Sports science advances, training regiments improve, coaching schemes gain sophistication, conditioning capabilities increase and practice procedures progress.

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Different ones apply more powerfully at different times, and you can practice one and then another as you progress to become a more effective communicator.

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It said the reason was largely attributable to changing medical practice, including "progress in medical technology and the provision of alternatives to hospital admission".

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For a couple of years, he tended to overdo the late night carousing and underestimated how much he needed to practice to make further progress.

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