1.   And each one seems better than the last.

2.   And in this country, bigger always seems better.

3.   And some things actually seem better when slowed down.

4.   And the actors make the material seem even better.

5.   And the chances that the Russian government will at least sometimes respond candidly in a crisis seem better than they have ever been.

6.   Anything seems better than the present petrification.

7.   Arena said that his team was not as focused as it should have been in its last three games, but that its frame of mind now seemed better.

8.   ASU, a team many speculated could be a candidate for the Rose or even Fiesta Bowl, now seems better suited for a trip to Hawaii.

9.   At the moment, the prospects for next year do not seem much better.

10.   Both rival systems seemed better in many ways.