Example sentences of "[noun] to improving the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the thirty years before the First War purists and feminists consistently argued that criminal law legislation was the key to improving the nation 's morals . |
| 2 | First , because farmers have paid a lot of attention to improving the quality of their output and doing it as efficiently as possible , but have not taken time to tell the consumer and the general public about the efforts that have been made . |
| 3 | The overriding message that emerges from the survey is that accountants in industry share to a considerable degree the City 's view ( as exemplified by the Institutional Shareholders ' Committee ) that reporting companies need to devote more efforts to improving the information provided on the nature of R&D expenditure and , in particular , its contribution to performance . |
| 4 | This was due largely to rationalization programmes which attempted to dispose of the smaller and unprofitable public houses , though these were offset by a continuing commitment to improving the appearance and amenities of the larger remaining houses . |
| 5 | Government promises of higher expenditure on education and a greater commitment to improving the life of students and intellectuals after the ravages of the Cultural Revolution had hardly changed the typical campus environment . |
| 6 | Can I find a way of being a teacher — can I see any role models — which allows a satisfactory compromise between my career ambitions , my wish to be a good subject teacher , my desire to promote my broader educational ideals , my intention to be a ‘ real person ’ as much as I can , and my commitment to improving the status and conditions of teaching as a profession ? |
| 7 | The commitment to improving the extent of subject match through the control of teacher education , and the exertion of influence over teacher appointments , is therefore clearly substantial . |
| 8 | Our commitment to improving the environment and helping to maintain it for future generations can be summarised by these ‘ Green Rules ’ |
| 9 | Engineering director Alan Girven said : ‘ The Portrack extension will give a major boost to the cleaning of the river Tees and is part of our continuing commitment to improving the environment . |
| 10 | TRANSPORT Secretary Malcolm Rifkind is set to challenge Labour over their commitment to improving the A1 at a press conference in Darlington today . |
| 11 | The jobless executives could be on hire for as little as £50 a week to firms who may not otherwise be able to afford to devote full-time staff to improving the skills of the workforce . |
| 12 | inspectors , when their help is sought by head teachers , give high priority to improving the effectiveness of heads of department |
| 13 | In view of such associations , Teaching Quality goes on to state that ‘ the Government attach high priority to improving the fit between teachers ’ qualifications and their tasks as one means of improving the quality of education' . |
| 14 | It would make more sense to put some of the money to improving the surfaces of the existing roads , which again compare very unfavourably with our European neighbours . |
| 15 | In different degrees , both the earlier tsars had devoted their first years on the throne to improving the condition of the empire , but one of them had been distracted by Napoleon and the other by foreign war and a rebellion in Poland . |
| 16 | The report , UK levels of health , discusses the need for a common , strategic approach to improving the health of the nation . |
| 17 | Conversely , if developing countries dislike being used as illicit rubbish dumps , they must devote much more cash and effort to improving the quality of their own waste-disposal facilities , and preventing illegal dumping . |
| 18 | There was no guidance on provision other than the commitments to improving the visual environment and offering a broad curriculum and flexible teaching . |
| 19 | Fee earning pressures , lack of time and the recession were the main factors which respondents mentioned as obstacles to improving the business efficiency of their firms . |
| 20 | We have helped to establish the Football Trust , which now devotes £20 million a year to improving the safety of grounds . |
| 21 | DOCTORS ' leaders have criticised the commitment shown by the Scottish Office to improving the country 's appalling health record . |
| 22 | The system of utilisation , that is , might be reformed , with a view to improving the welfare of the animals being utilised . |
| 23 | It was agreed , therefore , that the main focus of the study would be to investigate the information provision and access requirements of the Highways and planning departments … , with a view to improving the level and quality of the service , within current resource constraints . |
| 24 | Pressure continues to be applied to aircraft maintenance organisations with a view to improving the efficiency of their operations . |
| 25 | With a view to improving the security of all occupations , does the Secretary of State agree that there is an urgent need to aim for a common sentencing policy throughout the United Kingdom ? |