The phrase "as better positioned" is not correct in standard written English.
It is likely intended to convey a comparative advantage or favorable situation, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The company is as better positioned as its competitors to take advantage of the market changes."
Alternatives: "more favorably positioned" or "in a stronger position".
The Nasdaq was lifted by shares of big-cap technology companies that have larger cash reserves and are seen as better positioned to withstand the economic slump.
S&P credit analyst Michael Altberg said in a statement to investors that the "BB" junk-grade corporate credit rating "reflects IAC's reduced level of business diversity following the spin-offs" and "vulnerability to continuing changes in technology and consumer and business demands," as well as better positioned competitors.
In the view of many industry analysts, the Saudis see themselves as better positioned than their rivals for weathering a long-term price decline because of their lower costs of production and their large cushion of foreign reserves.
"We're as well placed as anyone, and I would almost go as far as saying better positioned than anyone, to manage the interests of our shareholders," he said.
The position of the particle will be updated as better positions are found, which is expected to move the swarm toward the best solutions.
Freedman pointed to Super Micro Computer, Volterra as companies better positioned to profit from the run on servers.
It may not have the mobile dominance that Apple does, but O'Reilly believes that Google is much better positioned as far as the Internet OS is concerned — they've invested heavily in technology like speech recognition, which may not work terribly well yet, but is clearly the future.
One of Rove's signature moves is to be unusually nonconfrontational, for a Republican, on some things — no Draconian budget cuts in programs for the poor in this Administration — so as to be better positioned to accomplish a much more important thing: fundamentally changing the social compact in order to enthrone the Republican Party as firmly as possible for as long as possible.
As a result, we've never been better positioned as the leader in secure mobility and are continuing to bring innovative solutions to market that fortify our leadership position".
In the financial community we need to do so as well, and the Fed is better positioned than anyone else to accomplish that dot connection.
"Trump needs to show a higher level seriousness, so that he's better positioned as an agent of change," Mr. Reed added.
