Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [adv] better [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Calm water : Mushroom anemones seem to fare much better if placed in quiet areas of the tank , where the current is n't strong enough to actually move the disc of the polyp . |
| 2 | ‘ Actually , you 've done far better than I expected . |
| 3 | My advice , if it did , would be to bear in mind that ridicule works best better than invective . |
| 4 | We Westerners find it hard to understand or admire the growth and success of Islamic fundamentalism , but the traditional Muslims have realised far better than the ‘ progressives ’ that if you want to resist consumerism and individualism then you have to capture the public ground and control the country from the centre . |
| 5 | The city 's newer pillars , especially the regulators and fraud-busters , have fared little better than the old . |
| 6 | Some — especially those in the south or those with a wide range of incentives such as regional and European Community assistance — have done much better than others . |
| 7 | Although average sales per outlet have shown a slight decrease in each of the last five years , some of our licensees have done much better than others . |
| 8 | Should general SVQs be able to differentiate students who have performed significantly better than required ? |
| 9 | Obviously some models will move further than others , and the average roll is 7 , so you have to do slightly better than average to hit your target . |
| 10 | To be fair , some stations , for example the one at Hinkley Point in Somerset , have worked much better than this description suggests , and the two latest examples , at Heysham in Lancashire and Torness in Scotland , look more promising . |