Having proven that family planning is the most cost-effective measure to prevent unwanted pregnancies and reduce birth-related deaths, we have further sharpened efforts to reduce the unmet need of 222 million women - increasing commodities demand and strengthening supply, identifying where exactly the burden is and calculating how much it costs to scale up efforts.
The many navies involved in counterpiracy patrols off Africa's northeastern shore have learned the pirates' habits and sharpened interdiction efforts.
Nearly five months after Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, went public with classified documents detailing the agency's widespread spying, the Internet industry has only sharpened its efforts to track users online, which it considers essential to profitability.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang had earlier urged the Malaysian authorities to sharpen its search efforts.
Marketing experts say that cold-calling in general has become more sophisticated since the era of Willy Loman, with training, mentoring and recruiting efforts sharpened at many companies.
In that competitive environment, JetBlue has begun efforts to sharpen its operations.
Johnson admitted the coaching had been "over-prescriptive" and his efforts to sharpen England's attacking edge have been boosted by the return of key players.
David Rockefeller, retired chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank and patriarch of the family, issued a statement saying, "I support my family's efforts to sharpen Exxon Mobil's focus on the environmental crisis facing all of us".
"I can understand why some people would feel uneasy," said Gordon Scobbie, a senior police officer who leads efforts to sharpen the force's social media presence and who was present at the meeting of Facebook, Twitter and the company that owns BlackBerry, Research in Motion.
Understanding the genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors that contribute to prostate tumorigenesis would sharpen the focus of efforts to develop preventive strategies.
