recent improvement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrecentandimprovement
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recent
adjective
uk/ˈriː.sənt/us/ˈriː.sənt/
happening or starting from a short ...
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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 ofrecentandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Arecentimprovementon this approach of site-directed mutagenesis driven by iterative guesswork is the (actually more ancient) approach of random mutagenesis coupled with genetic selection.
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There has been somerecentimprovement, but it is nothing like as high a figure as it should be.
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Therecentimprovementin dental health has allowed dentists to adopt a wait-and-watch approach to some aspects of treatment.
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I have every hope that therecentimprovementwill be continued.
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Since therecentimprovementin supplies, however, this request has been withdrawn.
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Therecentimprovementin this and other countries in this kind of treatment is the result of research.
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Therecentimprovementin shipbuilding orders is welcome.
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Their confidence has been restored by therecentimprovementin trading.
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Although those figures represent arecentimprovement, there is still an enormous amount of ground to be made up.
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I am aware that there may have been somerecentimprovementin this respect.
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I hope that therecentimprovementin noise levels will continue.
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Therecentimprovementfor youngsters who have been in care has been mentioned.
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There is no need for me to remind you of therecentimprovementin the matter of ammunition.
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Statistics for 1972 showed that they were about 20 per cent higher, and there is no sign of anyrecentimprovement.
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Meanwhile, as a nation we can take encouragement and confidence from therecentimprovementin our fortunes.
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This will help to ensure that therecentimprovementin the speed of issue of these licences is maintained.
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Recentimprovementis an achievement, but it must not lead to complacency.
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Part of therecentimprovementis related to improvements in the world market.
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There has been a veryrecentimprovement, which is a great deal better than nothing.
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I am glad to note that there has been arecentimprovementin accepting them and their qualifications.
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