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  • adjective comparative form of well-built: more well-built

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Examples

  • "And it's a much better-built table today," Mr Ohlsson says.

    Early Frugal Nature Guides Today's IKEA Innovations Jens Hansegard 2011

  • The report could spur the agency that regulates offshore drilling to tighten regulation, particularly requiring better-built blowout preventers, or BOPs, said Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute at Tulane University.

    Federal report cites causes for Gulf oil spill 2011

  • Her tennis game, filled with flat forehands and backhands, looks better-built for hard courts, rather than the slow, red clay of Paris.

    Li Na Wins French Open Title 2011

  • RICHBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Researchers have used 105 giant fans to create hurricane-force winds in an experiment that crumpled an ordinary home in minutes but left a better-built home standing.

    House integrity tested with giant wind fans Capital Weather Gang 2010

  • The report could spur the agency that regulates offshore drilling to tighten regulation, particularly requiring better-built blowout preventers, or BOPs, said Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute at Tulane University.

    Federal report cites causes for Gulf oil spill 2011

  • "And it's a much better-built table today," Mr Ohlsson says.

    Early Frugal Nature Guides Today's IKEA Innovations Jens Hansegard 2011

  • Her tennis game, filled with flat forehands and backhands, looks better-built for hard courts, rather than the slow, red clay of Paris.

    Li Na Wins French Open Title 2011

  • Homes themselves are becoming better-built and more efficient, even as they get less flashy.

    Wealthy Buyers Get Cozy 2010

  • Every city has had its share of substandard housing; time and redevelopment often claim these structures, while their better-built peers survive and create the impression of a former golden age of quality.

    Letters to the Editor 2008

  • I've bought a few other things there over the years -- they had satin pjs I adored -- but for basic undergarments, there are less expensive and better-built options.

    Panty Raid wolfsilveroak 2010

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