1.   As the Mariners could attest, the shoulder appeared better than ever.

2.   But this year, the authorities appeared better prepared.

3.   On Thursday, the guests of senators and other spectators appeared better behaved than their counterparts in the last century.

4.   Prospects for the expansion appear better than the last time around.

5.   Will, for his part, appears better behaved than most members of Congress.

6.   Alexander Abt and Ilya Klimkin, who will substitute for Plushchenko, appear better than the rest of the European men.

7.   But rescue efforts appeared better organized.

8.   However, you might need to make certain modifications so the text appears better on paper.

9.   If al-Megrahi and Fhimah are found innocent, the chance of a slow reconciliation between Libya and the United States and Britain appears better.

10.   Now life appears better.