the better of

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

Kael'thas' own lust for power got the better of him, though, and he allied with our enemies.

But evidently his hawkish instincts, for the moment, have got the better of him.

I accepted his challenge but, as it turned out, I had the better of him.

Maybe, as a former Goldman Sachs chief executive, he did let his prejudice against Fuld get the better of him.

He thought the better of her in that she had a lot of imagination.

He urged Vader not to press on in a fight he could not win, but the Sith Lord's arrogance got the better of him.

Originally, Tungse's relatives and his mother had thought the younger brother the better of the two sons because he brought them presents.

He's really a lay-down dirty shame. He would even say that he likes other guys to get the better of his own wife.

That deal exposed the kind of faulty logic that allows a money-losing internet firm to get the better of a profitable media giant.

He kept going back until the water got the better of him and he went under.

Well, you thought you had got the better of me that day in Casterbridge.

But in a border tiff that has escalated into a public relations war, it seems to be getting the better of its neighbor Nicaragua.

The term is usually reserved for those cases in which the hybrids outperform the better of the two parents.

Though Rebecca had had the better of him, George was above the meanness of tale-bearing or revenge upon a lady.

But Friedman's ingrained belief in the power of reason and persuasion always got the better of any such theoretical misgivings.

"The economy and the world just got the better of him, " Rebecca Duke said in a rambling press conference.

In truth it was no more than the away team deserved and they continued to make the better of the chances following the interval.

My emotions got the better of me for a moment. 500 coins is what you will receive for bringing me the book.

The fury got the better of her, and she took it all out on her children.

You can't get the better of him in an argument. He's a lawyer.

But in this case, his anger and his defensiveness got the better of him.

Eddie felt a lump in his throat, but curiosity got the better of him.

Jamie opened his mouth to protest, but thought the better of it. "Sure, " he said.

That being said, having the better of the argument is not the only thing that matters in politics.

proud that in a cause of compassion and honour , he had been able to get the better of himself.

We've always been competitive, and he has always tried to get the better of me no matter what we did.

His curiosity got the better of him.

To his depress, he never get the better of their quarrels.

They are extremely smart animals and will try to get the better of you if they don't want you to do it.

We were driven out this very evening by a disappointment about a green goose, which he could not get the better of.

He must exert himself to subdue so proud a display of resentment; he must get the better of her.

The first book is much the better of the two. But the second, written by an internet entrepreneur, contains some valuable practical advice.

You know I can't pick the better of them, can you help me to decide?

I'll get the better of him some day.

We passed the tree . and my curiosity got the better of me , I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

Be careful in dealing with him because he will try to get the better of you.

In the process, Mr Ohtsubo became one of the few people who can claim to have got the better of Goldman Sachs in a deal.

It was evident that Kennedy was suffering; fever was getting the better of his vigorous constitution.

In the late 1960s, liberals appeared to have the better of the argument.

I had a clear focus and direction, but curiosity got the better of me.

Isabel , scanning the future with dry, fixed eyes, saw that he would have the better of her there.

I knew I could not let the ghost get the better of me.

You don't have to let anxiety and depression the get the better of you.

But Aufidius, beaten repeatedly by his rival in the field, determined to get the better of Cauis if not by fair means, then by foul.

[ bbe ] who ever went against me , and got the better of me ? there is no one under heaven.

Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices.

My curiosity got the better of me and I opened the journal .

CHINA TEAM will contest the better of two matches against United Internet Team Germany in the petite finale of the group.

South China had the better of play and created more chances than Happy Valley in an entertaining final.

If you feel stress ( or anything else ) is getting the better of you, seek professional help - a doctor or therapist.

He would think the better of me.

No one can get the better of her in an argument.

And I didn't want my emotions to get the better of me.

Don't let advertising propaganda and brainwashing fool you. Don't let greedy businessmen get the better of you.

With the onset of HIV and AIDS, people's fears got the better of them, resulting in yet another in a string of urban legends.

As I walked home in a pensive mood, my vanity got the better of my pity.

Below new economic situation, who can hold the pulse of network sale, who can be obtained send get the better of first machine.

The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.

We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me.

You might regard Mother Nature in general as your enemy, and envisage human life as a struggle to get the better of Mother Nature.

A lot was going their way and I think frustration got the better of me.

No dumb, dirty animal is ever gonna get the better of me.

In other words the pursuit of wealth must be constrained, and the pursuit of morality is the more the better of.

What is at issue in this quarrel and who has the better of it?

Despiteall this, curiosity has got the better of me.

He easily got the better of her in that argument.

After a long struggle, Sam finally got the best of (got the better of) himself.

Don't always try and get the better of her over every incident.

But even the most skeptical historians concede that, around 1984 or so, the Soviets were actually getting the better of the mujahideen.

Make a difference. Start a club, band, etc. Let your thoughts be heard by people. Make a change for the better of the future.

A deceptive means of getting the better of someone.

My curiosity got the better of me.

But they need not have taken any extraordinary pains to get the better of me.

Secondly, the greater mesh count, the better of the performance of rubber asphalt.

The answer starts out vague, but eventually pride gets the better of the young men.

When you make a death saving throw, you can take the better of your die roll or 10.

The test shows that the higher grade of virus free potato seed used, the better of potato quality.

I don't trust that man. He tries to get the better of his customers.

Her fiery temper got the Better of her.

Our mental and physical faculties degenerate, and although we might try pumping faster, in the end the leak gets the better of us.

Your temper may get the better of you if a colleague has tried to ruin your reputation .

But temptation gets the better of it.

He usually gets the better of his class mates.

Those of us who need structure can still be highly creative as long as we don't allow our fears to get the better of us.

Their guilt gets the better of them, however, and they arrange for Ross' application to be rejected.

A rush of jealousy, of contempt, and anger with this thick, loud-breathing rustic got the better of Ashurt's self-possession .

But, small quick always be every time with " get the better of soundlessly right now phonic " will respond to him.

On the main question, however, Mr Obama has the better of the argument.

He got the better of his classmates.

On the main question, however, Mr Obama has the better of the argument.

He got the better of his classmates.

Don't you never ever let your prejudice get the better of you.

The better of two bad options is to engage.

Don't let your stubborn nature get the better of you.

She always gets the better of our quarrels.

Big puzzle as it was, it hadn't got the better of Jim.

He got the better of his rival.

She always gets the better of an argument.

These verbs mean to get the better of an adversary.

If you keep smoking, it will get the better of you.

Sometimes emotion can get the better of you when you score, but Idon't think Iwould celebrate as Irespect the fans and the club.

Don't let relatives get the better of you.

I have been pained by her manner this morning, and can't get the better of it.

Don't try to get the better of other of other people.

She sings the better of the two girls.

We can let our fears get the better of us. We can, uh, imagine things, make connections with things that aren't there. Like with this man.

Your paper is by far the better of the two.

This school is the better of the two.

Which is the better of these two cars?

Sixth, complexity got the better of us.

It is easy to blame investors for blindly trusting the agencies; many let greed or naivety get the better of them.

Nerves can get the better of you.

You have a lot of personal problems which are getting the better of you, creating unfair prejudices, clouding your judgment.

The House version is the better of the two.

he got the better of most exchanges.

On paper he is the better of the two.

With competitive Mars in your sign, does anyone seriously think they can get the better of you?

Which is the better of the two watches?

Of course, there is a lot to do, but we shouldn't let our busyness get the better of us.

SCULLY: We can let our fears get the better of us. We can, uh, imagine things, make connections.

He is the better of the two.

This is the better of the two.

Petr Cech believes we will need to make the most of home advantage if we are to get the better of Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge today.

The former is easier to understand, ink effects for pigment, the more the better (of course many enough later gloss does not increase);

you know it gets the better of me

Action or procedure used to defend oneself or get the better of sb In a struggle or contest

It is shown that in a specific range, the closer of upright interval of reinforced layer, the better of effect;

your conscience got the better of you , that ' s what

your conscience got the better of you that ' s why

singular uncountable the better of the two books

Got the better of me

We will insist on getting to the better of this issue

the better of two choices

Gives you the better of two choices;

get the better of sb