The international credit rating of South Korea has improved from "unsuitable" to "suitable" for investment grade.
The average score improved from an index number (100 is best) of 59.4 to 59.7.
Their defensive work was much improved from the heavy defeat at the Liberty Stadium.
Operating earnings for the Financial Services and Rialto Investment segments also improved from the prior-year period.
It is obvious that fundamentals such as revenue and cash earnings have improved from a year ago.
They have an average net profit margin of 7.6 percent, which is improved from 4.6 percent a year earlier.
Average walking distance on the six-minute test improved from 1, 508 feet to 1, 588 feet over the 30-day study period.
The digital representation at Cannes 2010 has far improved from previous years, but still as a way to go.
Its record of on-time delivery to customers has improved from 50% to 70-80%.
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Mr Rama has achievements of his own in Tirana, which is much improved from the chaotic place it once was.
The number of bullish newsletter writers is up to 45.3%, and has improved from the early October reading of 34.4%.
It is, however, much improved from the depths of the recession, when, in 2009, Christmas spending sales gained only 0.3%.
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Gender hiring improved from a D to a C among senior team administration, but it remained an F among team vice presidents.
Margin improvement as utilization improved from the the Q1 level of 16%.
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That was better than Goldman Sachs, which was up just 0.5% despite reporting third-quarter results that sharply improved from a year ago.
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Both the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes improved from November to December.
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Revenues efficiency, a measure of performance of the rig once it is contracted also improved from around 90.5% in 2011 to around 93%.
In Punjab state, the sex ratio at birth improved from 129 male births per 100 female births in 1999-2001 to 119 in 2005-07.
Normal gait speed improved from 3.9 to 4.1 feet per second and maximum gait speed increased from 5.5 feet to 5.8 feet per second.
Vacancy rates improved from 19.3% to 18.6% in the March quarter.
The sale gives Times Co. a financial cushion at a time when the outlook for print, though much improved from a couple years ago, remains murky.
However, Alonso had other ideas and improved from his seventh place in first practice to finish ahead of Hamilton and set the third fastest time of the day.
Gallagher predicts Detroit will continue to struggle for many years, but notes that a few neighborhoods, like downtown, Midtown and Southwest Detroit, have already dramatically improved from 10 to 15 years ago.
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Both figures were improved from November's upwardly revised figures (79, 000 and 71, 000), but considerably below estimates that crept up this week after the ADP employment survey found that private sector payrolls added 297, 000 jobs last month.
In an existence of almost 25 years, the SFO has never commanded much respect from the police or from its counterparts at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the City watchdog - whose own performance in taking action against financial wrongdoers is perceived to have improved from a very low base.
Furthermore, analysts are suggesting that the vast majority of early adopters either don't know or don't really care about the bonus connectivity features, so long as the "picture and sound" are improved from their old setup, which doesn't exactly bode well for those anxious to see a mass rollout of this here technology in the near future.
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And there is no question that even as things have improved from the situation that the President confronted when he took office -- a time when the American economy was shedding jobs at a rate of 750, 000 a month -- it is still absolutely the case that a lot of Americans remain concerned about the economy, concerned about their own economic situation, and understandably so.
Ancelotti took positives from improved performances from senior players like Drogba, Michael Essien and Lampard, who have all been shadows of their former selves in recent weeks after battling back from injuries.
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With the company targeting an overall 8-9% growth from emerging markets over FY 13, investors have reason to expect slightly improved numbers from these markets in the upcoming quarterly results.
Vodafone said the pressure from price competition and continuing economic problems in the eurozone had been partially offset by improved revenue from data services, as more people had smartphones.
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