Sentence examples for known better far from inspiring English sources

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He'd known better than to believe what he saw, but, on the other hand, he hadn't known better, far from it: there it had been in front of him, his bent, misshapen skull.

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The cooks in Toyota's kitchen knew better than to stray far from its blockbuster – if bland – formula for its Camry sedan.

Legitimate organizations know better than to make far-reaching claims like "guaranteed or your money back".

Today, he practically feeds the town as the owner of two stores known far better as Porricelli's than their formal name, Food Mart.

Meg is the best person she knows, far better than herself or her husband, maybe even better than William Bartram.

The village of Jamestown is overshadowed by Newport, which is better known and far more populous.

His later works — among them "Private Lives," "Blithe Spirit" and "Design for Living" — are far better known and far more finely honed, but it is a singular treat to see this tale of two naughty wives, which is rarely revived.

Modern attitudes are more showbiz-friendly and Ms Peng, who is about to turn 50, is anyway much too well known and far better respected to have her past erased.

Admitting what is not known is far better than succumbing to the temptation to make firm but unfounded declarations in an attempt to reassure, Dr. Loewenstein and other experts said.

Connoisseurs of films such as Tombstone, where Kilmer did his startling turn as a foppish, eccentric Doc Holliday, live in a parallel universe where Tombstone is far better known and far more respected than Gone With the Wind, The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy and all the other sappy, over-praised movies the general public goes on and on about.

Mr Osborne shed a tear during the Bishop of London's sermon at Lady Thatcher's funeral service while many others, who had known her far better than the 41-year-old chancellor, managed to keep their emotions in check.

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