11.   And, as Glenn pointed out, Bledsoe and the offense should be getting better as the season wears on.

12.   Authorities think their chances of locating Rudolph are getting better as the leaves fall from the trees.

13.   A big-time rivalry between two teams who will get better as the season progresses.

14.   A witty, sexy and merrily literate delight, with an exhilaratingly clever premise that only gets better as the film unfolds.

15.   Carlos would have served his cause better as a bullet-riddled corpse found after a climactic shootout.

16.   Crystal is much better as a beleaguered doctor than he is at impersonating a gangster, which the last and iffiest part of the screenplay makes him do.

17.   Day-Lewis gets better and better as the film progresses.

18.   Crisp sauteed onions, perhaps with chicken cracklings, are better as a topping.

19.   Depardieu is good as the bewildered yet determined Chabert and Ardant is even better as the conniving Rose.

20.   Despite a hip flexor strain, Capriati got better as the match progressed, cutting down her errors in the final set.