The phrase "are better characterized" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how something is more accurately described or defined in comparison to something else.
Example: "These species are better characterized by their unique adaptations to extreme environments."
Alternatives: "are more accurately described" or "are more suitably defined".
As such they are better characterized as platform strategies than as shaping strategies.
The new results will help companies ensure that contracts are written at an appropriate level and that the risks posed by outbreaks are better characterized, said Brooks.
However, many real-world problem domains, such as autonomous robotic navigation, are better characterized using continuous representations.
To the extent the two overlap, the Lorenzo decision could significantly expand the scope of potential Section 10(b) defendants in private litigation to include those who are better characterized as aiders and abettors.
Depleted gas fields offer more limited capacity but are better characterized, have seals that have successfully retained hydrocarbon gas for millions of years, and may offer a shorter route to practical implementation for early projects.
By the turn of the 21st century, however, excavations at sites such as Gault (Texas) and Jake Bluff (Oklahoma) had clearly demonstrated that at least some Paleo-Indians used a variety of wild animal and plant foods and so are better characterized as generalized hunter-gatherers than as people who limited themselves to the pursuit of big game.
(The cat-that-got-the-cream face sometimes seen on contented cats might be better characterized as smirking, or gloating).
Radical economics, including feminist economics, is better characterized by what it opposes than by what it advocates.
Often described as center-right, the Anti-corruption Party is better characterized as pro-business and moderate in social policies.
