This week it named the winners of a million dollar competition to improve its system for suggesting movies to its members.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

Francis Bacon, influenced by Machiavelli, urged human beings to employ their reason to force nature to give up its secrets, to treat nature like a woman, to master nature in order to improve man's material well being.

弗朗西斯·培根受到马基雅弗利的影响,提倡人们运用理性,来让自然原形毕露,像对待女人那样对待自然,去征服自然以提升人类的物质生活

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In February, Blackwater changed its name to Xe to help improve its image with the public.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Wal-Mart has worked to improve its public image by becoming a more "green" company.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

And,it continued to improve its designs, offering customers many kinds of cars.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

Since then,Cleveland has sought to improve its image.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

Kim says North Korea wants to improve its negotiating hand by saying it will not be coming to talks with its head head low.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

He also pledged one-point-five billion dollars in aid to Pakistan, each year for the next five years, to improve its security forces and economy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

The National Mining Association refused to single out Massey during the hearing, saying only that the mining industry wants to improve its safety record across the board.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

The United States has recently changed its Burma policy from isolating the military government to direct engagement in hopes that it will improve its human rights and allow for democracy.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Henderson,appearing on NBC, said General Motors is building a plan around four core brands and hopes to improve the quality of its vehicles to regain the confidence of the American consumer.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05