Example sentences of "for the better " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In hospitals that ‘ opt out ’ , there may be an increase in cold surgery and cardiovascular medicine for the better off — but it will be to the further detriment of primary care , preventive medicine and local services in poorer areas . ’ |
| 2 | The first hint that things were not really changing for the better came in 1945 when , according to Damiani , two Palestinian Jews paid a visit to his father . |
| 3 | Many of these changes are for the better : accommodation is much improved , the roads now are good . |
| 4 | In November 1987 , Silviu Brucan compared Ceauşescu 's rule unfavourably with the 1960s when ‘ the Party could successfully control the mass of the workers because … a turn for the better occurred in the standard of living in almost three million peasants who joined the urban industrial workforce . ’ |
| 5 | That situation changed for the better with the appointment of John Rogers — Van Morrison 's manager — who , according to Boyd , ‘ has been an inspiration figure to us . ’ |
| 6 | Other factors not shown in Table 7. 1 are education ( with higher rates for the better educated ) and sex ( with lower rates for women ( Birch , 1979 ) . |
| 7 | But at least she knew her kids were going to grow up : I know nothing 's going to change for the better with her . |
| 8 | It was claimed in 1721 that more than 7,000 journeymen had : … lately entered into a combination to raise their wages , and leave off working an hour sooner than they used to do ; and for the better carrying on their design , have subscribed their respective names in books … at the several houses of call or resort ( being public houses in and about London ) where they use ; and collect several considerable sums of money to defend any prosecutions against them . |