Of course, Greenspan s behavior meant that under his watch, the economy performed better than it otherwise would have.

Interestingly, many countries that performed better than Chile on these standardized tests have a lower income per capita.

Generally speaking, Central and Eastern European countries have performed better economically than the ex Soviet countries (with the exception of the Baltic states).

Growth rates last year in Colombia and even Peru, which has performed better than any other Latin American country since 2000, also dropped significantly.

But democracy required an election, and many now argue that the current mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has performed even better than Giuliani might have done in reviving the city.

Of course, Greenspan s behavior meant that under his watch, the economy performed better than it otherwise would have. But it was only a matter of time before that performance became unsustainable.

Paper shufflers are doing better than producers speculators are doing better than managers traders are doing better than entrepreneurs arbitrageurs are doing better than accumulators the clever are doing better than the solid and behind all of it, the financial market is more powerful than the state.

Better than Basel

From 2000 to 2008, these four countries share of global output rose rapidly, from 16 to 22 (in purchasing power parity terms), and their economies performed better than average in the subsequent global recession.

This is one in my neighborhood. And they are much better better than traffic lights, better than four way stop signs.

Better safe than sorry.

Better safe than sorry.

I'm better than you.

You're better than me.

Better Red than Dead?

Better late than never.

It's better than a new monitor. It's better than new software, or whatever people typically use.

For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

It's better than a computer.

She sang better than he.

You are better than me.

She sang better than him.

Tom is better than us.

Sami is better than Farid.

Prevention is better than repression.

Still, better late than never.

People always think more is better than less 60 is always better than 50, and they always think now is better than later the bars on this side are higher than the bars on this side.

It worked far better than the doubters ever imagined was possible indeed, perhaps even better than its progenitors expected.

She's much better today than yesterday.

I like coffee better than tea.

Taro speaks English better than I.

I like English better than Math.

Miho plays piano better than Noriko.

You have better sight than me.

You have better sight than me.

Her work is better than mine.

He's better than me in everything.

Any opposition is better than none.

That is definitely better than expected.

When Prevention is Better than Relief

Tom likes tea better than coffee.

A good name is better than fine perfume and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.

Cash himself appeared at the end and performed for the first time in more than a year.

For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.