21.   After all, the Suns have played only a little better than break-even basketball since the All-Star break.

22.   Agassi takes his chances and the Jensen brothers show up as American flags, but the fact is, conventional attire simply works a little better in tennis.

23.   All of this sounded a little better this time around.

24.   Bryant, not surprisingly, is dealing with the trade a little better.

25.   Both teams were ready, but Tennessee was a little better when it mattered most.

26.   But I think I liked Doc a little better because he hit a little more than Coney did.

27.   But it seems like with hard work, experience and just playing, you can get a little better.

28.   But I do feel I know the game a little better this season.

29.   But if people have bought time shares for every year, why are they just returning a little better than half the time?

30.   But Merck looks a little better when Nagorniak considers forward-looking measures, like forecasts for future earnings versus the current stock price.