Sentence examples for improved purchasing from inspiring English sources

This 'next generation' of reforms aims to increase the effectiveness of primary health care, with a particular emphasis on building the capacity of feldsher-obstetrical points (FAPs) and ambulance services, and to increase funding for health care through improved revenue collection and improved purchasing of services with the guaranteed basic package.

Moreover, with the improvement in GDP that the improved purchasing power of the newly minimum-waged produces, and the growth of jobs reducing the numbers of unemployed, the impact of this "trade-off" is a net positive with respect to ratio of debt to GDP, a far more important measure of the country's financial status than either GDP or debt alone.

The positive association between education attainment and enrolment may partly be due to improved purchasing power – most educated respondents were also income earners and more likely to afford payment of insurance premiums.

The luxury retailer's share price rose on optimism consumer spending continues to improve, although shares are up a lesser 3.10% to $8.33 as of 12 15 p.m. ET. Options investors expecting shares to continue to improve purchased 3,000 calls at the July $10 strike for an average premium of $0.15 per contract.

This assumption is based on improved purchase agreements with major suppliers and better inventory management, so that fewer products have to be discounted at product season end.

The company, based in Pittsburgh, plans to improve purchasing practices and manufacturing productivity and reduce administrative costs.

"Don't tell me we're going to improve purchasing," said Kevin Murphy, the regional president of Bank of America, after Mr. Lazio had departed.

Helmersson agreed that brands had an important role to play and said this was why a year ago H&M had drawn up a roadmap for a fair living wage (based on methodology drawn up by the Fair Wage Network) that aims to improve purchasing practices, implement pay structures that reward workers for skills and efficiency, and encourage worker involvement in negotiating their conditions.

The main criticism of Mr. Sarkozy is that while he promised "a rupture" with the past to modernize France's heavily state-dominated economy — liberalizing the tax system, eliminating the 35-hour workweek, reducing bureaucracy and improving purchasing power — he has accomplished little in the face of political and union opposition, save for an important delay in the retirement age.

For the last two decades, China's food security has attracted great attention due to its growing population, improving purchasing power and soaring demand for animal feed and biofuel.

In a statement that is indicative of News Corp's startup focus in India, chief executive Robert Thomson said both deals are about using the power of data to help improve purchasing and financial decisions.