Example sentences of "[noun] rather better [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and it was in this field that the pluralists most persistently attempted to combine empirical methods with assumptions which , if they were not entirely Madisonian , at least fitted prevailing norms rather better than the emerging stark elitism . |
| 2 | First published in 1962 and now in its 4th edition ( 1980 ) , this fulfils a role as a reference text rather better than a student text , in that it has hundreds of references but no problems . |
| 3 | I remember the name Hulterstad rather better than the place . |
| 4 | The Official History of the Ryder Cup by Michael Williams is well researched and therefore surprisingly interesting while Ryder Cup ‘ 89 conveys the atmosphere of the event rather better than most instant histories . |
| 5 | By the next Prime Minister 's Questions on Thursday she knew the policy rather better than we did . |
| 6 | The ‘ original ’ actually fits Taylor , Walton and Young 's argument rather better than the amended version they quote above which implies at least the possibility of poverty as a cause of ‘ rational ’ crime . |
| 7 | He 'd known Leverrier rather better than the other masters ; they had shared a common interest in botany . |
| 8 | Pammy Jane knows Charles rather better than she does Princess Diana . |
| 9 | Five ‘ O ’ Levels , including English Language , was the normally acceptable minimum , though popular subjects , universally taught in secondary schools , could expect that most students would offer a level of qualification rather better than that . |
| 10 | Like the scouts at the TT races , it seems , the Japanese studied their subject , and now work the system rather better than the natives do . |
| 11 | Hardly a welcome comment on the mentality of this nation 's youth who , no doubt , understood Morrissey 's ambiguous lyrics rather better than the tabloids . |