Example sentences of "and [adv] the former " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the whole the royal courts of Europe were more concerned to administer than to define the law : as in canon law , there was no clear distinction between legislative and judicial functions , and so the former was normally hidden in the latter . |
| 2 | ‘ You will perceive ’ , he noted touchily to Jardine , when Jardine implied that the subscribers had borne the cost of the cancellation , ‘ that I am a looser [ sic ] and that to a considerable amount , and not the former subscribers . ’ |
| 3 | As we have seen , NAB itself may well move in the latter direction , and possibly the former also . |
| 4 | And now the former Champion Hurdler , trained by Toby Balding ( above ) , is almost certain to make a quick reappearance in the Racecall Hurdle at Ascot on Friday , provided he comes through a gallop tomorrow morning . |
| 5 | It would seem entirely appropriate if official syllabuses , official materials ' production schemes and official policies of implementation ensured , like the schools , that wherever else economies were made , the teaching of language and number and particularly the former , received adequate attention and adequate funding . |
| 6 | They , and particularly the former , also fuelled a concern to strengthen management . |
| 7 | The early experience suggests that for the enthusiast of language , for example , the latter approach and even the former is possible : equally too the science enthusiast in primary schools protests at the ease with which they can familiarise themselves with the process . |
| 8 | … many professional librarians believe that running a College Library is no different from administering a public library and therefore the former can be staffed by public library assistants . |