21.   Then she told herself he had only got the better of her because she was, as he had so rightly said, suffering from shock and exhaustion.

22.   For Philip Hurd, a rare chance to get the better of his father.

23.   Both justified their promotion, Kavanagh beating Julie Thomas three and two and Hackett getting the better of Lisa Dermott by two and one.

24.   Kevin manages to get the better of a couple of adult villains.

25.   But kids have a long tradition of getting the better of adults, going back to the Famous Five and beyond.

26.   Games between the sides in the past have seen brawn get the better of brain, even in good conditions.

27.   McStay and Grant had got the better of Hamilton and McGinlay while Slater and Collins were more effective than Lennon and Wright on the flanks.

28.   But, sad to say, talking and drinking got the better of him, and his work deteriorated.

29.   Now that has nothing to do about whether our children will get a better or a worse education if the school is opted out.

30.   And even on the few occasions the two did trade punches inside, De La Hoya, his hands blazing, got the better of it.