Example sentences of "[conj] the latter [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prognathous condition often involves an inclination of the occipital foramen or the latter may retain its transverse position owing to an elongation of the ventral region of the head . |
| 2 | In 1614 the Prince of Wales himself had to be excluded from a dinner at which the Russian ambassador was to be present , since it was feared that the latter would refuse to accept a place on the king 's left if the prince were seated on his right . |
| 3 | He explained that he was definitely persona non grata with Rhee and that the latter would bring in his ‘ carpetbaggers ’ if he won the election , meaning Rhee 's supporters in the United States , Hawaii and China . |
| 4 | I further agree with my noble and learned friend that there can be inferred no implied agreement between Woolwich and the revenue that the latter would repay the sum of £57m. in the event of the former succeeding in their challenge to the Regulations . |
| 5 | The privilege would not stretch to reports of fresh statements made by speakers after the protected meeting has been closed , although it has been held that it does extend far enough to allow those who have spoken in the course of the meeting to repeat their privileged statements to reporters afterwards so that the latter may check the accuracy of their notes . |
| 6 | The same is true of one who delivers articles to another in order that the latter may bestow his labour upon them . |
| 7 | The interpretation put on these results was that the latter may have an optimum level which facilitates creativeness ; though beyond that point — as seen in the seriously psychotic — it may hamper creativity . |
| 8 | Thus if teachers ' expectations in a school or class are low , in relation to the potential educational performance of working-class children , it is quite possible that the latter will respond accordingly . |
| 9 | Just that the latter will have to lower their expectations and make do with imperfect versions of the former . |
| 10 | Therefore , central banks in most LDCs have a statutory responsibility to promote the growth of financial institutions so that the latter can mobilise and channel the community 's savings into planned investment . |
| 11 | ‘ No player … has shown greater ability to retain possession of the ball … his passes are invariably accurate and reach a forward so that the latter can make rapid headway ’ eulogised a Palace scribe back in 1913 , by which time H.H. ( as he was popularly called ) had become our club captain — indeed it was while Harry was our skipper that we had our best Southern League season and went within an ace of winning the Championship in 1914 . |
| 12 | This means that the latter can rescind the contract . |
| 13 | In that case , the House of Lords concluded that a bank giving information as to the liquidity of one of its own customers to another bank so that the latter could show the information to one of its customers could be liable to that customer , even though the first bank did not know the identity of the second bank 's customer , the ultimate recipient of the information . |
| 14 | The former rather than the latter could have been true of Brihtheah of Worcester , whose family was that of Archbishop Wulfstan of York and Worcester , but whose kins-men lived in Berkshire , while if Symeon of Durham 's account of the election of Bishop Edmund is correct , Cnut simply confirmed a choice made in Durham . |
| 15 | Although the latter would seem to be essential , they could contain a large proportion of practical exercises , as is common in papers in mathematics . |
| 16 | Or you can install a wooden framework , and cover it with plasterboard , chipboard or hardboard ( although the latter may buckle if it is not well supported ) . |
| 17 | Neither approach seems entirely satisfactory , although the latter may have the advantage of facilitating a simple architecture , with a uni-directional flow of information from the bottom upwards . |
| 18 | The problem is , however , that it is of little help in producing a list of user needs : the temptation would be to say either that everyone requires the same information or that everyone requires different information ; the former would make the exercise redundant and the latter would make it impossible to handle . |
| 19 | Both were neglected in the 1980s in the constant pressure to find cost-improvement savings , though the first would have resulted in longer-term economies and the latter will result in much bigger bills through cumulative years of neglect . |
| 20 | The former has already been considered ( paragraph 9–15 above ) and the latter will figure prominently in following chapters . |
| 21 | McKinsey said it was dealing directly with Information Consulting on the transaction but the latter would have to be relieved of an option owned by Saatchi before any definitive pact . |
| 22 | Lascube has served his suspension , as did Moscato , but the latter will have to show that his discipline has improved before he is to be considered for selection again . |
| 23 | Quick Reaction finished well clear of Bigsun at High Easter , but the latter will have come on for the race , while Shimshek bypassed Ascot on Wednesday and must have every chance here . |
| 24 | The former is more suitable for use with heavyweight curtains , but the latter will operate more silently . |
| 25 | According to the Commission , the grey squirrel ( introduced from America at the end of last century ) can out-compete the red for food supplies in broadleaved woods , but the latter can thrive in pure conifer areas , where grey squirrels can not prosper . |
| 26 | In order to deal with the problem of an assembler of a finished product , s1(2) allows the consumer to treat any party in the chain of distribution as the producer , unless the latter can identify his supplier . |
| 27 | We choose to consider a system programmer 's view rather than that of an application programmer ( even at the assembler language level ) , because the latter would expect to use facilities provided by supervisory software to mask the hardware treatment of such things as transput control . |
| 28 | Of these , addition-cured compounds are generally superior to condensation polymers , because the latter can lose accuracy through diffusional loss of byproducts . |
| 29 | The former will make a strong statement , enhancing the rest of the display , whereas the latter could result in a fussy mess in which it becomes impossible to enjoy any of the plants as individuals . |
| 30 | The former benefited from the full market value of his site in residential use , whereas the latter could benefit only from its existing use value . |