Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the better " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one male was defending a better territory than another male , the female might be selected to mate with the better male . |
| 2 | If the answer to these questions is ‘ yes ’ , then we are back to something rather similar to Durkheim 's adaptive function : today 's criminals are in fact helping to usher in the better society of tomorrow . |
| 3 | The fictional drama that had seemed to appeal to the better classes was now being offered to a mass society . |
| 4 | as if pleading helped — she might as well try to appeal to the better nature of a power-crazed tyrant . |
| 5 | Your world is set to change for the better . |