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

2.   And keeping in shape with her is a lot better than pumping iron.

3.   Call me a crank, but I think the world was a lot better before mobile phones came along.

4.   I could think of a lot better things to live on but I could also think of worse.

5.   I felt a lot better after I had forty winks.

6.   I felt a lot better after I had had forty winks.

7.   Samuelson, like most conservatives, argues that the good news would get a lot better if government would mostly step aside.

8.   The first part of the book is pretty boring, but it gets a lot better as the story goes on.

9.   The governor handled the violent uncertainties of his country, the incessant bloodletting, a lot better than I did.

10.   The operation was rather painful, but I felt a lot better afterwards.