Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] the latter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hurdles of metal , split oak , or wattle are very useful for quick repairs to a hedge or wall or to fold a few sheep on rape or turnips ( although they are laborious for the latter . |
| 2 | The statements written by two of the women on the HITECC course cited above are illustrative of the latter claim . |
| 3 | Again , advice and assistance may be different with the latter requiring some positive action on behalf of the client . |
| 4 | A mismatch between the most imaginative practice and the best teacher education can never be good for the latter . |
| 5 | As the law stands at present , however , even if the trial judge reveals at the time of sentencing what advice he proposes to give to the Secretary of State , it will still be necessary for the latter to consult the Lord Chief Justice and the trial judge at a later stage . |
| 6 | Danish pig prices were stable during the latter half of June , at just under 102p/kg , but started dropping about 1p/kg a week from the beginning of July . |
| 7 | Frieden ( 1987 ) makes the crucial distinction between liquid and fixed asset holders — industrial firms being prominent in the latter category . |
| 8 | After the attempted coup in July-August [ see pp. 37606-07 ] , concerns over security were paramount in the latter part of 1990 . |
| 9 | Third , there would frequently be discrepancies between the meanings of sentences with a predicate qualifier and " fuller versions " when it is replaced by a clause ; for example , consider : ( 31 ) the jury found Ernest guilty the jury found Ernest ; Ernest was guilty ( 32 ) Alastair likes his beef tea strong Alastair likes his beef tea ; his beef tea is strong In the latter case , for instance , there may not be any strong beef tea at all ; the point of uttering the sentence may be to complain about that very point . |
| 10 | Notice that light is symbolic in the latter two endings of each section , darkness is seen as a kind of death , light , as a sign of hope . |
| 11 | In status , it lies between a professorship and a senior lectureship , but is equivalent to the latter in duties ( and salary scale ) . |
| 12 | In the same way R&D has the main task of carrying out the feasibility study and the development but shares with manufacturing the responsibility for ensuring that the production design is efficient from the latter 's point of view . |
| 13 | In the same way R&D has the main task of carrying out the feasibility study and the development but shares with manufacturing the responsibility for ensuring that the production design is efficient from the latter 's point of view . |
| 14 | This is a boon for anyone who is hypersensitive to the latter solvents . |
| 15 | This is a boon for anyone who is hypersensitive to the latter solvents . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , it was important throughout the latter part of the last century and well into this one . |
| 17 | He was scornful of the latter … . |
| 18 | I was worried about the latter but I can assure you here that there is little cause for concern . |
| 19 | Item No 1 : is a publicity item issued from William Allen 's boot and shoe business at 36 Chandos Street ; Covent Garden , which was active in the latter half of the nineteenth century . |