The phrase "appears better placed to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's or something's suitability or readiness for a particular task or situation.
Example: "In the current market, our company appears better placed to capitalize on emerging trends than our competitors."
Alternatives: "seems more suited to" or "is in a stronger position to".
PARIS — As United States airlines reel from soaring oil prices and a sinking domestic economy, most of their European rivals appear better placed to ride out the storm.
Mr Sarkozy's centre-right party, Les Républicains, refused to withdraw in the deep south – Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrenees – where the broad left had appeared better placed to defeat the FN.
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Countries with oil and gas wealth such as Saudi Arabia and Algeria appear better placed than poorer countries like Egypt and Tunisia to buy social peace.
However teams in other pools appear better placed and Leicester's hopes seem slim.
Tigers will need a bonus-point victory over Italian strugglers Aironi at Welford Road to give themselves any chance in the race for two best runners-up spots, yet teams in other pools appear better placed.
Both men and women were reported to be denied leadership roles based on infertility; however, men appeared to be better placed to adapt to that as they could arrange with another man to impregnate their wife for them.
The thinking appears to be that in a tougher and more competitive postgraduate market, a business leader is better placed to deliver results.
It appears that the attempt to convince villagers in Afghanistan that America is committed to making their country a better place to live has been a failure.
While Bayern would appear to be better placed financially, neither club may be able to resist the sort of offers for their players that might come from Spain or England.
