Sentence examples for was better a from inspiring English sources

There were fierce arguments about which style was better, a bit like the battles today between traditional and modern architects.

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953), however, was better, a solid western about the U.S. cavalry battling Native Americans; it starred William Holden and Eleanor Parker.

The Kid from Spain (1932) was better, a lavish Eddie Cantor vehicle with songs, slapstick, and Busby Berkeley's inventive dance sequences.

This one, against a finer side and in a stunning match, was better, a goal that showcased United's pace and menace on the counter.

It seem'd to the judge a strange cause to be put on, To tell which was better, a fop or a glutton..

A Man Called Peter (1955) was better, a stately biopic about Peter Marshall Richard Toddd), the Scottish minister who became chaplain of the U.S. Senate; Jean Peters portrayed his devoted wife, Catherine.

"The way I was playing, I would say, was better a year ago, but the score that came out of the round may have been [more] impressive today".

A deal was better than a disaster.

The Republican team of Mitt Romney and Paul D. Ryan is less about the future than it is about nostalgia for a past that many Americans imagine was better -- a time when businessmen were free of government meddling and all citizens, even the poor, old or handicapped, were expected to fend for themselves or scrape by on charity. .

"It was better for a while".

It was better than a starting place.