31.   And just when it seems things could not get any better, something else happens to raise the level of optimism for next season even higher.

32.   And it does not figure to get any better if Bill Berg is the only Ranger scoring goals.

33.   And if things are sour at this point, what makes you think they will get any better when the economy inevitably hits a downturn?

34.   And relations between major league players and younger fans do not seem to be getting any better.

35.   And no self-destructive traits have gotten the better of this guru.

36.   And off the field, it gets no better.

37.   And truth be told it is not always clear who gets the better of the struggle.

38.   Andrew Ilie, Romanian-born Australian, had gotten the better of a Romanian who lives in Germany.

39.   And, of course, they get the better of Cruella and her crew.