planned improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofplanandimprovement

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plan
noun
uk
/plæn/us
/plæn/
a set of decisions about how to do something in ...
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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 ofplanandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In particular theplannedimprovementin free cinema and live entertainment is taking effect.
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Aplannedimprovementin the quality of all items in the balance of payments is becoming more and more important as the value of our overseas assets increases.
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Theplannedimprovementschemes will start as soon as possible once the statutory and design procedures have been completed.
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These will be effected by slowing down, to some extent, theplannedimprovementand expansion of the telephone service, the introduction of new facilities, and letter mechanisation.
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However, the opportunities presented by the increase in capital investment mean that housing strategies can be revised to allow for aplannedimprovementto existing housing stock.
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Taxes on land will have the further effect of bringing to a halt a large proportion ofplannedimprovement work, such as new buildings, drainage schemes,et cetera.
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This decision means that, instead of theplannedimprovementto 47 houses—which figure was already cut by half—there is now only the finance available to improve 10.
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The plan was rejected on the basis that it was lacking in concrete details and theplannedimprovementmeasures were deemed insufficient.
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Recent and planned improvements to the rail network in the area are being taken into account in the scheme assessment.
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That is there in detail and people can see, for the first time and with a timetable, the planned improvements in their area.
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The chief constable went on to explain further planned improvements in policing.
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Planned improvements to trunk roads will also help to relieve pressure on the local road network.
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Planned improvements were postponed with the onset of war in 1939.
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Rather than targeting all of these changes in a single, long-term release, we intend to accomplish all the planned improvements over a number of versions.
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Planned improvements included new glass cockpit and engines, larger wing, and heated leading edges.
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The most recent rounds of franchising have considered the planned improvements and previous good service delivery of bidders as well as the cost element.
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Many planned improvements and developments are aimed to expand service area and operation times and improving local transportation coordination, as well as adding new infrastructure and facilities.
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The organiser of the event went bankrupt in late 2005, and therefore the planned improvements to the race track and paddock had not yet been made.
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