Example sentences of "better [noun sg] than a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A company swimming pool is a far better investment than an extravagant advertising campaign . |
| 2 | With regard to second-hand values , a good pipe organ is a better investment than an electronic instrument . |
| 3 | A relatively old rug that has been well looked after may be in far better condition than a newer item that has seen less considerate use , and some contemporary items are deliberately made to look old by the use of chemical washes ( p. 27 ) . |
| 4 | Although he hardly knew the super-model , he was aware that there were times when a semi-stranger was a better confidant than a close friend . |
| 5 | In another study a group of children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at high risk of sudden death ( history of loss of consciousness , family history of sudden death ) who were given amiodarone had a better prognosis than an untreated group at low risk . |
| 6 | This is something no ordinary parent could even begin to enforce and no judicial parent stands in a better position than a natural parent . |