1.   Conditions were no better in the cities.

2.   It is unlikely that the marine industry will fare any better in September.

3.   Although colleges still provide an abundance of food at every meal, nutritionally, the dorm dining has changed for the better in recent years.

4.   And horses on the front end usually do a little better in this race.

5.   And so much about Taiwan has changed for the better in the past decade.

6.   And we ought to be due for a change for the better in some of the energy stocks.

7.   Ann Richards, seeking her second term, fared better in the field than Boy George.

8.   As a result, the Rochester plan might fare better in patient-satisfaction surveys.

9.   As worrisome for Gore is that Bradley continues to fare significantly better in national polls against Republican front-runner George W. Bush.

10.   Better in the frontcourt or better in the backcourt?