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The phrase "a better guide to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the effectiveness or usefulness of one source of information over another.
Example: "This book serves as a better guide to understanding the complexities of human behavior than the previous edition."
Alternatives: "a more effective resource for" or "a superior reference for".
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Instincts and past decisions are a better guide to future action.
Commercial counts are a better guide to the advertising war than sheer dollars.
Novelists are a better guide to this subject than classical economists.
Such visits may be a better guide to the future than Ataka's populism.
Mr. Bush's inaugural address should be a better guide to his thinking.
That is why Darwin is probably a better guide to business competition than economists are.
Alcohol is a better guide to quality: I'd generally go for 12.5% rather than 12%.
He may be a better guide to the future than George Orwell.
I cannot think of a better guide to these coming changes than William Mitchell.
But a book that Mr Gensler coauthored in 2004 might have been a better guide to his predispositions.
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The novel is perhaps a better guide to Orwell's intellectual development than it is autobiographical.
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