He bettered all of his times from his previous meet and was fourth in the 11-12 boys high-point competition. |
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Bernhard's lap was one of three that bettered both the official and unofficial track records. |
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By knowing and controlling nature, men bettered their physical lot, gaining the leisure needed to cultivate minds and morals. |
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For later, there are martagon lilies and Lancifolium, and in the autumn Cyclamen hederifolium cannot be bettered in flower and leaf. |
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Brady bettered his '01 numbers nearly across the board in '02, but that didn't translate into wins. |
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Its only claim to have bettered the lot of workers is the introduction of 12 weeks paid parental leave. |
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As compulsive improvers, they perused agricultural journals for more productive seeds and bettered their herds with blooded stock. |
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It would beat most cars away from a standing start, and was only bettered by those with a lot of power at their disposal. |
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The spectacle of two Morris Dancers running smack into each other could hardly be bettered for a belly laugh. |
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The 22-year-old then bettered her three previous performances at the French Open by beating the 10th seed en-route to the third round. |
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If they get in then God help the workers or anyone who has bettered themselves, saved a quid and maybe even bought an investment property or two. |
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The world number one bettered her previous world mark of 120 kg set at last year's world championships. |
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His achievement has never been bettered and the present holder has only three victories under his belt. |
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All but one point from their entire tally came from play, a remarkable statistic and one that will hardly be bettered for some time. |
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It is my job to try and get that right and so far I think a lot of the signings we have fetched in have bettered us. |
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But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered. |
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Only two people have either equaled him or bettered him for a rookie season. |
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As an introduction to the exciting variety of African writing that is being produced now, this collection could hardly be bettered. |
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Its timing could hardly have been bettered and should do a great deal to calm the fevered brows of the Lanarkshire club's supporters. |
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It was a classic York v Scarborough encounter and as an exhibition of top-class league cricket it could hardly be bettered. |
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It was not through lack of application that Kilmarnock had not scored and bettered their home strike rate. |
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In those appearances, she was bettered by two other competitors. |
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Entering the match with a first-class average of 28, he bettered the mark by one and started his Test tally with a glide through the cordon for a boundary. |
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And, of course, in the game of making the acid truths of Sondheim's songs come across with lancing humor, I'm not sure she's ever been bettered. |
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As an alternative to aggressive computer games that entail killing at the simple push of a button, this succinct and warm-hearted parable could not be bettered. |
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As a summary of the opposition's complete lack of answers in the velodrome, it could not be bettered. |
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As the community bettered itself, the backgrounds and pastimes moved upmarket. |
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It has bettered health, lengthened life, lessened laborious toil, and given us greater leisure. |
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Both social and business conditions could be bettered via boosted power generation, Mr Zoellick said, but there is lots of work to do. |
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Emission credits would be generated when the sector bettered a pre-defined emission standard. |
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In 2006, in terms of both quantity and of sales value, the Swiss chocolate industry appreciably bettered the results of the previous year. |
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It is access to medicines that has bettered the lives of many people in North America. |
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The Fund's quarterly return bettered its benchmark as the surge in equity markets continued. |
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Réjean Pelletier, of Anjou, Quebec, is a volunteer who has bettered the lives of thousands of youth through his exceptional involvement. |
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The committee confirmed that Canadian firms already met or bettered the CONEG standards. |
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In reaching his mammoth score which bettered his previous personal best of 175 not out when playing for Tickhill, he faced 140 balls and hit 12 fours and 13 sixes. |
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But as he reflected on his world title tussle the York ace remained upbeat about his silver-medal winning display, which bettered his bronze achievement of two years earlier. |
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The second question is whether this aid bettered the human condition? |
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A stubborn aversion to defeat was reflected in a qualifying campaign bettered only by France, a consistency they have carried into the tournament proper. |
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The worst part was that she felt bad for Jake. The scrappy redhead, despite his size, had bettered the Cooper boy in the few moments of the tussle. |
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No sign of what was to follow after the interval as our fellows matched, and sometimes bettered, the visitors in a lively and very entertaining first half. |
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If they believe change has bettered their lives, 2016 could be another good day for Republicans. |
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But for a one-volume guide to a man who did more in a single lifetime than most could manage in 10, this authoritative and readable book could hardly be bettered. |
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This guide value represents the standard for occupational hygiene which must be met and, if possible, bettered with the help of technical measures. |
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From Scutum in the south, through Cygnus towards Perseus, it is truly a magnificent naked eye sight that cannot be bettered from a dark site. |
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It was how she got to take her intimate photographs of the Beatles in their dressing room, never bettered by anyone: she melted into the background and they accepted her there and were glad to have her. |
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Not least among these are the European conglomerates which have developed into global players in the course of this globalisation process and whose profit trends in recent years could scarcely have been bettered. |
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In a nutshell, in this country we were resting on our laurels and pigheadedly thought we couldn't be bettered. |
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Benn Olson had bettered Guy Lepine in an early fight before tempers flared after a cheapshot behind the play. |
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The long-lived rawness and gristle that have defined Mustang for decades are still largely present, and the improvements have once again bettered the car while leaving its soul and character very much intact. |
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That reflects a lot of antiquated technology in the space business, much of which can be bettered by the latest off-the-shelf equipment, says Will Marshall, Planet Labs' boss. |
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Labor shaped the national consensus and bettered our nation. |
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As time passed, I bettered my skills and improved my efficiency. |
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In this case, the embarrassing stumble may have bettered her score. |
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Button's win bettered Nigel Mansell's 1989 win from 12th on the grid at the Hungaroring. |
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His record of six world titles in the modern era has been bettered only by Hendry and no player has yet matched his tally of six UK titles. |
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This party, led by Guy Rozemont, bettered its position in 1953, and, on the strength of the election results, demanded universal suffrage. |
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They all have crossed swords with the Orgelbüchlein, the Clavierbüchlein, the Well-Tempered Clavier or the aforementioned collections for solo stringed instrument, and they were bettered by them. |
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Those achievements have to be maintained and bettered in the future. |
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As a consequence, with the brightened economic prospects for 2000, there is a good chance that the budgetary targets for this year can again be bettered. |
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The seven goals Sweden striker Marcus Berg scored at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship set a finals record that is unlikely to be bettered for some time. |
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In the case of the former 250 and in the case of the latter 30 or so actions were selected for funding in 1999, which represents a significant achievement but which should nevertheless be bettered. |
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With district training seminars, it is expected that the qualities of the new members will be bettered and that the club meetings will be rejuvenated, which, ultimately will lead to membership development. |
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It can be seen that in most of the post-privatisation years, the actual accident rate bettered the extrapolation of the pre-privatisation trend, but not significantly. |
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The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered. |
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Cultural shock and the lack of understanding a new language make the initial stage of moving to a different country be difficult but they are eventually bettered. |
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