Aldama patiently improved his position, and there was nothing Sevillano could do.
While Ken has lost ground across the middle-class spectrum, he slightly improved his position among working-class Londoners in 2008 compared with 2004.
Hoof It was third, in a desperate finish, but the stewards were not satisfied that Hoof It lost sufficient momentum for Dream Ahead to have definitively improved his position.
But he steadily improved his position by becoming a music teacher, performer, and composer, until in 1766 he was appointed organist of a fashionable chapel in Bath, the well-known spa.
In Michigan and Wisconsin, Mr. Romney has improved his position somewhat — but he started from behind in those states, and most polls continue to show him behind there by a margin in the mid-single digits.
Van der Wiel improved his position steadily, but after 22... Kd7, Hou was still O.K. Van der Wiel miscalculated with 29 ef, overlooking that after 31... Bf6, he cannot take the bishop with the queen because then the rook on g4 is unprotected and he cannot take it with the rook because of 32... Re1.
Mitt Romney lost ground in one state he held (Arizona), and improved his position in none.
After running last at one point in the race, Oxbow improved his position and finished fifth, less than a length behind second-place Frac Daddy.
Charles had made important concessions in England, and temporarily improved his position in Scotland by securing the favour of the Scots on a visit from August to November 1641 during which he conceded to the official establishment of Presbyterianism.
"Two important lessons from the polls are, first, there are very few undecided voters left in Colorado, and second, Gov. Romney has improved his position to win them over in the closing days of the race," siad Dr. Peter Hanson, the University of Denver political scientist who led the poll.
