Sentence examples for improving relative from inspiring English sources

In Bangladesh, on the other hand, girls' survival chances are improving relative to boys and there is little evidence of sex-selective abortion.

Charities have voiced fears that a new emphasis on social mobility meant a downgrading of existing child poverty figures, with the government newly concerned with improving relative life chances for the poor but bright, suggesting a reduced concern with levels of absolute child poverty.

As Mr. Kerry opened a three-day push on the environment timed to the observance of Earth Day, this Thursday, his campaign also worked to play down two new polls that showed President Bush's standing with voters improving relative to the senator's, even after a month of damaging news for the White House.

Those who participate will be able to access their individual averages over time and be notified whether or not their performance is improving relative to others.

Both subsidy and workfare policies are welfare improving relative to a model where tax revenues are rebated lump sum.

Seyfried says the situation is similar on the plains of the northwestern United States, where juniper trees are invading and watersheds in the rangelands seem to be improving, relative to their conditions 60 to 80 years ago.

Combining gene expression and clinical information offered negligible improvement over clinical information alone, and did not improve relative to gene expression information alone.

Not only has he to improve relative to his own game but, more importantly, relative to everyone else's.

In the 1990's, the rates of divorce and out-of-wedlock births have significantly improved relative to earlier years.

The wages of the least skilled have improved relative to those in the middle.

The euro-area's trade balance improved relative to most of its large trade partners (with a few exceptions, like China and Russia).