greatest improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandimprovement

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great
adjective
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/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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improvement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/us
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/
an occasion when something gets better or when you make ...
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(Definition ofgreatandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Not surprisingly, we observed thegreatestimprovementin self-efficacy among intervention group patients between baseline and the 3-month follow-up interview.
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The numbers in the earliest stages of development showed thegreatestimprovement, with only a few still discovering their singing voice.
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Among all these proposed rules, one rule (the one with thegreatestimprovementscore) is selected for inclusion in the learned model.
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Results indicated that thegreatestimprovementfrom pretest to posttest for all four experimental groups was with vocabulary.
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Elderly obese women display thegreatestimprovementin stair-climbing performance after a 3-week body-mass reduction program.
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We apply this methodology to 70 years of monthly data, finding that a combination of nonlinear models offers thegreatestimprovementin forecast accuracy.
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Only one of these rules (the one with thegreatestimprovementscore) is then selected.
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Therefore, thegreatestimprovementin decreasing the number of the uninsured, would be to find ways to provide insurance for those who are employed in small businesses.
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I believe that this is thegreatestimprovementof all—the training of the pilots themselves and the value they are giving.
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One of the other values is thegreatestimprovementin primary health care since the health service was established in 1948.
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Thegreatestimprovementin the teaching of methematics in schools would come from the employment of more suitably qualified teachers.
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I hope that the franchising process will bring thegreatestimprovementto those services that need it.
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The singlegreatestimprovement, however, would come if drivers kept a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
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If we look back over the past 50 years, this country has experienced thegreatestimprovementin living standards since post-war times.
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The singlegreatestimprovementwould come if drivers kept a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
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My policy is to seek thegreatestimprovementto the housing stock possible within the resources available.
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Thegreatestimprovementintroduced by the new directive is in driving and working time.
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Thegreatestimprovementhas occurred in inter-city links.
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The 14-point improvement in the past seven years is remarkable because thegreatestimprovementhas happened in schools that served the most deprived communities.
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