The aspirations of the working class were narrow; they simply wanted to escape their immediate poverty and to secure some basic improvements in life.

During the 1980s Eibar's fortunes improved on the field and basic improvements were made to the ground.

The beach has not undergone basic improvements since opening in 1936.

"This year only about 25 died," she said, attributing the drop to a few basic improvements in living conditions, including an increased food allowance.

Kings are the first and most basic improvement upon the standard piece.

Most visible of all, Ozal ordered basic improvements that were desperately needed, especially in the east, where incomes are less than half the national average.

But they cannot get it right if the system is starved of funds needed for even the most basic improvements.

"The most basic improvements could have been easily agreed on, such as allowing the public to attend its judicial hearings."

When I consider the development in the last few years, I detect that there has been a basic improvement.

Better to focus on basic improvements, the coalition says, while also keeping the park open.