Of course, others might be tempted to imitate Greece if the country were indeed better off restructuring than not doing so.
With respect to persons whose existence is dependent upon the allegedly harming action, they cannot be worse (or, indeed, better) off owing to this action than they would have been had this action not been carried out.
They are indeed better off.
And from what standpoint can we judge whether they are better off or not, or indeed what "better-off' might mean for them?
Meanwhile, the kind of fiction we are "allowed" to write is in danger of becoming so hedged, so circumscribed, so tippy-toe, that we'd indeed be better off not writing the anodyne drivel to begin with.
She argued that the current climate of offence easily taken, safe spaces sought and identities fiercely guarded was in danger of meaning that "the kind of fiction we are 'allowed' to write is in danger of becoming so hedged, so circumscribed, so tippy-toe, that we'd indeed be better off not writing the anodyne drivel to begin with".
Mr Clegg agreed that John would indeed be better off if he moved out.
Because half the book concerns Yula and her family, we soon learn that Shannon might indeed be better off with Miranda and Lydia-Rose, another twist on the conventional orphan tale.
A study that a colleague and I conducted last year found that adolescents in mentoring relationships that lasted a year or more were indeed much better off than before; they had higher self-esteem, better relationships with their parents and lower levels of drug use.
Perhaps for some voters London's reluctance to allow Scotland to use the pound underlines that it does not have Scotland's interest at heart – and thus might indeed be better off trying to determine its own destiny, currency and all.
