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  • n  someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
  • n  a component that is added to something to improve it

  • In 1824, one George Stephensonimprover of locomotiveswent before the House of Lords to plead for a charter authorizing the use of steam locomotives in England.
  • At length he brings a warehouse co-worker (Kirk Douglas), an ambitious self-improver, glib, personable and halfsincere.
  • A houseful of shouting children is an amazing improver of one's powers of concentrationVictor Hugo will bear me out.
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  • 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' GIFs: Candice Accola shows off her moves and more
    Whose Line Is It Anyway?continued with a strong episode after its premiere last week, bolstered by guest improver Keegan-Michael Key of "Key and Peele" and Candice Accola of "The Vampire Diaries."Accola was a great sport, dancing with Wayne Brady during his song styles game, where he sang to her, "You're the kind of amiga that I've been looking for./ I come and find you behind your crypt door ...
    July 24, 2013 - Zap2It
Quotes

  • Mahendra Singh Dhoni in New Zealand Herald
    One area we need to improver on is analysing the situation,Dhoni said. "At times when you're successful (hitting sixes) it looks very good but you have to realise what a safe score is on that wicket. You have to decide whether you want to...
  • Brian Smith in The Age
    We're in a pretty good place right now I think for a team that set its stall out to become the improver of the season,Smith said. "I think we've got a great opportunity to build on the base from the early part of our season, but we do need...
  • Jane Davidson in Daily Post
    Speaking at conference in Cardiff, Ms Davidson said: "Not only does this have the advantage of producing renewable energy but it also produces a high quality soil improver and/or fertiliser. We consider it feasible to separately collect some 800,000...

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