Example sentences of "good than [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Well , the studies that I 've been involved in , the computer has performed certainly as well as a consultant , and at times much better than a junior doctor in the particular situation that I 'm talking about . |
2 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
3 | With David Robinson all about how Super Nintendo is better than a Megadrive or Megadrive is better than a Super Nintendo big argument |
4 | better than a bloody fence |
5 | London chain Zoo is amongst those now promoting a scalp pummelling from trained specialists — it sets you back £20 , but it 's better than a flat top |
6 | Who better than a renegade aristocrat to revel in man 's proximity to animals — hence all those feline females and canine males . |
7 | ‘ But they realise that a partnership government would be better than a Labour government , and much better than a minority government of either party . ’ |
8 | The truth as observed at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday is that it would be exceedingly foolish for admirers to think of Mason as better than a developing apprentice in a punishing trade . |
9 | Thereafter each quite expensive ball-cum-transmitter was no better than a simple ball . |
10 | If you 're going away , wear clear or pale nail varnish — it will look much better than a dark colour with a tan . |
11 | Nothing better than a smoothed way through Customs and Immigration , and ready transportation for the trip into a new city . |
12 | When Wales lost to Bridgend 10 days ago , home supporters , who would now like nothing better than a Test-match miracle at the Arms Park on 4 November , taunted the beaten team with chants of ‘ Easy ’ . |
13 | It is often better than a standard learner , such as the Boltzmann algorithm , because the genetic algorithm keeps note of a large set of states , one for each string . |
14 | ‘ It was certainly better than a new pair of socks or underpants ’ joked Butterworth . |
15 | All these considerations apart , and what could be better than a democratic choice by a democratic sovereign , Napoleon III was in love with Eugénie . |
16 | Protagonists of seventeenth-century fen drainage pointed out that a fat ox was better than a well-grown eel , and a tame sheep more use than a wild duck . |
17 | But the Secretary of State was not prepared to wait until research demonstrated , if it could , that common schools were better than a divided system ; such divisions were , in his view , matters of value rather than of fact and related to a vision of the nature of a social democracy . |
18 | Rumours circulating recently suggesting a ‘ super route ’ had been climbed in Twll Mawr ( Dinorwig Quarries ) proved to be untrue , and the chalk spotted on Johnny Dawes ' bold route The Indian Face ( Cloggy ) , still unrepeated , came from an inspection by a local activism , who decided discretion was better than a serious scuffing ! |
19 | But even Labour v Tories is better than a party-political system which depends on religion , and an accident of birth . |
20 | Li'l Abner — without the colour of the comic strip in the Sunday paper — seemed bogus , and bogus hillbilly at that ; but David and Earl , both schooled in the macho preference for raucous art , liked nothing better than a bogus barnyard . |
21 | This program is better than a great number of Commercial drawing packages for children . |
22 | But , even allowing for the conditions , Luxton and David Pears were never much better than a lumbering link . |
23 | Oh a great help to sandwiches and a sit down meal at dinner at table with the family , it was far better than a dry sandwich eaten in the barn . |
24 | But then again , I guess a half-successful ‘ Valid ’ is better than a f—ed-up invalid . |
25 | Women are less likely to examine data , whereas analysing somebody else 's balance sheet and profit and loss account is better than a good whodunit as far as top businessmen are concerned . |
26 | He enjoys the company of others , likes nothing better than a good dinner surrounded by friends , and large noisy get-togethers with his family . |
27 | Legalised exports of waste from rich countries to poorer ones are much better than a black market . |
28 | Poor boy , he had found nothing better than a dirty corner next to a lavatory ! |
29 | ‘ I suppose half a robbery is better than a full robbery , ’ said Duff . |
30 | He was better than a music-hall turn . |