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• n  a change for the better; progress in development
• n  an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
• n  the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

• With Armageddon so near, the Witnesses waste no time on the social-betterment projects that so concern other churches, instead concentrate on dogged street-corner and door-to-door .
• For example, he wrote about how he wanted to become a human rights lawyer working for the betterment of "Muslim and Arabic women.
• As a constitutional monarch what I should be doing, on any issue that effects the betterment of the people, is to either make suggestions or warnings, or simply keep myself .

• improvement
• advance
• amelioration
• melioration

News & Articles

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• Flea market for Leadwood Community Betterment June 22
  The Leadwood Community Betterment Association is sponsoring a flea market starting at 7 a.m. June 22. Vendors are welcome to set up for $10 per space. Canopies, trailers and truckloads are welcome.
  June 11, 2013 - Park Hills Daily Journal
• Deadline Dec. 10 For For Affton Holiday Light Contest
  The Affton Community Betterment Association (ACBA) is sponsoring its fourth annual "Affton Holiday Light Display Contest.
  June 11, 2013 - South County Times
• Could facemask logos be the new craze in college athletic branding? (Photo)
  College football uniforms have changed over the years. The colors have gotten brighter, the designs have gotten bolder and not all of it has been for the betterment of the sport. However, one company thinks it can take helmets to … Continue reading ?
  June 10, 2013 - Dr. Saturday via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Marian Ilitch in USA Today
  Colleen was a pioneer hockey wife and hockey mom and devoted her entire life to the betterment of the game,Red Wings owners Mike and Marian Ilitch said.
• President Bush in Chicago Tribune
  Father Neuhaus was an inspirational leader, admired theologian and accomplished author who devoted his life to the service of the Almighty and to the betterment of our world,Bush said.
• Richard Levin in International Herald Tribune
  We are the fortunate beneficiaries of more than $400 million of federal research grants annually, grants that enable Yale to participate in the advancement of knowledge, the cure of disease, and the betterment of the human condition,said Yale...