potential improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialandimprovement

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/
us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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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 ofpotentialandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A consequence of the method used here is that anypotentialimprovementof the bounds in any of the results requires no further combinatorial work.
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Finally, it discusses the future of automated tissue microarray analysis, emphasizing the many areas of development andpotentialimprovement.
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For coproantigen detection characterization of defined parasite antigens in faeces should permitpotentialimprovementin assays at genus-specific and even to species-specific levels.
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This allows one to get an upper bound on thepotentialimprovementoffered by perfecting that component.
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The extent to which light requirements differ between tree species is directly related to the available scope forpotentialimprovementin these systems through light management.
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Under the new proposals, which are intrinsically a part of apotentialimprovementarea, not one new house is to be built.
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Potentialimprovementareas are a mixture of properties which have to be demolished and properties which could be improved.
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A couple of years into privatisation has resulted in muchpotentialimprovement, with some £500 million to be invested in around 450 new train sets comprising over 2,000 carriages.
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Thepotentialimprovementfrom a grey screen may thus be best realized in a darkened room, where the only light is that of the projector.
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This experience also demonstrated a number of minor problems andpotentialimprovementopportunities.
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This paper lists potential improvements in quality and quantity of straw/stover yields that can be achieved through breeding and management.
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If so, we maintain the central conclusion that potential improvements in employment are primarily taken out as wage increases rather than as employment increases.
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This study suggests potential improvements for the early detection of diabetes.
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Potential improvements in rate of genetic gain from marker-assisted selection in dairy cattle breeding schemes.
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We conclude with the discussion of restrictions we have imposed and potential improvements.
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In the end, the relationship between changes in a converter circuit's flow-patterns and the efficiency of a torque-converter can then be used to identifypotentialimprovementareas.
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The use of home spirometry with clinical data review provides a framework on which to provide potential improvements in care quality and cost savings.
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Fifth, besides the potential improvements with respect to tumour treatment, a patient's quality of life should be significantly improved during chemotherapy.
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Work has started on implementing potential improvements identified.
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This should identify gaps in the local network and potential improvements to the cycling infrastructure.
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