Example sentences of "[art] [det] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | For ownership enables a person to pass the title to another in fraud of the person from whom the property is obtained , and this may make it difficult or impossible for the latter to recover the property . |
2 | The gate is controlled by two rotary pots : Threshold and Rate , the latter determining the gate 's release time . |
3 | He can see the effect of his manipulation of the gas tap and adjust the latter to stabilize the system at the desired temperature . |
4 | The unresolved conflicts in the region were major preoccupations , specifically Senegal 's disputes with Mauritania and with Guinea-Bissau , and the civil war in Liberia — the latter forming the subject of a resolution which called for a cessation of hostilities and the holding of elections . |
5 | The latter denotes the arrival of new sources of employment and is clearly a better term for wide areas of the South East . |
6 | The latter alters the angle of the front roller , to prevent the best running off centre . |
7 | The former was empirical and ad hoc in composition , adumbrating the rococo garden , whereas the latter reflected the visit that London made with William Bentinck , first Earl of Portland [ q.v. ] , to study French gardens in 1698 , and to meet Le Nôtre . |
8 | The important difference between habituation and conditioning when it comes to context specificity appears to be that the latter involves the recall of associative information whereas habituation requires no more than the recognition of the stimulus as being familiar . |
9 | Afforestation and reforestation are both characteristic of modern forestry ( the former is the planting of forests on land previously unoccupied by trees while the latter involves the re-establishment of trees on formerly forested land that has been cleared ) . |
10 | The latter involves the recipient of the memo in additional work , whereas merely giving information does not . |
11 | The latter use the word which ? or what sort of ? , as in fact do all attributives , whereas the means for questioning the predicate qualifier is normally how ? ; ( 6 ) and ( 7 ) are examples : ( 6 ) they ca n't map the parts inaccessible : which parts ca n't they map ? the book missing was stolen by Twyford : which book was stolen by Twyford ? ( 7 ) Alastair likes his beef tea strong : how does Alastair like his beef tea ? we find the prisoner guilty : how do you find the prisoner ? |
12 | The newcomer was ostentatiously dressed in robes slashed with yellow taffeta and bound by a gold cord very similar to one used by Benstede , although the latter had a row of knots in his to prevent it slipping down over the loops on his gown . |
13 | Mandeville and Santerre soon returned from the trees ; the latter had a crossbow in his hand , Bowyer 's corpse sprawled across the saddle bow . |
14 | The latter had a connection , in the 16th century , with a Dursley clothier . |
15 | I think that the two variants which struck the popular fancy in my little book were royalty and red hair — the former is always a safe card to play , and its combination with the latter had a touch of novelty … |
16 | The latter advocated the establishment of objectives and the monitoring of their achievement through the development of measures of performance . |
17 | Delaney paused , then came to stand beside Lawton , watching as the latter swung the radio direction finder in a small arc . |
18 | The woods kept by the woodwards were as a general rule also subject to the authority of the king 's foresters ; if the latter discovered a Forest offence there which had not been reported by the woodward , the wood was seized and the woodward attached to answer for his default . |
19 | When the ten years were over the Romans tried to reimpose tribute on the Franks , but the latter killed the tax collectors . |
20 | We may even suggest that the theory of contracts presents an ideal terrain for an examination of these fundamental issues of political philosophy , for the law of contract lies at the intersection of the market and the state , using the coercive power of the latter to reinforce the discipline of the former . |
21 | If that breach ‘ goes to the root of the contract ’ or deprives the other party of ‘ substantially the whole benefit of the contract , ’ then it entitles the latter to treat the contract as repudiated and himself as discharged from it . |
22 | Many of these patients are also receiving digitalis or diuretics , and the latter increase the risk by producing hypokalaemia . |
23 | The latter took the attitude that the DC-10 satisfied the requirements of the Federal Airworthiness Regulations but the Dutchmen stood their ground and countered that the requirements were inadequate . |
24 | The latter requires the agreement of both the appellant and the authority and even where this is so , the Secretary of State can decide that a hearing is desirable — for example , if there is much local feeling on the issue . |
25 | The legislation is aimed principally at those who present or direct plays rather than at the person who actually performs them ; the latter commits an offence only if without reasonable excuse he performs otherwise than in accordance with the director 's instructions . |
26 | The latter declined a nomination by Landsbergis to the post of Deputy Chairman . |
27 | by no means will the latter guarantee the president success in his constant struggles with the legislature , but it will provide him with an invaluable starting point . |
28 | Not until the latter raised the gold imperial eagle — with a single head , not two — did the tirailleurs realize their terrible mistake . |
29 | We have identified the ‘ core ’ skills which we feel are essential — these include communication skills assessed by history taking , obstetric and gynaecological examination ( the latter using a dummy ) . |
30 | In addition , it highlights those assets which are subject to central bank control thus enabling the latter to regulate the money supply in the economy . |