improve on

English translation: surpasses, works even better than

13:46 Dec 6, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Management

English term or phrase: improve on

Stop Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI) before they stop you! Frequent, short pauses (micropauses) are recommended to avoid RSI because they enable your muscles to recover more quickly. Pausing every 5 to 10 minutes improves on the earlier rule of thumb of “30 seconds every 30 minutes”.
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Waleed Mohamed KudoZ activity Questions: 476 (5 open) (2 without valid answers) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 576 United Arab Emirates
Local time: 05:56

Selected answer:surpasses, works even better than

Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-12-06 13:50:58 GMT)
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provides better results than

Selected response from:

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 03:56

Grading comment

Thanks Mikhail and all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +10

surpasses, works even better than

Mikhail Kropotov

3 +4

is better for your health than

Derek Gill Franßen

4 +3

is a rather more stringent preventive measure than the previously recommended

Robert Forstag

5 +1

it makes it better

Anna Maria Augustine (X)

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

it makes it better

Explanation:
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 03:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 10

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

surpasses, works even better than

Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-12-06 13:50:58 GMT)
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provides better results than

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 03:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks Mikhail and all!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

is better for your health than

Explanation:
Apparently there used to be another rule that should now be replaced by this new (and improved) rule. :-)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 03:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

improves on the earlier rule of thumb of... is a rather more stringent preventive measure than the previously recommended

Explanation:
This is what is meant: the requirement for more relaxation is designed to have higher preventive efficacy, because the person is taking more breaks, and is thus subjecting his/her body to less stress.

Good luck.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 21:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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