And have its institutions improved to make the reconstruction process smoother?
Unemployment could drop further only if schools improved to make graduates more attractive hires.
Kurt Vonnegut wasn't the first to suggest that the Bible be improved to make the gospels' moral message clearer.
The low efficiency of the current beaker generator, however, would have to be vastly improved to make either use possible.
However, we believe that this rule should be improved to make it more flexible, less burdensome, and more legally defensible".
The touchscreen technology has been improved to make it much easier to use the Surface Pro 3 as a replacement for a notebook and pen.
Patten also said he thought the BBC complaints procedure "can and should be improved" to make it "quicker, simpler and more transparent".
Lack of parking space is a common gripe, but public transport, road access and quality of office space are all factors that must be improved to make city centres a popular choice for today's businesses.
In an editorial, the Guardian said the Hunt-Black plan amounted to continued self-regulation rather than truly independent regulation, and suggested ways it could be improved to make it acceptable.
It suggested that the online tool Midata – which rounds up information about charges and fees – could be improved to make it easier for consumers to compare bank accounts and find the one that is best suited to their financial situation.
"We were aware of the condition," said Brian P. Dolan, a spokesman for the railroad and its president, Kenneth J. Bauer, "and given the cold weather and the frozen ground, a judgment was made to wait until the weather improved to make permanent repairs.
