1.   But can a big hug and a promise to care more and do better really turn around the bitterest of relationships?

2.   In general, bonds will likely do better next year, economists and investors say, because of prospects for moderate economic growth and subdued inflation.

3.   Large female wasps that have grown up on a big juicy caterpillar do much better than small females, as they are able to produce many more eggs.

4.   Next time, though, Bond better do more than just come back.

5.   People using Web sites to help them lose weight do better when the site talks back, a new study has concluded.

6.   Specifically, she wants more money for the police to do better background checks, including compulsory interviews with spouses and neighbors about the violent tendencies of applicants.

7.   So better I do, she can go to doctors and heal herself.

8.   The favored Spanish giants will have to do better next week to advance to the finals.

9.   The weakening yen means Japanese manufacturers could see their best earnings in five years -- and do even better next year.

10.   Yaari expects Circuit City to do better later this year as digital video disk, flat-screen televisions and home theater products lure consumers.