TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE FORMER»
The term «the former» is very widely used and occupies the
7.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «THE FORMER»
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the former.
Don't force yourself to write. Some people can write a novel in a few months, whereas for others it can take over a year. I'm lucky to be one of the former - but, even so, if I'm not in the mood to write, I won't. I'll go off, do something else and come back to it when I'm ready.
As Indian women, we are always balancing work, life, home, etc. It's important to know that while juggling rubber balls and glass balls, the former may bounce back when you miss, but the glass balls will crack if you let them fall. So prioritise, prioritise, prioritise.
Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter.
Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate over the former.
Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States, lives in a mansion that uses more electricity than the average family's bungalow! David Suzuki rides on a bus that uses more fuel than a Smart car to get across Canada! Oh my God! And this is just the tip of the vanishing iceberg!
The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge.
The difference between a gas and a liquid is that in the former, the atoms and molecules move to and fro in an independent existence, whereas in the latter, they are always in touch with one another, though they are changing partners continually.
What I try to do - and I think this is the former librarian in me - is to get primary source material.
When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.
Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may blunder or plunder.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE FORMER»
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the former in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the former and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Annals of the Former World
As clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern nonfiction. Annals of the Former World is the winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.
2
Building Capitalism:
The Transformation of
the Former Soviet ...
A comprehensive economic analysis of the Soviet bloc countries ten years after Communism.
3
The Former Jews of This Kingdom: Sicilian Converts After
the ...
This book studies the converted Jews in sicily following the 1492 expulsion, using contemporary sources to examine their legal, economic and cultural circumstances.
4
Managing Conflict in
the Former Soviet Union: Russian and ...
This collaborative effort by Russian and American scholars documents Russian policy toward ethno-national conflict in its "near abroad," American policy toward these conflicts, and the attempts of international organizations to prevent and ...
Alekseĭ Georgievich Arbatov, 1997
5
Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: ...
This book brings together new research by internationally recognised local and non-native scholars in a range of countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Michael Rasell, Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova, 2013
6
Security Dynamics in
the Former Soviet Bloc
Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc focuses on four former Soviet sub-regions (the Baltic Sea region, the Slavic republics, the Black Sea region, and Central Asia) to explore the degree to which 'democratic security', which includes ...
Graeme P. Herd, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, 2003
7
Ancient Israel:
The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, ...
To read the books of the Former Prophets in this riveting Robert Alter translation is to discover an entertaining amalgam of hair-raising action and high literary achievement.
8
Yearbook of
the International Criminal Tribunal for
the ...
This edition of the Yearbook outlines the Tribunal's jurisdiction, its activities during 1999, state cooperation, speeches by members of the Tribunal at various fora, and the Tribunal's contribution to the International Criminal Court.
United Nations Publications, 2002
9
The Former Soviet Union in Transition
This edition of the Joint Economic Committee's 1993 reports on the economies of the ex-Soviet states makes these documents conveniently available in a comprehensive edition enhanced by the addition of a subject index.
United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Richard F. Kaufman, John Pearce Hardt, 1993
10
NATO and
the Former Yugoslavia: Crisis, Conflict, and
the ...
The inability to address these issues leaves NATO facing a number of pressing questions that this book tries to answer: What role can and should the alliance play in the future?
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE FORMER»
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the former is used in the context of the following news items.
Former Portuguese bank boss under house arrest
Ricardo Salgado, the former boss of the Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES), has been placed under house arrest after questioning over the bank's ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Former mayor of Pa. capital charged with 499 criminal counts
The former longtime mayor of Harrisburg, Pa., was arrested Tuesday and charged with nearly 500 criminal counts, in part stemming from allegations he illegally ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
Former Strongman, Taking Over Presidency, Raises Hope in Nigeria
In many ways, the former military ruler who is set to be sworn in as Nigeria's president on Friday, Muhammadu Buhari, remains an enigma. He seems composed ... «New York Times, May 15»
Former Ambassador: Look Beyond Garissa Attack to See Progress …
... meeting in Garissa, Kenya, on Apr. 3, 2015. Scott Gration is the former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and served with the U.S. Air Force as a Major General. «TIME, Apr 15»
