1.   But he actually proved even better than I thought.

2.   I bet Zeneca will prove better than BT long-term.

3.   And both would prove better than usual, with Short abandoning an unfunny imitation of Katharine Hepburn fairly quickly and Garfunkel actually displaying some rare, genuine wit.

4.   Bill Clinton has proved far better than the Republicans at their own game.

5.   A more focused approach is proving better for business, she said.

6.   A tiny cell of Klansmen around Kansas City has proved better at attracting publicity than members.

7.   But if Olajuwon must be hurt and lost, the Rockets believe he could prove better off with the more serious but more easily repaired injury.

8.   But Recber proved better with his hands than his feet.

9.   But the Russian army has generally proved better at leveling buildings than breaking the will of the Chechen fighters.

10.   In an exception to the rule, the film proves better than the book.