1.   A factual book is a lot better than relying on hearsay from friends.

2.   A few have stuck it out when it might have been better for all concerned if they had resigned.

3.   A solid carpenter is better, he seems more human, less institutional.

4.   A very small sample meticulously selected is far better than a large sample carelessly gathered.

5.   A well-structured short answer is better than a weakly-structured long answer.

6.   After this fourth successive Tory election victory, we think it would be better if a Labour Speaker had a turn.

7.   I needed to sit down.

8.   All in all, it was better to have a tolerable tenement than the ideal which no one could afford.

9.   All that one can say is that he was better than the current Labour party leader.

10.   Although the show opened on Broadway to less than rave reviews, Sandy said the new production is better.