"But it sure beats sitting in an office or standing on the line."

For me, going and leaving again sure beats not seeing him at all.

Someone's got to do the dirty job of being an action hero, and it sure beats whatever.

That sure beat having nothing better to say about work than "I typed another memo today."

But it sure beats having to buy two different machines, both in terms of dollars and desktop space.

I'll tell you one thing, having a body sure beats being a ghost.

I was a little embarrassed by all the fuss, but it sure beat striking out.

But as man's work goes, it sure beats whatever.

"That sure beats the twenty or thirty they cost at the department stores," Jack said.

Held against him, she could feel the slow, sure beat of his heart against hers.

It would sure beat hanging out at Alette's for the evening.

But it sure beats the messages that most companies have been sending lately.

It would sure beat the hell out of Bode!

"It sure beats a lot of other stuff that is going to be in the fall lineup," he said.

Wow, we'll sure beat Bush in 2004 with this kind of info!

But it sure beats the Republicans putting a camera in your bedroom.

It sure beat me what was going on.

"It sure beats the heck out of finishing second," he said.

It sure beat the hell out of the state hospital.