| Better for a task |
Newsday |
07 Sep 2025 |
| More skilled |
LA Times Mini |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Better equipped |
LA Times Mini |
15 Aug 2025 |
| Comparatively qualified |
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| More competent (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
28 May 2025 |
| More competent |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 May 2025 |
| More competent; blare (anag.) (5) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 May 2025 |
| More competent |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Mar 2025 |
| A more skilled lover first to bare it, somehow (5) |
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| More competent; 20 Across Aesop, say? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 Feb 2025 |
| More skilled |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2025 |
| Defter |
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| More proficient part of cable railway |
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| More up to the task |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2024 |
| Better equipped |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Nov 2024 |
| Even rabbi lied re being more competent (5) |
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| Better trained |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2024 |
| Increasingly on the ball, but for Beckenbauer holding line |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 Aug 2024 |
| Some squirrel babies when climbing are more competent |
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| More qualified |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Jun 2024 |
| Sailor can take on even algebra and become more skilled (5) |
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| Comparatively skilful (5) |
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| Better fit |
New York Times |
04 May 2024 |
| Maybe bitter king secretes billions, having more upstairs? |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Apr 2024 |
| Rather clever short story writer with no little following |
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| Sailor half-takes the tiller with greater skill (5) |
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| More qualified |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2024 |
| More skilled |
LA Times Mini |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Better suited |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jun 2023 |
| More up to the task |
New York Times |
31 May 2023 |
| More skilled |
Premier Sunday |
18 Dec 2022 |
| More skillful |
Newsday |
22 Nov 2022 |
| More competent |
Canadiana |
07 Nov 2022 |
| More skilful old wife has escaped a quickie, say |
The Guardian Cryptic |
18 Aug 2022 |
| More qualified |
Newsday |
11 Jul 2022 |
| More qualified |
Newsday |
29 Apr 2022 |
| Better suited |
New York Times |
04 Mar 2022 |
| More skillful |
Premier Sunday |
12 Dec 2021 |
| Better equipped |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Less inept |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2021 |
| More qualified |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2021 |
| More competent sailor holding end of rope in both hands |
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| More up to the task |
New York Times |
07 Jun 2021 |
| A better fit |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2021 |
| More skilled |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jan 2021 |
| More adept |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2020 |
| Less inept |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2020 |
| More up to it |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2020 |
| More adept |
LA Times Daily |
24 Sep 2020 |
| More adept |
The Washington Post |
24 Sep 2020 |
| More competent |
The Washington Post |
10 Sep 2020 |
| More competent |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2020 |
| More up to the task |
Jonesin |
25 Aug 2020 |
| More talented story-teller needing introduction |
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| More proficient |
The Washington Post |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Better qualified |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jun 2020 |
| More qualified |
Newsday |
03 Jun 2020 |
| Inept earl admitting baron initially more competent |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Apr 2020 |
| More accomplished, a cricketer hasn't got zero wickets |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Better trained |
Jonesin |
13 Aug 2019 |
| More skilled |
Premier Sunday |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Real confusion about boy and fitter |
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| Better trained |
New York Times |
21 May 2019 |
| Comparatively up for it |
The New Yorker |
22 Apr 2019 |
| Not as inept |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2019 |
| More qualified |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Apr 2019 |
| Not so ham-handed |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2019 |
| Not so ham-handed |
The Washington Post |
08 Mar 2019 |
| More adept |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2019 |
| Less clumsy |
The Washington Post |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Less clumsy |
LA Times Daily |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Less clumsy |
|
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| Better trained |
|
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| More adept |
|
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| Not so ham-handed |
|
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| Not as inept |
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| More qualified |
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| More up to the task |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2018 |
| More up to it |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2018 |
| Better equipped |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2018 |
| More up to the job |
Universal |
02 Jun 2018 |
| Fitter, sailor, learner, king |
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| Less likely to err |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2018 |
| More competent |
Universal |
16 Feb 2018 |
| More up to the task |
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| More competent |
|
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| More up to the job |
|
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| Better equipped |
|
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| More up to it |
|
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| Not as likely to mess up |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2017 |
| Not as likely to mess up |
The Washington Post |
13 Oct 2017 |
| More skilled |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2017 |
| Better qualified |
USA Today |
18 Jan 2017 |
| Not as likely to mess up |
|
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| Better qualified |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| More competent |
Newsday |
06 Sep 2016 |
| More skillful |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2016 |
| Having more capabilities |
Universal |
01 Jul 2016 |
| More capable |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jun 2016 |
| More than competent Hedda blowing head off |
|
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| More up to the task |
Universal |
06 May 2016 |
| Better qualified |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
25 Mar 2016 |
| Having more capabilities |
|
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| More capable |
|
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| Better qualified |
|
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| Increasingly smart to have bag, mostly, when coming up to seller? Not half |
The Telegraph Toughie |
31 Dec 2015 |
| More capable |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2015 |
| More proficient |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Sep 2015 |
| Having better skills |
Universal |
01 Aug 2015 |
| It might describe a more competent seaman |
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| More capable |
The Times Concise |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Better suited |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2015 |
| Less apt to freeze |
Newsday |
13 Jun 2015 |
| More fit |
Newsday |
31 May 2015 |
| Less inept |
Universal |
23 Mar 2015 |
| Less inept |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2015 |
| More fit |
|
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| Less inept |
|
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| More adept |
|
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| More proficient |
|
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| More capable |
|
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| Better suited |
|
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| Less apt to freeze |
|
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| More skilled |
|
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| Having better skills |
|
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| Less inept |
|
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| Less clumsy |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| Better qualified |
|
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| Less inept |
|
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| More adept |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| Less clumsy |
|
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| Having more skill |
|
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| Better qualified |
|
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| Less error-prone |
|
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| Better trained |
|
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| Less likely to make mistakes |
|
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| Comparatively competent |
|
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| Better-qualified |
|
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| More skillful |
|
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| Better equipped |
|
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| Having more skill |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| More likely to get hired |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| Less inept |
|
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| Better qualified |
|
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| More likely to get hired |
|
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| More up to the task |
|
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| Having more skill |
|
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| Beating in competence |
|
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| More skilled |
|
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| More skilled |
|
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| Comparatively competent |
|
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| More fit for the task |
|
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| Less error-prone |
|
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| Better equipped |
|
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| Less bungling |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| More up to the job |
|
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| More fit for the task |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| Better up to it |
|
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| More skillful |
|
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| Better trained |
|
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| More apt |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| More skilled |
|
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| Better suited |
|
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| More up to it |
|
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| More skillful |
|
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| Comparatively fit |
|
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| Better equipped |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| Better equipped |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| More adept |
|
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| More capable |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| More talented |
|
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| Better qualified |
|
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| More skillful |
|
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| Better fit |
|
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| More adept |
|
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| More competent |
|
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| Not so inept |
|
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| More suitable for a job |
|
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| More proficient |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| More up to it |
|
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| Better equipped |
|
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| Less inept |
|
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| More capable |
|
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| Beating in competence |
|
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| Less likely to make mistakes |
|
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| More talented |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| Overqualified? |
|
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| More fit for the task |
|
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| More up to the job |
|
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| Better suited |
|
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| More proficient |
|
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| Less fumbling |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| Comparatively competent |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| Having better skills |
|
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| Comparatively fit |
|
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| Better up to it |
|
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| More skillful |
|
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| More practiced |
|
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| More qualified |
|
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| More up to the task |
|
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| Less helpless |
|
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| Better qualified |
|
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| More adept |
|
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| Having more skill |
|
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| More proficient |
|
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| More capable |
|
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| More talented |
|
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| More gifted |
|
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| Better, in a way |
|
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| Less incompetent |
|
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| More fit |
|
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| More eggspert |
|
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| Smarter |
|
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| More skilled |
|
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| Having more skill |
|
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| More effective. |
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| Fitter |
|
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| More qualified. |
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| More efficient. |
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| Better equipped. |
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| Better qualified. |
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| Fitter. |
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| Better fitted. |
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| More skilled. |
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| More talented. |
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| More competent. |
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| More adept. |
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| Comparatively competent. |
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| Better skilled. |
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| More skillful. |
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| With more skills |
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| More fit |
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| Better prepared |
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