Example sentences of "[coord] better than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some stress has been thrown thus far on modernism and its advocacy , but a traditional critic may write as well or better than a modernist . |
| 2 | It found that women often felt fairly unsure of their ability in DIY matters , but once they had breached the confidence barrier many regularly tackled demanding jobs and felt that their results were as good or better than those achieved by the professional . |
| 3 | For instance , in a group of patients with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis who were treated with an elimination diet followed by a wheat-free diet , cervical reintegration and the green-lipped mussel preparation , Seatone , significant and often dramatic improvements were obtained in a fortnight of an order similar to , or better than , those obtained by either homoeopathy or Seatone alone over a period of three to six months . |
| 4 | testing at Tomduff found the situation there to be as good as or better than those with the existing producers of andalusite in South Africa . |
| 5 | For its weight , therefore , the strength of timber is as good or better than most of its competitors . |
| 6 | Texas Instruments Inc claims a 33MHz SuperSparc is equal or better than a 50MHz MIPS R4000 , and twice the stuff of a 50MHz 80486 . |
| 7 | The convention centre is just as good or better than any museum . |
| 8 | Girls generally did as well or better than boys on questions concerning knowledge of the names of parts of rectangular shapes ( cuboids , rectangles ) but a good deal worse on similar questions relating to 2-D and 3-D shapes with circular sections . |
| 9 | Questions relating to counting and calculating with whole numbers are generally tackled by girls as well as or better than by boys . |
| 10 | Do you think that any other sites on the periphery of Skelton would allow for the requirement , however distant it may be , that you foresee , as well as or better than D thirty nine and D forty ? |
| 11 | If the results are similar to or better than those predicted theoretically , the transformation is satisfactory . |
| 12 | A reasonable guide will be if it produces results near to or better than those predicted by equation ( 6.3 ) . |
| 13 | A really well-designed state pension scheme ( complete with lump sums ) and not so closely tied to employment history as any of the current schemes on offer , could probably do as well or better than occupational or personal pension provision for most women . |
| 14 | What is more , the participating organisations showed average or better than average health and safety performance in their own industries . |
| 15 | Erm we believe , er if we are to demonstrate to our clients that we are as good or better than our competitives competitors , then we need certification . |
| 16 | Cutting prospective future costs is as good as or better than generating extra resources to meet them . |
| 17 | Given that the average score for all A-level entrants was 5.4 , it can be seen that all non-standard entry groups , apart from those entering on the basis of 1–4 O-levels , performed at least as well or better than the average A-level entrants . |
| 18 | However reference is also made to the Smithers and Griffin ( 1986 ) study which indicated that nonstandard mature students obtained results that were either as good or better than A level entrants on the same courses and were less likely to fail to complete their courses . |
| 19 | A trade can only be carried out within one firm if the market maker of that firm offers a price at least as good or better than that offered on the general market . |
| 20 | Now what has happened here is that on the previous public enquiry over the Tetsworth site , Tetsworth , Great Milton and various other Parish Councils have the defence of producing sites which they think are appropriate or better than their own site , and they mentioned Wheatley . |
| 21 | For if Eliot 's debt to the French poets went beyond an easy charting of ‘ influences ’ , or the neat and better than neat adaptation of French lines ( for instance , from Laforgue ) into English , it could only have meant an elimination from poetry of any notion of ‘ message ’ . |
| 22 | It is impossible to recognize in the poet thus characterized — ‘ precious ’ , ‘ insulate ’ , ‘ toylike ’ — the William Carlos Williams whom American opinon over the last thirty years has promoted as a respectable , and better than respectable , counterweight to Eliot . |
| 23 | The Tottenham manager had said that his team would be tougher than the ones that were overturned by Port Vale and Bradford in notorious FA Cup defeats , and better than the one that struggled against Southend in an earlier round of this competition . |
| 24 | The ride is on the firm side but no more so than some of its rivals and better than others . |
| 25 | Pineapple and gin have a truly spectacular affinity , combining to make something bigger and better than either . |
| 26 | Around the titles is built a mystique that implies that this quite ordinary product is somehow different and better than anything else on the market . |
| 27 | Elinor 's difficulties were , at least from her description of the classes , bigger and better than those of her fellow therapees . |
| 28 | The feelings he or she gets when ‘ kicked ’ are comfortingly familiar and better than being ignored . |
| 29 | Careful design and weighting of the blades has produced a performance which is indistinguishable from most flybar-equipped models — and better than some ! |
| 30 | Half year pre-tax profits have zoomed ahead by 92% to almost £27m , a much healtheir performance than expected and better than Racal 's £23.1m for the same period . |