step-change

It's a step-change, because profit for providers is directly linked to their relationship with the client.

Public services, private profits: making employment pay 2011

There are large amounts of business capital waiting to be unlocked if the government achieves a step-change on transport, for example with the introduction of road tolls.

CBI says Britain's ageing road and rail networks are damaging investment 2011

"January's survey-record drop in household incomes highlights that a step-change in financial pressures is likely to remain elusive for some time to come," Tim Moore , a senior economist for Markit, said in the report.

Weak Wage Growth Burdens Britons Nicholas Winning 2012

With her last novel, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Maggie O'Farrell pulled off a smart step-change.

The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell 2010

But he said that Lib Dem members would be looking for a "step-change" in green policy.

Liberal Democrat conference live - Monday 20 September 2010

The last such step-change was when gas turbines became 30% more efficient at the start of the 1990's, and look what happened next - with no subsidy or govt direction whatsoever

Look How Clever We Are ! Newmania 2008

A step-change jump in financial market volatility, greater economic uncertainty, and growing pressure among insurers and financial institutions to better hedge long-term liabilities have stirred an impulsive burst of buying of long-term bonds that likely won't be sustained at the same pace for long.

Michael J. Panzner: Economists: Wrong Again 2009

This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops.

Air-Fueled Battery Lasts 10 Times Longer | Impact Lab 2009

Mr. Farmer said the restructuring effort should lead to a "step-change" in costs during the second half of the year.

Lonmin Swings to Loss, Seeks Capital 2009

Both a step-change increase in the scale of federal energy R&D and the accelerated deployment of emerging technologies to capture economies of scale are critical to lowering the real, unsubsidized costs of clean energy technologies.

Jesse Jenkins: The Sherrod Brown Test: Finding Consensus on Climate Policy 2009