Sentences with phrase «improvement over last year when»

But a balanced budget was certainly an improvement over last year when the state had to «loan» Bridgeport $ 3.5 million to cover a school budget deficit at the end of the school year.

While they're not so far ahead of sixth - place Toronto — this is a tight five - team race behind the Montreal superclub — they still, knock wood, are a vast improvement over last year when they struggled to finish fifth.

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Graham won the first heat by 100 yards, riding with a dislocated thumb, an improvement over last year, when he raced with a steel rod in his femur, although there had been six more broken bones in between.

While that 39 % «success» rate may seem low — just 2 in every 5 WB releases managed to earn positive reviews from critics last year — it also represents a major improvement over 2012, when that rate was under 18 %.

Released: August 11 Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto Director: David F. Sandberg (Lights Out) Why It's Great: It's always nice when a sequel — or in this case a prequel — turns out to be some kind of an improvement over its franchise predecessor (it also happened last year with Ouija: Origin of Evil), and such is clearly the case with this quiet, creepy tale of a demented dollmaker, a creepy mansion, and a whole bunch of inquisitive little orphans.

But again, when you look at learning outcomes we haven't seen really improvements in the quality of learning in Australia over the last years - at least not on our international metrics.

When it came to the improvements that have occurred, Torlakson said not all the reasons are known, but he did credit the increased education budgets over the last few years from Gov. Jerry Brown as a key factor.

Any optimism over preserving the eurozone quickly deflated when industry executives at the Paris auto show last month warned Europe likely will not see improvement for at least the next two years as strict austerity measures and high unemployment keep the economy weak and stifle consumer demand.

This is a slight improvement over last year, when both the rear - and all - wheel - drive versions with the V - 6 were rated 16/23/19 mpg.

The top three improvements viewed as most important in the tourism and holiday fields over the last 50 years by Europeans are: 72 %: the development of air transport 71 %: the possibility to arrange your vacations online 69 %: being assisted and protected in the event of problems during your vacations (Source: Travel barometer, Ipsos - Europ Assistance 2013) 68 % of Europeans and Americans believe that medical repatriation is a major improvement when it comes to saving lives, 53 % to travelling as a family and 44 % to discovering far away and less well - known countries.

Overall, Take - Two is reporting revenue of $ 480.8 million and a net income of $ 25.1 million for Q3, which is a nice improvement over last year, when they lost approximately $ 29 million during the same quarter.

We love any self - improvement, especially when it helps us tap into our creative flow, and over the last year we've covered a lot of stuff that's proved especially helpful.

Again, these are minor improvements over last year's phone, but the display is now a little more adaptive to your environment, and you'll have a slightly better listening experience when playing music with the speakers.

When the Galaxy Note 8 hits store shelves, it should come with a host of improvements over last year's model, including a safer battery, a larger 6.3 - inch screen that nearly entirely covers its face and dual cameras.

Those numbers are decent improvements over the iPhone 7 that Apple released last year, and when you compare with Android devices, things really start to get interesting.