Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] better [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bolsheviks proved in the Civil War that they could defend the minorities just as well , or indeed better than the Tsarist regime had done in the Great War . |
| 2 | I did , in fact , feel better , certainly better than when the X-rays had been taken , and much better than the period immediately before that . |
| 3 | The proposition that industrial co-operatives can create and distribute wealth at least as well and probably better than the traditional forms of industry had already been argued from cause to probable effect . |
| 4 | Thereafter , print quality was as good as any inkjet I 've seen — right up with the BJ-200 and slightly better than the DeskJet 500 . |
| 5 | However it can be argued , on the basis of the evidence reviewed above , that admissions tutors can offer places to many categories of non-traditionally qualified students , confident that they will perform at least as well as and often better than the traditionally qualified students , particularly those with only average or below average qualifications . |
| 6 | It was better than a cockfight , and even better than the Battle . |
| 7 | Survival was significantly better for patients without regional lymph node metastases ( stage 0 , I , IIA ( n=61 ) : 5 year survival 30% ) and even better if the tumour was restricted to the submucosa ( stage 0 , I ( n=12 ) : 5 year survival 63% ) . |
| 8 | However , the issue is not quite as simple as that-many individual sites within premier cru villages can , and do , consistently produce wines as good as the best grands crus and infinitely better than the worst . |
| 9 | The complexly contoured east and south-facing vineyards in the Val d'Or produce excellent wines , far superior to the 93% grading of Avenay , and significantly better than the wines of its grand cru neighbours , Tours-sur-Marne and Louvois . |
| 10 | I have seen cross-breed exotic Goldfish that are cute , but rarely better than the original parents . |