marginal improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofmarginalandimprovement

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marginal
adjective
uk
/ˈmɑː.dʒɪ.nəl/us
/ˈmɑːr.dʒɪ.nəl/
very small in amount ...
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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 ofmarginalandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cardinal measure of the index rather than an ordinal (or dummy variable) allows us to better quantify the impact ofmarginalimprovementof institutional factors on the deforestation process.
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It offersmarginalimprovementwith the minimum of finance.
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There has been amarginalimprovementthis year over last year and the year before.
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In chemotherapy the superiority of one form of treatment over another may be small but themarginalimprovementmay be beneficial to many.
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In the second quarter of this year there was amarginalimprovementand the deficit was £592 million.
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All we have achieved from the agreement is amarginalimprovementin the system.
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But the results are only amarginalimprovement.
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In many instances it is the only sort ofmarginalimprovementthat the county can make.
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Easterly take-offs, which are normally higher, show amarginalimprovementin the period.
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In the past month, there has been, admittedly, amarginalimprovementin this sector but, overall, the building and construction industry is in dire straits.
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It is only amarginalimprovement.
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I have no doubt that registration would bring about a more thanmarginalimprovement—indeed, that the improvement would be significant.
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Twelve months ago there was a slightmarginalimprovementin the employment situation.
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That is a large price to pay for themarginalimprovementthat it would make to the scheme.
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People who live in the area are not therefore looking for amarginalimprovementin the noise disturbance they are now experiencing.
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Next year there may be amarginalimprovement.
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What we are discussing today, welcome though it is, is only amarginalimprovementin the youth opportunities programme until it is proved otherwise.
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They might argue that there should be somemarginalimprovement, but they are in a minority.
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In mid-summer we can look to amarginalimprovement, but it will be nothing like as good as those outside assume that it will be.
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