Sentence examples for are better not from inspiring English sources

The phrase "are better not" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a suggestion or recommendation, but it requires rephrasing for clarity.
Example: "You are better off not attending the meeting."
Alternatives: "should not" or "are advised against".

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This time around, some of the auguries are better, not least because last November the Americans and the Chinese announced their own bilateral climate accord, each agreeing to cut their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to a greater degree than at any point before and to work together to reach agreement.

The original 17-character line in the song — "Some lies are better not exposed, as life is already so hard" — was boiled into four characters to resemble a chengyu, and the condensed version has taken on a new life on the web.

Magnitudes of runoff and soil loss or sedimentation rates in those environments are better not assessed by conventional modelling techniques, which tend to average out event magnitude and recurrence variability in time and space.

Some wars are better not fought.

"Some things are better not known," Okhlobystin, who has been an outspoken opponent of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, wrote.

I'm also human and have limits to my patience and multi-tasking that are better not met, for all of us.

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Sometimes it's better not to know.

But some things were better not shared.

It's better not to know, sometimes.

Sometimes it is better not to talk".

It was better not to provoke him.

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