continued improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinuedandimprovement

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continued
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/us
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
still happening, existing, ...
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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 ofcontinuedandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontinued improvement

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Continuedimprovementin per formance with age on both tasks occurs at fine spatial scales, especially in animals older than 25 weeks.
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These retinas displayed steady andcontinuedimprovementthroughout the study, attaining 70.1 6 3.0% of control amplitudes at 270 days.
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These strategies are designed to improve confidence and skills in long-term self-management of depression and acknowledge patients' active ' responsibility, ' or central role, forcontinuedimprovement.
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A brief intervention acknowledging patients' central role forcontinuedimprovementcan support selfmanagement by improving confidence and skills in long-term self-management of depression.
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Combined with increasing competition between providers and rising expectations among local purchasers, this should aid thecontinuedimprovementof standards in homes.
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Continuedimprovementis necessary, however, as missing birth weights remain an important consideration when assessing or comparing rates of premature birth as both the numerator and denominator are affected.
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A critical analysis of the burden of specific diseases could be useful in developing targeted control measures towardscontinuedimprovementof health conditions.
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Suffice it to say that improved methods of water treatment will be imperative for thecontinuedimprovement of drinking-water safety and control of waterborne diseases like giardiasis.
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We need to seecontinuedimprovementin human rights.
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They want a continual rise in the standard of living and acontinuedimprovementin our social services.
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Thecontinuedimprovementin prolongation rates of those who do not leave in the first 12 months gives encouragement that manning needs will be met.
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I look forward to acontinuedimprovement.
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There has been a rise in production and there has been acontinuedimprovementin the terms of trade.
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With the help of these and good response from individuals, we look forward to acontinuedimprovementon the current position.
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There is no rational basis for thecontinuedimprovementof nuclear arms or of nuclear counter-measures.
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I attach the greatest importance to acontinuedimprovementof the statistical basis for policy decisions.
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It is also a policy that is necessary for thecontinuedimprovementin the economy.
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They are part of our framework for thecontinuedimprovementof regional economies.
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Thecontinuedimprovementto the site roads and the hard standing will allow housekeeping to be improved, and thereby reduce odours from storage and movement.
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I recognise the need forcontinuedimprovementof educational facilities, especially at the secondary and higher levels.
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