Even better, the quality of the bank's portfolio has improved sharply.

The graphics quality has improved sharply since every last game.

If the savings rates were to sharply improve, consumers would spend much less.

Consumer confidence, though sharply improved, is still below where it was a year ago.

Those targets will sharply improve the qualifications of the British work force.

Helped by a booming economy, the state's finances improved sharply.

Many of the nation's biggest retailers reported yesterday that sales in May had improved sharply from the same month a year earlier.

But with economic recovery, the performance of Harrods has improved sharply.

And even if your plane does go down, the chances that you will walk away from the wreckage have improved sharply in recent years.

The restrictions have sharply improved air quality in Missoula, officials say.