need to improve further vs need to further improve

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They have the same meaning but differ in word order. The choice between them depends on the emphasis you want to convey.

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need to improve further

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something needs more improvement beyond the current level. It emphasizes the need for additional improvement.

Examples:

We need to improve further before the project deadline.
The team's performance needs to improve further to meet the targets.

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Water use in agriculture is gradually becoming more efficient but needs to improve further through, for example, modernisation and more sparing use of watering and irrigation.
We certainly need to improve police cooperation still further.
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 stressed the need to further improve control of fishing activities in order to fight by any means against illegal and undeclared fishing within and outside Community waters.
Even though the financial services dialogue has developed well, we need to further improve our route to convergence in order to show the Americans that we have an equivalent system and can rely on mutual recognition and even substituted compliance.
We need to further improve the effectiveness of measures to reduce drug use and its consequences by improving the coverage, quality and effectiveness of demand reduction interventions, i.e. prevention, treatment and harm reduction services.
The railway sector's share in transport has not been increasing over the last decade, contrary to the objectives of the 2001 railway package, demonstrating the need to further improve current legislation in order to support the sector.
The common position already states that the purpose of the review is to study the latest results and, if need be, further improve protection.
Further intensive work needs to be done to improve these aspects.
The Commission is aware that further efforts need to be made to improve its capacity to deliver information on environmental expenditure that is as accurate as possible.
Accordingly there is an urgent need to focus more closely on the testing, validation, introduction and further dissemination of computer- and ICT-based methods to improve energy efficiency.
To ensure such a role, we still need to improve the functioning of financial systems considerably further.
Whilst sharing this objective, proposed amendments in this opinion seek to improve further the required levels of openness and transparency.
This directive however should not prevent Member States to take the necessary measures to improve further workers health and consumers health when dealing with these products.
Measures to improve further the energy performance of buildings should take into account climatic and local conditions as well as indoor climate environment and cost-effectiveness.
In the light of the comments received, the Parties accepted to improve further their commitments.
In the light of these comments, the Parties accepted to improve further their commitments.
ANAC indicated it intends to pursue its actions with determination to improve further the compliance with ICAO standards.
Banks are nevertheless encouraged to improve further on execution times so that any differences compared with national transfers vanish in the near future.
However, your draftsman thinks that further areas need to be added to the relevant articles in order to improve the environmental performance of this Fund in particular.
It is welcome that the Commission so clearly advocates this development and points out the further need to improve the job quality and conditions of employment for women.

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need to further improve
need further improvement
need to make further improvements
need to enhance further
need to progress further

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