"Doesn't Clement get things given him?" said I. "Oh, he has plenty of plants," said Eleanor, "but then he's always making great plans about his garden; and the first step toward his improvements is always to clear out all the old things, and make what he calls 'a clean sweep of the rubbish. '" ❋ Unknown (1872)
He has made what he calls improvements, he claims a quasi-ownership in the land, and has the characteristic Celtic attachment for the patch of ground forming his holding, however squalid it may be, however inadequate for his support. ❋ Henry Thring Thring (1862)
"For my part, I hope that what he calls improvements will not follow the direction of the changes which have been made in some parishes," observed General Caulfield. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)
Mr. L., amongst what he called his improvements of the translation, thought proper, when the Father Almighty is addressed, to erase the personal and possessive pronouns _thou_ or ❋ George Henry Borrow (1842)
In fact, President-elect Barack Obama has vowed to continue the effort in some form, with what he characterizes as improvements, in a proposed Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. ❋ Unknown (2008)
They dealt daily with no running water and the very basic in sanitation as they waited for improvements from the state. ❋ ____Maggie (2009)
According to the safety board, "enhanced operational guidance and recurrent training will provide near-term improvements" to reduce MD-11 risks. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)
A big reason for these performance improvements is that Cloud Antivirus actively scans only for malware trying to execute into memory (an operation performed in the cloud), saving detecting of less-dangerous malware for less-consumptive background scans. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I'll check this out when I get home, I expect much improvements from the 7000 beta, even though it kicks ass. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The outlook for getting more federal money for road improvements is uncertain. ❋ Robert McCartney (2010)
Philadelphia's Project U-Turn's leaders decided not to increase resources for juniors and seniors even though it might have produced short-term improvements. ❋ Brian Gallagher (2012)
Talk about efficiencies and improvements is nothing but code for how much money will I make …. not how well my customers are served … … ❋ Unknown (2009)
These problems have generated the rise of populist and in some cases authoritarian governments that promise short-term improvements in living conditions. ❋ Dina Siegel Vann (2011)
The only thing better than the actual improvements is the spluttering red-faced reaction of the many local NIMBY and anti-cyclist types (see comments on any of the CBC articles linked above). ❋ Cath@VWXYNot? (2009)
This is the exchange We made for the improvements from the 1970s. ❋ Unknown (2009)
"In the short term, there's a greater possibility of generating positive news in Europe … but the long-term sustainability of these fiscal [improvements] is questionable," Mr. Chatterjee said. ❋ Tom Lauricella (2010)
Mr. Mica shares industry concerns that the FAA isn't supporting enough short-term improvements, such as greater use of GPS in cockpits. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)
One of the best improvements is that you actually fly the Normandy. ❋ Unknown (2010)
For years, the FAA has struggled with the issue of accelerating short-term improvements in airborne traffic control, while simultaneously pursuing more-complex revisions of procedures and practices designed to give pilots authority to determine their own flight paths, ensure safe separation from nearby aircraft and assume other tasks now handled by controllers on the ground. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)
