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  • 21improvement —    1. obsolete Scottish    forcible depopulation    The Scottish Highland Clearances replaced people by sheep in the glens to increase income for the lairds and chiefs:     The necessity for reducing the population in order to introduce valuable… …

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  • 22improvement*/*/*/ — [ɪmˈpruːvmənt] noun 1) [C/U] the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further improvement.[/ex] There has been an improvement… …

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  • 23improvement — noun Date: circa 1550 1. the act or process of improving 2. a. the state of being improved; especially enhanced value or excellence b. an instance of such improvement ; something that enhances value or excellence …

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  • 24improvement — /im proohv meuhnt/, n. 1. an act of improving or the state of being improved. 2. a change or addition by which a thing is improved. 3. a person or thing that represents an advance on another in excellence or achievement: The new landlord is a… …

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  • 25improvement — noun identifying the areas most in need of improvement passengers will notice many new improvements Syn: advance, development, upgrade, refinement, renovation, enhancement, advancement, upgrading, amelioration, betterment; boost, lift, rise,… …

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  • 26improvement — /ɪmˈpruvmənt/ (say im proohvmuhnt) noun 1. the act of improving. 2. the state of being improved. 3. a change or addition whereby a thing is improved. 4. some thing or person that represents an advance on another in excellence or achievement. 5. a …

  • 27improvement — tobulinimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. improvement; refinement; upgrading vok. Verbesserung, f; Verfeinerung, f rus. усовершенствование, f pranc. perfectionnement, m …

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  • 28improvement — gerinimas statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Kokios nors medžiagos ar proceso kokybės kėlimas. atitikmenys: angl. improvement vok. Verbesserung, f rus. улучшение, n pranc. amélioration, f …

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  • 29Improvement plan — can stand for:*Performance improvement plan *Service Improvement Plan *Capital Improvement Plan *Process improvement plan in Six Sigma …

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  • 30Improvement District No. 4 — Village de Waterton Park Administration Pays …

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