Older children fared little better, though by the time they reached the age of three or four, all but the strongest had been winnowed out.

And French singers, dancers and movie directors are faring little better.

He fared little better: although he hit his first four major league home runs, his batting average was just .158.

In the west the Knights of the Sacrifice were faring little better.

It is not only the dictators and their henchmen who come out badly; the leaders of the world's democracies fare little better.

The rest of the country's formerly government-run economy is faring little better.

The Margravine and her two maids were screaming in terror, their male companions faring little better.

The British air-landing troops fared little better, with only 12 of the 147 gliders landing on target and 69 crashing at sea.

Lancaster's party fared little better; under heavy archery fire his cavalry was cut off before it even reached the ford, and forced to retreat.

His legs fared little better, blisters rising on the skin beneath the tattered rags that once were trousers.