Example sentences of "[is] better than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 2 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 3 | I think moving 's better than a week of I V P . |
| 4 | It 's better than a letter to hear her voice . ’ |
| 5 | A grand view of Horse Guards Parade — oh well it 's better than a view of John and Norma Major . |
| 6 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 7 | This is better than a night at the Follies . |
| 8 | What is better than a run in the car followed by a good meal in a country inn or a pleasant roadhouse ? |
| 9 | A record is better than a cassette . |
| 10 | It has been a long and winding road for the much-travelled Quinn to achieve fully-fledged Premier League status , even though his career record is better than a goal every two games . |
| 11 | Failing that , a large room with a high ceiling is better than a cupboard . |
| 12 | ‘ This is better than a ceilidh . ’ |
| 13 | A research programme is better than a rival if it is more progressive , the progressive nature of a programme depending on its degree of coherence and the extent to which it has led to successful novel predictions , as discussed in Chapter 7 . |
| 14 | Kuhn mentions a number of criteria that can be used in assessing whether one theory is better than a rival . |
| 15 | We have considered various analyses of the kind of criteria that enable individuals or groups to judge whether one theory is better than a rival , or whether or not a particular body of knowledge is scientific . |
| 16 | For example , a loose-leaf binder is better than an exercise book because you can shuffle and re-classify your notes for tutorials , essay-writing and later exam revision . |
| 17 | Democracy might not be much , in his view , but everything else is worse ; and a robber-baron , as he once remarked to the Marxist scientist J. B. S. Haldane , is better than an inquisitor , since greed sleeps easier than dogmatic certainty : ‘ where Mammon vacates the throne , how if Moloch takes his place ? ’ |