The game's modern version, called contract bridge, is usually attributed to Harold S. Vanderbilt, who, during an ocean cruise in 1925, devised several transformative improvements to the scoring system of the previous version, auction bridge.
She has been supportive of the city's education policies aimed at reform, though she has been careful not to characterize as transformative the gradual improvements achieved under Mr. Bloomberg's stewardship.
With the right brands and promises of investment and employment, the private sector can be a powerful partner to governments and non-governmental organizations in a transformative push for improvements for women.
Understanding of power sources and their use as negotiation tools in policy development should not be ignored in the pursuit of transformative change and sustained improvement in health systems in low- and middle income countries (LMIC).
Mr Modi acts as if a lot of small improvements add up to transformative gains.
The data within an electronic PHR record alone are not sufficient to realize improvements that can be considered transformative.
Improvement in culture of safety and "transformative" effects Before and after surveys of staff attitudes in control and SPI1 hospitals were conducted by means of a validated questionnaire to assess staff morale, attitudes, and aspects of culture (the NHS National Staff Survey).
Transformative research seeks to include an explicit "intent to advocate for an improvement in human interests and society through addressing issues of power and social relationships" [ 35] (p441).
What if nanotechnology could deliver on its original promise – not only new, useful, nanoscale products, but a new, transformative production technology able to displace industrial production technologies and bring radical improvements in production cost, scope, and resource efficiency?
The scale up and improvement noted here provides foundations for a stronger theoretical base with respect to gender transformative sexual and reproductive health interventions with men, which can critically allow for more adequate comparisons and lesson sharing across the field.
