It's tough making predictions - if we can improve on our third in last year's Six Nations it would be tangible progress.
All this has prompted drug companies to ask themselves if they can improve on nicotine (and, of course, produce a patentable product as opposed to a drug that anyone can sell).
The Spanish driver draws encouragement from last year's exploits and he is confident of once again rivaling triple world champion Vettel -- if Ferrari can improve on their slow start to 2012.
The 30-year-old midfielder believes the Baggies, currently bottom of the table, will see their results improve if they carry on playing the way they are.
There are many resources if you need to improve on the basics: classes, magazines, books, websites, TV programs, there is a medium for however you like to learn.
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Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson admitted England still have plenty of areas to improve on if they are to stand a chance of beating Australia, their opponents from the 2003 World Cup final.
But Brindle is acutely aware that she and her team-mates will have to raise their game even more if they are to improve on the first Test and win at Worcester.
If Iraq does not suddenly improve and if voters continue to ignore good news on the economy, as they are doing, then he need take no further risks.
Companies need to reassess how to spend their money if they want to improve their return on investment.
However, once a new product is launched, it is very important to monitor consumer response to it and to improve the product if necessary based on consumer response.
And so I think all of us have responsibilities to see if there are things that we can improve on.
The BCCI also warned Santh, saying it would take "appropriate decision" if the fast bowler did not improve his on-field behaviour.
Critics also question whether literacy and numeracy will really improve if children aren't really assessed on this until secondary and much of the marking will be done by teachers who aren't qualified in these subjects.
The EU Climate Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard, said climate policies would cut local pollution, reduce dependency on fossil fuel imports, improve resource efficiency, save money on energy and even make people fitter if they left their cars at home and cycled to work.
Gatland says his players can make their mark on that tour if they continue to improve at the same rate.
And perhaps against the very best his second serve has room to improve, but if you look at his stats on second serve he's one of the best behind it.
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My thought was that if I focused only on that, everything else would improve.
If the economy's return on capital is to improve, it will be necessary to close ailing companies more promptly.
You can always improve on anything else, but again, if they're talking about the region outside Chicago about some issue, that's different.
England toiled with the ball on occasions and will have to improve if they are to beat Pakistan in the next game.
Players originally were told to stay on the course to see if conditions would improve, and before long, they were brought back to the clubhouse.
New migrants find it particularly hard to improve their lot, especially if there are more foreigners right on their heels.
Also, if business spending picks up, regional bank stocks should improve, on the idea that expanding businesses will need bank loans for operational expenses.
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England manager Martin Johnson has said he wants to work on discipline and if his team are going to improve they need to do just that.
Wie's on-course performance will have to improve dramatically if she wants her sponsors to re-up.
He might just do that in Game 2 at home on Sunday if Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist doesn't improve.
What would your team think if you were to announce that your goal for 2013 was to improve on one of them?
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Spain may have reached a World Cup semi-final for the first time - their fourth place in 1950 was after a round-robin stage - but they will surely need to improve if they are to defeat in-form Germany in Durban on Wednesday.
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