71.   And paradoxically, Ms. Bregman is better off than last year.

72.   And in truth the republic will not only survive but be better off if the dang thing dies.

73.   And Israel has insisted that those who are Jews would be better off in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem than in Germany.

74.   And several suggested that GE would be better off without its lighting and appliance units.

75.   And some observers said the Clinton administration is better off deemphasizing the threat of force.

76.   And so he is better off elsewhere.

77.   And so I decided that somebody else was better off taking Lotus forward from here.

78.   And they are better off than Xiong Changlin, who was down on the waterfront wielding sizzling pans in his grime-covered cafe on a recent morning.

79.   And we were better off than many.

80.   And, she said, Willowbrook Class members are better off than other mentally retarded people.