At present there are few hopeful signs that the bilateral relationship will improve markedly.

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The Conference Board's confidence index did not improve markedly until the first quarter of 1997.

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By comparison, only 28% of a control group of patients put on a waiting list saw their symptoms improve markedly.

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All told, Britain's economic performance didn't improve markedly post-Thatcher, says Alan Booth, an economic historian at the University of Exeter.

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It leaves Fulham with a huge, but not insurmountable task in west London next week - but their defending will have to improve markedly if their European adventure is to continue into the quarter-finals.

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Medications like Adderall can markedly improve the lives of children and others with the disorder.

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"The device was shown to markedly improve patient's quality of life and their functional capacity, and by functional capacity I mean that they were able to exercise longer and they were able to perform more of their activities of daily living, " said lead researcher Dr. William Abraham of the University of Kentucky.

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