Sentence examples for close the better from inspiring English sources

Because the prints are small, they invite the viewer to draw close, the better to share in his view through fogged-up windows.

Yet this collection from the designers Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri might have been more effective up close, the better to show off the subtlety of couture details like an inset curve of satin under the lapel of an evening suit or the dynamic mixes of materials, including nylon and denim.

The sooner one factory closes, the better for the other two, and the quicker that its resources, including its employees, can turn to more productive work.

Hersch plays with his eyes closed — the better, he writes in his memoir, "to hear the space around the music and feel the piano action".

I am lying on my back on the grass, listening to the intermittent chirping of nearby birds; my eyes are closed, the better to savor the warmth on my face.

The sooner the NXP deal closes, the better positioned Qualcomm will be to execute on its growth strategy.

And PayPal itself is buying mobile payments company iZettle to close the loop better on point of sale payments in markets like Europe.

It's not even close who the better quarterback is.

For all the superlatives Griffin drew from the Giants, however, there was still no doubt about which quarterback closed the game better.

If they can close the season 2-2 or better, they'll keep that streak alive.

"Hadn't you better close the door?" Mike said, one last desperate attempt to postpone the inevitable.