Sentence examples for capable of bettering from inspiring English sources

Walchhofer, who will be 36 in April, is now the oldest male crowned in the sport's most demanding discipline, a record he looks capable of bettering in the months ahead.

Stoke, meanwhile, appear to have concluded their summer business after the arrival of Xherdan Shaqiri and the 23-year-old, who was suspended for this match, is sure to bolster a squad that looks capable of bettering last season's ninth-place finish.

In Chambers' opinion, Bolt is still capable of bettering 9.58sec, but that after two years of the Jamaican being hampered by injury, it may well take until the Olympics next year to start getting the freakish best out of him again.

The national British indoor shot put champion is hoping to push towards the 20m mark this year and is well capable of bettering his record set in 2011.

Regarding the second query, Phelps is more than capable of bettering Mark Spitz's efforts at the 1972 Munich Games, but he will have to rely on US colleagues backing him up in the relays and not thwarting his efforts in the five individual events.

Ms. Parton is capable of better surprises.

American fans know Altidore is capable of better than he showed at the Stadium of Light.

We have wealth, resources, skills and caring citizens capable of better than this.

Johnson's year was hardly a disaster but he is capable of better.

Perhaps Mr. Levine and Mr. Domingo simply know what they are capable of better than those who worry about them.

"The Wigan game was disappointing because we know we are capable of better.