Example sentences of "[vb pp] the latter [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tuppe had travelled the latter part of the journey on the tall boy 's shoulders . |
| 2 | Since 1945 just over 600 awards have been made , with 41 first bars and five second bars — a reflection of the numerous small conflicts which have plagued the latter part of the 20th Century . |
| 3 | The union really wanted women out of the trade , but in public statements like Mr Battersby 's after-dinner speech , said that they were prepared to settle for equal pay ; while the women regarded the latter call as unrealistic if not hypocritical , since they felt ( and were daily told ) that they were not doing the equivalent of a skilled man 's work ( though even they thought the differentials too high ) . |
| 4 | Seeking to print the problem of a correspondent whose small son had , " taken a little girl behind the settee and pulled her knickers down " , she found her sub-editor had deleted the latter part of the quoted sentence and substituted , " taken off part of her underclothes " . |
| 5 | British soldiers saturated the latter area with CS gas before taking up occupation . |
| 6 | The study reported in this paper has adopted the latter approach and has explored one of the constant metabolic effects of ethanol on the pancreas — namely , increased lysosomal fragility , which may render the organ susceptible to autodigestion by facilitating contact between pancreatic digestive enzymes and lysosomal hydrolases . |
| 7 | Rochead had submitted alternative elevations for his plans , one in an Elizabethan style and the other in the French style , and to emphasize further their stylistic bias , the judges selected the latter version for a premium . |
| 8 | My own humble advice to him and I d do it humility , because he 's a very experienced Minister , be very wise and I think serve the interest of the Government in which he 's a member , if he has opted the latter course . |
| 9 | He had spent the latter part of the evening in the rather pleasant sitting room with her father , whose wish to please his handsomely connected and honourable guest had taken the form of a little boasting . |
| 10 | Some manufacturers have overcome the latter factor by placing the batteries in a compartment separate from the control box ( eg Fisher 1266-X and C-Scope CS4ZX ) . |
| 11 | If the sheep subsidy is removed the latter part of our century might see another crop in the Highlands and Islands — naturalised trees . |
| 12 | Had I taken the latter course , the result might have been embarrassment rather than accident . |
| 13 | We will briefly consider how choice theorists have tackled the latter problem before examining the defects of the main thrust of this liberal interpretation of contractual obligations . |