If improved education is really the key to an improved national economy, schools need to be more rigorous or their graduates will be poorly trained and the economy will decline.

New Yorkers are benefiting from an improved national economy.

A lot of it is an improved economy.

Despite the much improved economy, particularly with the exploitations of Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oil field and Shah Deniz gas field, Aliyev's presidency was criticized due to suspected vote fraud and corruption.

Officials and private executives gave credit for the upswing to the aggressive business development programs initiated by Mayor Whalen, on top of an improved national economy and the commitment by two of the region's major financial institutions, Norstar Bancorp and Keycorp, to build or expand their headquarters there.

Taking pride in destructive efforts is not in line with what Filipinos should be working toward: an improved national economy and less poverty.

Now he is basing his re-election campaign on a much improved economy.

State Senator George Jepsen, a Stamford Democrat, said this was largely the result of an improved national economy.

But he said that with an improved European economy, an array of new models, and tighter cost controls, VW could eliminate its excess capacity in the next two years.

But the beleaguered taxpayer has just over 12 months to prepare for the changes - by which time the Chancellor hopes an improved economy will soften the blow.