some is better but some is worse vs some are better but some are worse

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Some is better but some is worse' is correct when referring to uncountable nouns or a singular group, while 'Some are better but some are worse' is correct when referring to countable nouns or multiple groups.

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some is better but some is worse

This phrase is correct when referring to uncountable nouns or a singular group.

This phrase is used when comparing qualities or characteristics of uncountable nouns or a singular group. It indicates that some aspects are better while others are worse.

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No better, but no worse, either.
For better or worse, but not for real.
Going to court was supposed to make it all better, but I feel worse now than I did before.
I say this because it could lead to services getting better in some centres but worse in others.
And for the worse - not for the better, but for the worse.
But for better or worse, she's the voice in my head pushing me to do better.
But for better or worse, everyone in that room needs to be there and you need to be there.
Josef is better but we will only slow you down.
I would not presume to say which solution is better but we must find the courage to consider all sides of the issue.
But this is worse, because you pretended to be better.
The money available is better but still inadequate, particularly in view of the bizarre wastage of the CAP, where Europe's cows live on more, with two dollars per day, than do 700 million Chinese.
I do not accept that large is worse than small or small is better than large;I think all animals, whether they are groups of 10 or 100, must be looked after.
As has already been correctly pointed out, this does not always take place in public, because that does not always produce the desired effect - sometimes silent diplomacy is better - but it does take place, and regularly.
Some people do better, but some people do much worse.
I want to make things better but everything I do makes things worse.
But some of our loved ones are fighting for their lives and for better or for worse, nobody in this town knows vampires better than me.
Madam President, I do not know what is going on, but I am reminded of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, one of whose most famous quotes is 'worse is better'.
Your colony is worse than I realized.
The climate disaster is worse than imagined.
Everyone says Scranton branch is worse than Camden.

Alternatives:

Some aspects are better while others are worse.

some are better but some are worse

This phrase is correct when referring to countable nouns or multiple groups.

This phrase is used when comparing qualities or characteristics of countable nouns or multiple groups. It indicates that some of them are better while others are worse.

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No better, but no worse, either.
For better or worse, but not for real.
Going to court was supposed to make it all better, but I feel worse now than I did before.
I say this because it could lead to services getting better in some centres but worse in others.
And for the worse - not for the better, but for the worse.
But for better or worse, she's the voice in my head pushing me to do better.
But for better or worse, everyone in that room needs to be there and you need to be there.
Some are better at handling it than others.
Some are better than others, but the best ones come straight from the heart.
If we compared their quality of course, we might find that some are better than others.
Some are better than others, and it's those who recognize what makes them better and learn to exploit that who succeed.
But some days, the odds are worse than that.
But some people are better at cover-ups than others.
There are worse ways and there are better.
People who are better off pay for those who are worse off.
I try my best, but some days are better than others.
But some of his clients are better at it than he is.
It may well be that others are worse, but that does not place us in any better a light.
We should make changes for the better instead of for the worse, and we should not divide Europe into those who are better off and those who are worse off.
It may well be that the methods are better for one area of the environment but worse for another.

Alternatives:

Some of them are better while others are worse.

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some is better but some is worse vs some are better but some are worse