Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] better " in BNC.
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| 1 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 2 | It is a sense of revulsion at injustice and poverty and denied opportunity , whether at home or abroad , which impels people to work for a better world , to become , as in our case , democratic socialists . |
| 3 | Revulsion at injustice , poverty and denied opportunity , he says , impels people to work for a better world . |
| 4 | Both of these are good ways to adjust to a better salt balance . |
| 5 | He now works in a group set up by the Bishop of Ely to work on a better understanding of market forces than that shown in Faith in the City , he says . |
| 6 | That sixties period and all the stories from the era were to play a massive role in Morrissey 's subsequent lyricism and his handling of The Smiths record sleeves : the stories , the Moors murders , Viv ( Spend , Spend , Spend ) Nicholson , Elsie Tanner ( the perfect Northern character so desperately attempting to escape to a better lifestyle ) , the stream of sixties Northern imagery films ( from The Family Way through Saturday Night and Sunday Morning to The Lovers ) and the countless left-overs from the Merseybeat era now parading their former moments of glory around working men 's clubs . |
| 7 | If one male was defending a better territory than another male , the female might be selected to mate with the better male . |
| 8 | In Sabah the United Sabah Party ( Parti Bersatu Sabah — PBS ) won 14 of 20 federal seats , and was expected to press for a better return from the exploitation of Sabah 's natural resources . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The very empathy ( charity in the broadest and best sense of the word ) with which he observes his characters seems to point to a better way forward . |
| 11 | But even physical and administrative attacks have not prevented her and her colleagues from continuing to campaign for a better world . |
| 12 | Disappointment with the 1974 proposals led to the formation of the Disability Alliance , a consortium of groups concerned with the disabled , to continue to fight for a better deal . |
| 13 | You get to run into a better class of person there . ’ |
| 14 | If you listened Mark without interrupting , I was just about to say I 'm not trying to convert into a better way of doing things because obviously I do n't know whether that 's a different , a better way of doing it , what I said It 's a just a |
| 15 | One of the major objectives is to contribute to a better understanding of how the scientific constructs used to represent the objectives and practices of nature conservation in the United Kingdom can be communicated more effectively to the general public . |
| 16 | And if he wanted a promotion to go to a better school . |
| 17 | The fictional drama that had seemed to appeal to the better classes was now being offered to a mass society . |
| 18 | as if pleading helped — she might as well try to appeal to the better nature of a power-crazed tyrant . |
| 19 | For example , Jones ( 1976 ) in a study of central Wales found that employment , the desire to live in a better area and a former link with the area were important reasons for explaining the success of a growth pole town , Newtown . |
| 20 | Your world is set to change for the better . |
| 21 | It had the added refinement of being fully automatic — still uncommon with diesels — and it was difficult to think of a better car for relaxed and economical touring . |
| 22 | ‘ Do you mind if I have a look over the garden , ’ Yanto called after him , unable to think of a better excuse . |
| 23 | Dave had foreseen some difficulty and had moved back left to get into a better position to assist Steve , just below him . |
| 24 | He told a key meeting in Dunkirk at the end of August : ‘ You must find the nerve to ask for a better treaty ; one that hands less power to Brussels , controls bureaucracy more stringently and leaves France her autonomy in foreign and monetary policy . ’ |
| 25 | Alice Foley remembered that her family was able to move into a better house as soon as her sister started work in the mill . |
| 26 | Some secured creditors might yet prefer to gamble on a better deal with GPA in examination . |
| 27 | His efforts to move to a better school were unsuccessful . |