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better that ever is the most popular phrase on the web.

better than it was 140,200,000 results on the web	better that ever 142,300,000 results on the web More popular!
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'Cause everyone knows that life after being famous is even better than it was before. The situation is, then, better than it was at the time the Soviet Union disintegrated and Germany was united. He made me see how beautiful the world is, how life could be good again, maybe even better than it was before. So... better than it was. A doctor tells me it's better than it was. It's better than it was before. My plane's a lot better than it was. I would like to thank Mrs Grybauskaité for her cooperation with the Commission which, in our view, has been better than it was last year, and I would also like to thank Minister Wideroos.	It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.

better than it was

140,200,000 results on the web

better that ever

142,300,000 results on the web

More popular!

'Cause everyone knows that life after being famous is even better than it was before.
The situation is, then, better than it was at the time the Soviet Union disintegrated and Germany was united.
He made me see how beautiful the world is, how life could be good again, maybe even better than it was before.
So... better than it was.
A doctor tells me it's better than it was.
It's better than it was before.
My plane's a lot better than it was.
I would like to thank Mrs Grybauskaité for her cooperation with the Commission which, in our view, has been better than it was last year, and I would also like to thank Minister Wideroos.

It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.