Example sentences of "[prep] the latter [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 2 | On March 12 , 1990 , the EP voted by 140 to 61 to authorize prosecution for the latter statements . |
| 3 | The main purpose of the costings for the latter years is to identify probable peaks and troughs in the overall programme , which can be smoothed out by phasing in major projects so as to avoid clashes . |
| 4 | He served in the US Army Signals Corps during the latter stages of the First World War before settling in Onawa , Iowa , where he worked as a teacher and ran a sweetshop in his spare time . |
| 5 | The work that followed to finalise the user requirement is hitherto unpublished , and is derived from a series of discussion papers raised during the latter stages of the project . |
| 6 | After a month of continued competition , the pressure was understandably present in more than one camp during the latter stages of the tournament schedules . |
| 7 | post-war instructions from Moscow ( the Comintern had been dissolved in 1943 ) were to maintain the policy of cooperation with democratic forces which had been implemented during the latter stages of the war . |
| 8 | He took part in the attack on Porto Farina , and was advanced to rear-admiral during the latter stages of the expedition . |
| 9 | They pinned the Derry side back in their own half for long periods during the latter stages . |
| 10 | While many among the 5,933 crowd may argue against Stainrod 's claim , there was little doubt in the validity of it during the latter stages of what was a north-east affair rich in incident if not quality . |
| 11 | But inspired by the experience of Jim Duffy at the back and battling Stainrod himself up front , the pattern of play changed dramatically during the final half hour , to the extent that it was the visitors who were forced to hang on , especially after Stainrod had forced goalkeeper Theo Snelders into an own-goal during the latter stages . |
| 12 | The Joint Transport Operation ( with Oxfam ) which was formerly located in Desse , capital of the region of Walo in the north of the country , was relocated in Addis Ababba during the latter stages of the civil war . |
| 13 | I am enclosing a photograph ( opposite ) of the aircraft , that I took when I was serving with the Communication Flight based at RAF Lydda , Palestine , ( now Ben Gurion Airport , Israel ) during the latter months of 1942 . |
| 14 | On Jan. 25 , 1990 , Bhutto gave birth to a daughter ( thereby becoming the first head of government to give birth while in office ) ; the withdrawal of the Prime Minister from public life during the latter months of her pregnancy increased the aura of indecisiveness surrounding the government , particularly as the Cabinet had offered its resignation in mid-November ( see p. 37043 ) . |
| 15 | During the latter months of 1990 Israel appeared to become increasingly isolated , with the USA using every opportunity to gain support among its Arab partners in the anti-Iraqi coalition . |
| 16 | During the latter years of the war , Italy had undergone a traumatic experience with battles raging up the length of that country , and emerged with their King Victor Emmanuel resigning in favour of his son , Umberto II , and a succession of coalition governments . |
| 17 | The growth of synfuel industries during the latter years of the twentieth century and the gradual increase of the contribution to oil demand made by these oil shale , tar sand , coal based fuels mean an extension of the life of the IC engine probably well into the mid-21st century . |
| 18 | During the latter years the only minute of interest was in October 1869 when " the secretary was empowered to write to Mr Menzies and Dr. Campbell , the former from taking any papers and the latter from entering the room altogether , not being a subscriber , " In 1870 there was a complaint about the pilfering of papers and the committee have to acknowledge , with regret , that their attempts to prevent this evil have not been attended with such success as had been anticipated . |
| 19 | The play during the latter interludes — humane warmth not being Flannery 's forte — seems somewhat enfeebled . |
| 20 | By 1672 he was a close friend of Robert Hooke [ q.v. ] , as the latter records in his diary ; the two men met frequently to discuss linguistic matters . |
| 21 | Your lower leg should be at the same height as the knee as the latter points to the target . |
| 22 | The focus of the project is the social and economic history of Aleppo between the latter years of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and the creation of the United Arab Republic of Egypt and Syria in 1958 . |
| 23 | Compared with these non-uraemic patients , the gastrin concentrations were noticeably high in the uraemic patients and there was no difference between the latter patients with ( median=95 , range 52–333 ) or without ( 114 , range 47–533 ) H pylori infection . |
| 24 | what is particularly interesting about the latter findings is that four-fifths of the socially mobile were born outside Colombia . |
| 25 | It was also felt that consequent uncertainty in the bookselling trade would lead booksellers to place smaller initial orders for new titles , and that rising prices and the axing of valuable but commercially marginal titles from publishers ' lists would ensue ( both of the latter effects have , in fact , to some extent ensued , in spite of the judgement ) . |
| 26 | It was quite normal for us to find large quantities of the latter goods stowed away by crew members against the possibility of long stays in UK waters . |
| 27 | An increasing proportion of the latter occupations seek to live beyond the cities and to commute back to them . |
| 28 | Coincidentally management of the latter changes hands about the same time . |
| 29 | The spatial differences are mainly between the more remote areas and the accessible countryside ; while some of the latter areas experienced population growth from the 1920s , many of the more remote rural areas experienced population losses of more than 15 per cent even between 1951 and 1971 ( Countryside Review Committee 1977a ) . |
| 30 | The relevant condition of the latter states : |