Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] the latter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the NAIC wants firms only to reach its minimum capital requirement , not to compete on the degree by which they exceed it , insurers are sure to do the latter , the study says . |
| 2 | The Collector had been unable to see the latter part of this action , which had taken place in thick yellow dust and smoke ( the snow having mysteriously ceased ) . |
| 3 | In practice , if there is any doubt whether it is appropriate to charge theft or obtaining property by deception , it will be natural to charge the latter ; and in our opinion it would be wise to do so , because this will be a much easier offence to establish than is the present offence of obtaining by false pretences , as it will be unnecessary to show that the owner was deceived into intentionally passing the ownership but sufficient to show that he was tricked into parting with the possession . |
| 4 | In Britain , the tits you see will be blue tits , great tits , coal tits , crested tits , marsh tits , or willow tits ( to be fair , you are unlikely to be able to distinguish the latter two unless you listen to their calls and songs ) . |
| 5 | And knowing my sex as I do , I 'm inclined to doubt the latter 's motivation . |
| 6 | Because the client or tenant is in a state of long-term indebtedness , he owes his patron a ‘ debt of gratitude ’ and should be ready to help the latter on a diffuse , non-contractual basis . |
| 7 | Political discussions had centred on the Gulf crisis and on the recent Arab deaths in Jerusalem [ see p. 37759 ] ; all were able to condemn the latter , and according to the Financial Times of Oct. 11 " the Arab side appeared encouraged by what they [ saw ] as French recent acceptance of some linkage between the Gulf and the Arab-Israeli problem " . |
| 8 | It was indefensible to keep the latter in jail while thousands of others who had succeeded in escaping had been allowed out to the West , he said . |
| 9 | Happily , I was able to acquire the latter 's autograph myself shortly afterwards , but the disillusionment still lingers to this day ! |