The phrase "a better background" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing improvements or enhancements to someone's experience, qualifications, or context in a particular situation.
Example: "To be more competitive in the job market, I believe I need to develop a better background in data analysis."
Alternatives: "an improved background" or "a stronger background".
Old-fashioned bedsprings made a better background for Viagra.
Two sections of bleachers at Fenway are covered with black tarp during day games to give hitters a better background.
"Eighty percent of the American people want to see a better background checks procedure," he said on the CNN program "State of the Union".
"I'm very favorably disposed," Mr. McCain said, adding, "Eighty percent of the American people want to see a better background check procedure".
When the Times reporter asked whether her background would sway the inquiry, she replied, "I don't think there can be a person with a better background for dealing with this issue than me".
So the students most likely to benefit from this are those who have gained the right A-levels in the right subjects for their chosen degree, but were rejected in favour of a candidate from a better background.
The further improvement could focus on the optimization of its pharmacokinetic properties by additional chemical derivatization (i.e., decrease lipophilicity and extraction by the liver, increase the half-life in plasma and accumulation amount/retention time in tumor tissue, and increase water solubility and renal clearance for a better background-to-target ratio).
"Therefore I set out as a proposal what both sides have indicated what they are prepared to do, something that would allow the plant to get from its current cold state back up into safe operation which I think would be a fundamentally better background in which to conduct negotiations and consultation".
Embryo donors and foster mothers were all from B6/CBA F1 mice (Jackson Laboratory), in order to (1) have a similar genomic background between transgenic mice and their wild-type littermates, (2) have a better genetic background for behavioral analysis, and (3) have a comparable genetic background to the non-transgenic studies as shown in Figure 2.
As someone who comes from a communications and advocacy background, I also wish I had sought a better technical background in tropical health.
For Maisch and Badger, campaigning for better background checks has become a way of coping with what happened that day.
