helped improve his English. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z By the end of the day, I was persuaded things would improve, even while I felt newly burdened by the weight of it all. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s a matter of doing the best you can and believing you can keep improving.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You won’t improve without a tutor. I’m your father. I must do what I can to help you.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z So when I sat down in front of her and bumped her desk, knocking one of her pencils on the floor, Shamika leaned over to pick it up, noticing my new and improved sneakers. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z For Smith, walking into that barn must have been akin to entering a cathedral; telling Fitzsimmons that he could improve on his work must have felt like sacrilege. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept trying to make myself tell Howard about that squinty-eyed social services lady and how the situation at home had improved. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Bodega had, because no one but one of its own residents was going to improve Spanish Harlem. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z We all supported his efforts to improve the diet and the treatment of students, including his suggestion that students be responsible for disciplining themselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dasch quickly learned the restaurant business and sought a job as a waiter with the goal of improving his English. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z After a few days he began to improve, and we braced ourselves for the nightly arguments between him and Grandma. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Still, the strikers held out for two years, while a national boycott of Marx & Haas Clothing pressured the company to sign a contract with the union for improved pay and working conditions. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z We can do science, and with it we can improve our lives. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mia is still unconscious, but her vital signs are improving,” she tells the assembled relatives, who have abandoned their distractions haphazardly on the chairs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon I improved to eighty-five out of a hundred, but Mr. Stokely still wasn’t satisfied. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Like many Afrikaans-speaking warders, he was keen to improve his English. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They let her through because they were aware of the fanaticism of some mothers, who sent their daughters to the bedrooms of the most famous warriors, according to what they said, to improve the breed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was mostly for fun, but also an effort to improve slumping morale in the shell house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She supported suffrage as a means of improving the working conditions of children and African Americans. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I wasn’t ’bout to do none of what he called “improvising nor improving”; he’d kept drilling in me that things had to go A-B-C and if they did we’d be all right. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z So without any reluctance I decided to stay at Tennis Court Road until my financial picture improved. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Had a brain transplant to improve your memory? Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe they thought it would improve his mood. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Are the Dalals the only ones who can improve the conditions of this building?” asked another. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Your teachers asked me to be here today, because if things don’t improve, you might not be eligible to practice or perform with the All-City group. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Her disgust didn’t improve when Grave ran an eye over her body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Farmer was quick to give credit to Père Lafontant both for his vision for improving life in Cange and for his ability to raise funds with the help of the South Carolina church. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Livingston’s breakthrough did not conclude the effort to improve the eleven-inch cyclotrons performance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As six o’clock and the start of the climactic race approached, the weather improved a bit more, though it continued to rain lightly and intermittently. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Their only goal was to survive—which meant people were quick to forget items of high value that didn’t improve their immediate chances of said survival. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I’m going to have to improve this or we’ll be a month on this river.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The cosmetics that had seemed superfluous were necessary now, not to improve her but to define her somehow. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Sadly, no matter how fancy you made your house, there was one thing you could never aspire to improve: your toilet. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As precision of measurement improved, records had to be kept, so astronomy encouraged observation and mathematics and the development of writing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What Mother said made me very unhappy because I felt God was taking too long to improve things. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By mid-semester, my typing speed had improved, but not my accuracy. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The school, thus improved, became in time a truly useful and noble institution. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The smart crows and redwing blackbirds knew when their chances of getting a bite of corn had improved! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I’ll take Father as my example once again, and I will improve myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z —I decided that he woulda wanted me to have it, so I worked really hard, and I really improved my game. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People congratulated him in the bars and markets of the lakeshore, and business improved as a result. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z And I’m afraid that Claire and Matthew Fox will discover that the new, improved Jenna doesn’t add up to three babies at all and never did and everything they risked was for nothing. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “I know, sweetie. If you got serious about your schoolwork. And if your grades improved. But you got a C on your last math test.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The fossil evidence could be consistent with the idea of a Great Designer; perhaps some species are destroyed when the Designer becomes dissatisfied with them, and new experiments are attempted on an improved design. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but if I want to be a starter I have to show the coach that I’m working hard and improving.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Their own plight had not improved by much, but at least they were not slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z By evening, the general mood had improved somewhat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I was particularly disappointed, I suppose, because I have been devoting some time and effort over recent months to improving my skill in this very area. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s always been this way, with every improved brain unit that’s come along. I remember the howls of pain when the Sudermann people showed their old T-14 back in ’18. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z In a matter of days Bush Hill was put into decent operating order, and the spirits of the patients began to improve. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Well, he knows how to improve my mood, at least. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z That involved the invention of many new instruments for improved measurements on Earth and in the heavens—cross-staffs, sextants, quadrants—and it was driven by a new obsession with accuracy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As his health improved, guards began to call him out of the cell. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The inventors hoped that if they improved their device, it would be a valuable tool for all surgeons. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His Unseen had improved enough now to know when Ruza was trying to trick him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z While Ann backed the lunch-counter protests in theory, a victory there would make no difference in her daily battle to raise her family and improve their lives. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Besides, a new, improved, and shorter Jenna would need new pants anyway. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I carried a dictionary with me wherever I went so that I could improve my vocabulary. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think not, for I might see something sad, and everyone looks so happy now, I don’t believe they could be much improved.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course it is. I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I’ve seen any of your drawings. Honey, you’ve improved so much! The lines and expressions on our faces. The unique use of color.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z An assortment of antipsychotic medicines was prescribed, and he improved gradually—but never enough, apparently, to merit discharge. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “That’s true,” Mom said, “but it could also improve my self-esteem. And at times like these, self-esteem is even more vital than food.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Besides, it was a cloudy day, and museum attendance always improves in bad weather. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t smiling much that fall, but my handwriting didn’t improve a whit thereby. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning quickly improved when Felix decided to ride to school with his mom. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Would it not be better, then, if our bodies were civilized, improved, and put to some legitimate Christian use? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Over time it became impossible to believe that any of us would ever improve. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Shouldn’t the focus be on improving ourselves, rather than challenging a biased system? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “We keep an eye out for our own. Young Anthony practices because running is in his heart. He runs at night to get better, to improve, to feel the wind on his face.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mingo had taken advantage of the delay to press for improved relations with the white towns. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z However, our capacity to cooperate with large numbers of strangers has improved dramatically. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a holiday and improved, but on return to work his condition deteriorated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And wasn’t Richard Parker still in need of improving his fourth jump? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z White tried to improve conditions in the prison. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I responded that it was always unacceptable to live in degrading conditions and that political prisoners throughout history had considered it part of their duty to fight to improve prison conditions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The situation did not improve when we got back to the lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The study looked specifically at how older adults could be taught to improve attention using a driving simulator. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His chances seemed to improve again on May 10, when the FBI revealed the bugging that’d been done, at Kissinger’s orders, on the phones of his assistants. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Gradually, Bobby’s performance at the Brooklyn Chess Club began to improve. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She knew she was improving in her writing. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “A curious line to recite, especially since the combination never occurs in the play. Are you trying to improve on Shakespeare?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t let that get cold. It doesn’t improve the consistency.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My stepfamily knew and would take advantage to improve their rank and fortune. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "This wine seems to be improving as I drink it. Imagine that. I seem to remember that dagger, now that you describe it. Won it, you say? How?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Not only had Dad’s funk disappeared ever since my mood-music playlist, but even his cooking skills seemed to have improved. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z By the 1980s, virtually every facet of life was improving for black Americans, and the progress showed no sign of stopping. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But Papa and I share the viola, and before curfew every day he drills me in my etudes and I improve. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know you could fry toast,” I remarked, to which Kev replied that there wasn’t a food he was aware of that couldn’t be improved by frying. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The freshman time trials were improving again as Bolles finally seemed to be zeroing in on the right mix of boys and seating assignments. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I think that approach is a mistake, and if we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Though his English improved somewhat, he retired into silence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Proud owners of these new, improved stills endowed them with special names. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “No need for a mocking tone, Lucille. We should use our windfall to improve our prospects. If it were up to you, we’d bury the money in the backyard to benefit the worms.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must have improved since I saw you last.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Well, that meant all the time, really. Then they finally gave up because they realized that my reading didn’t exactly improve when they frightened me. On the contrary. Take Flatnose, for instance.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To improve security, they had given their top South American spies a present—a coding machine called Enigma. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She suggested that I read more, that reading would improve my writing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “But instead of destroying the soil, they improved it, and that is something we don't know how to do today” in tropical soils. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Along with reducing Cold War tensions and improving relations with the United States and other western nations, Gorbachev granted the Soviet people freedoms that they had never experienced. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Lawrence remained defensive about the oversight as late as 1940, when he rationalized it as the consequence of the Rad Lab’s singular devotion to improving the cyclotron at the expense of unimportant short-term discoveries. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He said people’s minds could use some improving. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In the past, agriculture, writing, and improved pre-gun weapons took much longer to spread much greater distances, but the underlying social processes of population replacement and competition were essentially the same. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As he pulled into the driveway of number four, the first thing he saw — and it didn’t improve his mood — was the tabby cat he’d spotted that morning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Leibniz believed that the reform of mathematical symbols would improve reasoning just as effectively as the telescope had improved sight. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The very idea of schooling used to be about learning so that we could improve our lives and the world. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As freedom fighters and political prisoners, we had an obligation to improve and strengthen ourselves, and study was one of the few opportunities to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Our meals improved markedly, and when his contract was fulfilled he signed another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Isis and Betty’s time behind the glass had improved their acting skills. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Unable to work, to read or build or improve himself, he would waste away here. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Like Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I was doing even worse than usual at school that semester, and they were already talking about holding me back if I didn’t improve. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The food at Pop’s would offer no improvement over hall, but the French girls who came to Cambridge to improve their English were another matter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But moving to a better neighborhood doesn’t improve a child’s chances in school. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They doubted that a new chancellor—even one as popular as Hitler—would improve their lives. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s been saying on the radio that the economy was improving, when anyone with two eyes could see the only thing getting better was my mother’s ability to patch holes in pants. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z There was talk of performing an operation on him later, one which might improve the circulation of blood to his brain. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Since leaving the grove, her condition hadn’t worsened, but it hadn’t improved either. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary had kept her job as a law partner while also helping with her husband’s efforts to improve health care and education. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Over that summer, the Rad Lab continued to improve the calutron design. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mom pushed away her plate, her mood not improved. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Attempting to improve even one part of the food system, though, could set off adversarial ripples. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Though I still performed my lowly duties, I dared to hope that my status at court was improving. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My success improved greatly when I started using part of the cargo net. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The writing was no longer an ambiguous syllabary mixed with logograms but an alphabet borrowed from the Phoenician consonantal alphabet and improved by the Greek invention of vowels. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z So I worked to show everyone how much I was improving. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I reasoned that if I somehow kept improving my English and ingratiated Mrs. Smith by the fact, then possibly she would give me more books like Treasure Island each time Granny took me along. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama improved slowly, too; at least she got stronger physically. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Wash was so busy finding ways to be with Naomi that he all but forgot the scheme to get money to improve the colored school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The improving visibility revealed Polly, the chambermaid who everyone said was simple, and who stayed on late whenever there was a do. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I believe I can improve upon the toxin Epsilon-5 created for you.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z More significantly, their online life had been dramatically improved by cable modem access and their new equipment. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s better. Since it’s your first day here, I shall excuse your behavior and trust that it will have improved tomorrow.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As well as the other elements of their improved circumstances, of course. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The girls’ quiz scores finally began to improve. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Fuller based his work on the principle he had learned at Case Western, the belief that if conditions were to improve for poor people, they themselves would have to implement the necessary changes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Since none of the other kids wanted to pet him, I felt like it was my sole responsibility to improve his ego. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Labor Department with a vague assignment to come up with ideas to improve efficiency and morale. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In the period when the New York epidemic tipped down, the city’s economy hadn’t improved. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Winston insisted the Lord High Chancellor try to improve the efficiency of the courts. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise, he noticed nothing unusual and foresaw no difficulty in improving the kiln’s operation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As our technology improved, the means of war also improved. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to Muff, Naomi’s Southern cooking had improved. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed purely chance at first, an epidemic of good health that the less intelligent of the trainees were tempted to put down to their own improving techniques. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The earliest pieces were all probably written down by his father, and perhaps improved in the process. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The shooters above them had obviously improved their aim. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z So I’ve been working hard and improving at a pretty good rate. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z That didn’t improve the mood around the table. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They demanded improved safety and working conditions and compensation for anyone injured on the job. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Ma was so frustrated with me in my first semester that she confiscated the laptop until my grades improved, which they sort of did because I really needed to get back to my made-up worlds. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I guess the proudest thing about being a geek is that we start out tending to be behind, physically, socially, and experientially but we improve. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For six months after the car accident, Mother had improved steadily and we’d thought she would fully recover. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “So we set up a program to assist and improve the proficiency of aviation English.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Vesalius’s purpose was not only to enhance understanding but also to improve surgery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It is Theo’s role to help Vincent’s paintings sell, and therefore to tell him how to improve so they will sell. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A public that had grown up with news illustrations and hazy photo layouts was now treated to breathtaking action shots facilitated by vastly improved photographic equipment. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her language skills have really improved this year. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The judge said that there was an opening at Camp Green Lake, and he suggested that the discipline of the camp might improve Stanley's character. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Life improved for Milkman enormously after he began working for Macon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He is determined to improve, to grow as an artist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z To improve the education of disadvantaged students requires social changes which educational institutions alone cannot make, of course. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My social situation at Strack Intermediate hadn’t improved one bit since sixth grade. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I take a sip of the tart, dry liquid and secretly think it could be improved by a few spoonfuls of honey. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to hear the outside world, either, but I hadn’t been able to improve upon the apartment’s existing soundproofing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My domestic skills are much improved—out of necessity. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z If the patient improves, you take credit; if he remains stable, your treatment stopped his downward course. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They had decided to major in urban planning and hoped to eventually get a job designing or improving public transit systems. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then the miracle man began improving King Lotharon, and eighteen pages are used up in describing the cures. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The women, who had been nursing these men in their infirmity, wondered how they’d suddenly improved while others lingered in the sickness. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Virginia, listen, I’ll be straight with you. You have a good chance of being queen, but only if you improve your Quichua.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now again plans were urgently afoot to fix me up, to improve my voice. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "I had thought the president sincerely wanted to change his policies and improve relations," he complained, adding, "Now, thanks to the U-2, the honeymoon was over." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Even the oysters seem tasty, vastly improved by the sauce. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And I'm thinking, well this improves the old neighborhood. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I began looking for opportunities to use my improved vocabulary in conversation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The dear one is daily improving…,” he wrote in his diary on Thursday, June 9, “and every other sorrow fades in the light of the joy her recovery brings.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The basement in their North Logan home was an electronics graveyard that included Keith’s first Atari, an ancient model he’d sometimes pull out, disassemble, then solder back together as an improved version. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It is ironic, but when we say someone is a “crusader,” we generally mean he is striving to do something noble: he is trying to improve the world. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The outside rooms had not been improved or upgraded. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He learned how to make oars, how to improve the boat and to make baskets. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Kilvin sold the rest of my emitters, and my mood improved as my burns healed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A deep-fried bean burrito, the bufriedo proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that frying always improves a food. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It didn’t look like his bathing habits had improved much since then. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But it’s all good, ’cause this afternoon I came up with a new and improved plan. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z These were technologies that had been part of a profound effort to make cars and roads safer— along with airbags and billions spent to widen and improve roads. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope,” RFK had said. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Neither she, nor Dr. Gazzaley, believed their findings should be taken to mean that the simple act of playing a video game improves the brain, or, specifically, the attention networks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Hugh tells me that the market is off-limits until my French improves. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Education, housing, job opportunities and the vote enter the picture of any improving community. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I forgot all the promises I had made—before being given the drum—to improve my character and wailed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I guess I even improved upon her lie. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In one part of Russia, though, the nobles who owned the land were interested in trying out new tools, new equipment, and new ideas about how to improve the soil. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Misty hadn’t improved or gotten worse—she still lay on the floor in the Shack, breathing evenly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Barack’s administration was focused on improving access to affordable health care, and for me the garden was a way to offer a parallel message about healthy living. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After a day of cleaving rock salt from the innards of the mountain, finding him standing there with six guards hadn’t improved her mood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He’d been improving for a while, but he looked fully healthy for the first time. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There was no way to come out of this prison improved. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Practicing with Isobel has proved an advantage, enabling him to improve aspects of his illusions to the point where even with her familiarity she cannot always discern what is real. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We greatly want a brief word to express the science of improving stock,” he wrote, “to give the more suitable races or strains of blood a better chance of prevailing speedily over the less suitable.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In general the effect of all this habitation of the soil is to aerate it and improve both its drainage and the penetration of water throughout the layers of plant growth. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The more I kept my complaints about how white people treated us to myself, the more my social life improved. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The high point in indigenous Chinese astronomy occurred around 1280, with the work of Kuo Shou-ching, who used an observational baseline of 1,500 years and improved both astronomical instruments and mathematical techniques for computation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That same month, North Carolina’s liberal governor, Terry Sanford, tried to improve race relations in his state by creating a biracial Good Neighbor Council, charged with persuading white businesses to hire more blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Because of my twelfth place win in Tunisia and my earlier gold medal finishes in the domestic tournaments, my national ranking had improved significantly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This was also the year in which more labor unrest took place than ever before, as workers sought to improve their lives along with a changing world. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The tragedy is that this movement to end slavery did nothing to improve conditions in Louisiana. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z An extra income would help keep the household above water and improve the odds that Dorothy’s sister might be able to follow her path to college. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Instead of trying to improve their listeners, musicians started pampering them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He managed to fight down the impulse to swear at Ron, whose attitude would, he knew, improve slightly when the time came to take off the locket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He believed blacks had to improve their own self-image before they could initiate successful mass action. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In almost no time he had his pilot’s wings and found himself overseas, where things began suddenly to improve. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Still, her letters kept me connected to this idea that things might improve. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Diamants health improved, and he baked bread two days a week in a cafeteria. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The quality of Kreacher’s cooking had improved dramatically ever since he had been given Regulus’s locket: Today’s French onion was as good as Harry had ever tasted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I argued that police could improve public safety without abusing people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Put some of your time and effort and attention and energy on improving academics and on emphasizing academics.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles cleared land, built up his walls, improved his drainage, and added a hundred acres to the farm. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And sleeping quarters sure have improved—just look at those RVs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She didn’t think it was going to improve her looks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just tell us what you think. Where can we improve? What looks too awkward?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If you have any plan to improve your house, even if it’s just planting a new tree, you have to have it approved beforehand by the Architectural Committee. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He doggedly continues to work on his technique, to improve his portraits. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Though he was getting faster by the day, he couldn’t force his body to improve quickly enough to catch his older rivals by summer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z On Tuesday night, Luma would have a chance to improve things for her team if she could convince the Clarkston City Council to let her use the city’s field in Milam Park. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I never experienced one college session that didn’t show me ways to improve upon my presentation and defense of Mr. Muhammad’s teachings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If you needed to illustrate the idea of nineteenth-century America as a land of opportunity, you could hardly improve on the life of Albert Michelson. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A few weeks into our stay, I made a friend who wanted to improve his English as much as I wanted to improve my French. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When his behavior didn't improve, his foster mother decided to get rid of him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "I seldom fling children from towers to improve their health. Yes, I meant for him to die." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On some days Cordelia decides that it’s Carol’s turn to be improved. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There is the part that makes you improve yourself—makes you practice controlling your fear and jealousy. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z |
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