Competition that results in overall improvements or benefits are not races to the bottom.
The 2005-06 season saw an overall improvement in Novak's game.
But they seem to have come around and to appreciate the overall improvement in the orchestra's sound.
What about making overall improvements in the ordinary human genome?
While Washington saw an overall improvement on the team, they still struggled to win games, finishing with a 2-9 record.
"There's been an overall improvement in the entire network," he said.
Another small study found that children showed overall improvement from therapy.
The overall improvement is starting to benefit the market for second homes as well.
As part of nearly $100 million in overall improvements, the military is also building a hospital and housing for 1,000 service members.
Most important, the cities have benefited from the overall improvements in the economy.