Example sentences of "[adv] better [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The resulting fuse was much more accurate and consistent in its timing , and had a much better resistance to water and the various kinds of treatment to which it was inevitably subjected in the mines . |
2 | On inquiring about the matter , I was told that the health common services authority had decided to move to the bay because it had been told by an independent property consultancy that it was a much better choice of location than anywhere else . |
3 | There is much better choice of gear for women , in fact we women have never had it so good . |
4 | A much better way of building alliances is the network which already exists all over Britain : Marxism Today readers ' groups , composed of members and friends of the CP . |
5 | Yet they would be a much better way of spending money than the present married man 's tax allowance which reduces income tax for all married men , rich or poor , whether or not they have dependants in their households . |
6 | New research shows that if penicillin is given early enough to patients with the deadly bacterial form of the disease , they have a much better chance of survival . |
7 | You have a much better chance of success next time because you will have learnt from your previous experience . |
8 | They are smaller and less well equipped than the large Roman establishments but , being in a much better state of preservation , have provided invaluable material for study . |
9 | that 's right , that 'll be a much better system to work |
10 | Robins argued that disturbed behaviour in fathers tended to lead to similar disturbances in their children , particularly their sons , as it was a much better predictor of conduct disorders in the children than was the behaviour of the mother or siblings . |
11 | After all , many defendants believe that this offers a much better prospect of acquittal , and there is some research evidence to support this view ( Vennard , 1995 ) . |
12 | In our view , though , every developer believes his own particular case to be unique , with ‘ special circumstances ’ to consider ; and every developer will seek to demolish existing listed buildings by arguing that they will be replaced by a much better piece of architecture . |
13 | For example , Williams ( 198 ) pointed out that coronary artery bypass grafting for severe angina with left main disease gave much better value for money ( £ 1040 per Quality-Adjusted Life-Year ( QALY ) gained in 1983–84 prices ) than CABG for mild angina with two vessel disease ( £12,600 per QALY gained ) . |
14 | Community care services in this area offer much better value for money than the traditional NHS approach . |
15 | At the time , VCRs with their programmed record capabilities , probably looked much better value for money . |
16 | A bank was built on the site , a much better class of neighbour for the place of prayer . |
17 | As the Investors Chronicle of 18 September pointed out , most building societies do not tell their savers when one of their accounts ceases to be marketed to new investors , even if the existing investor could obtain a much better rate of interest by switching to another account with the same society . |
18 | Addington 's form of income tax introduced the novel principle of deduction at source , which enabled much better anticipation of outcome than had Pitt 's own assessments . |
19 | Shearwaters and petrels belong to a group called the tube-noses , for their nostrils are protected by a pair of tubes which extend some way down the beak from its base and these give them a much better perception of smell than other birds have . |
20 | He believed he needed a much better hospital in order to be cured . |
21 | This seemingly minor alteration gave the boat much more headroom , more useful height for cupboards in the galley ( ‘ At least the sauce bottle can stand up now , ’ Robert says ) and , generally , a much better feeling of space below . |
22 | They 're relatively heavy , take longer to dry and some pocket seams were not properly finished — but they remain a much better bet for walking than non-specialist alternatives . |
23 | There is no need for the whole group to watch playback sessions — it is a much better use of time to train teachers to monitor themselves and to consult their tutor when they feel the need for it . |
24 | AH3 : Rooms with private bath or shower and w.c. in better two or three star hotels in residential and fashionable areas with generally better standard of decor and furniture than AH1/2 grade . |
25 | Rooms with private bath or shower and w.c. in better two or three star hotels in residential and fashionable areas with generally better standard of decor and furniture than AH1/2 grade . |
26 | Whereas our only cost benefit is is more better value for money |
27 | Either way it allows rather better continuity of instruction — frequently advocated by user education librarians . |
28 | If whatever happened to Summerchild had n't happened , I think , once again , then … then Timmy and I might have had a rather better quality of life . |
29 | Practically on arrival I was caught up with what was a slightly better standard of rugger and tennis , No 4 Flying Training School ( FTS ) . |
30 | This gives them a far better chance of survival . |