Example sentences of "respond better to " in BNC.

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1 He was aware that a captain with a record such as his has a big advantage , since any troops will respond better to a leader they know has been through the fire himself , and so he knew just what he could ask of his bowlers .
2 Thus , The Times of 17 December 1990 reported that a group of 40 of the most senior Civil Servants had met the previous weekend to discuss ‘ ways in which the government machine could respond better to national and international problems such as the threat of global climate change ’ .
3 Maybe partners will come to feel that schools will respond better to the aims of education set out in the 1988 Education Act if they are not tied to curricula based on the traditional subjects alone .
4 He knew that Goodenache would respond better to a woman .
5 The parent , too , may seek a " better " child , who is able to respond better to parental effort .
6 Most people respond better to a positive co-operative position than to a confrontational stance .
7 Another reason for adopting this approach is that infants born to mothers who have no perinatal risk factors suffer from less severe infections and respond better to treatment .
8 There is one plan to link staff in with workers from voluntary agencies , and another to train social workers to work with interpreters , gain confidence in working with the Chinese community and respond better to its problems .
9 Our study showed that constipated children <2 years of age responded better to treatment than children >2 years of age , supporting the conclusion by Clayden that treatment should be given early to prevent development of severe constipation or faecal soiling , or both .
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