The phrase "adding that the previous" is not complete and lacks context, but it is grammatically correct and can be used in written English when followed by additional information.
You can use it when you want to introduce a statement that elaborates on or provides more detail about something mentioned earlier.
Example: "The report was well-received, adding that the previous findings were also taken into consideration."
Alternatives: "noting that the earlier" or "stating that the prior".
"Change is beneficial if the change is being made for your customers," Mr. Goldstein said, adding that the previous advertising was "very effective, but served its purpose".
Web start-ups "don't fail in the same way they used to fail," said Brad Burnham, a partner at the venture capital firm Union Square Ventures, adding that the previous generation of Internet companies lived hard and died young.
Mr. Gorbachev's policies have affected East-West relations profoundly, Mrs. Thatcher said, adding that the previous "minimal relationship" with Moscow that focused on arms control has expanded to include trade, culture and other major issues.
"The fact is, we all collaborate with China — just look at the phone in your pocket," he said, adding that the previous night he had seen firsthand how excited people were by an invitation to dine at eye-level with the pandas.
The worries arose after Jose Garcia-Margallo said "the party is over" for Gibraltar, adding that the previous Socialist government had been too soft on the British outpost which has long been a source of tension between London, the territory's residents, and the Spanish.
"One cannot count on a vote for Fortuño as a vote for Statehood, much less for the Republican Party," he said, adding that the previous administration was perceived badly, and so they got booted out of office.
He added that the previous women in his life had tolerated his own collection of telescopes, which numbers more than 60.
In a speech designed to shift voters' perceptions of Labour and welfare, Miliband admitted that voters had lost faith in welfare, and added that the previous Labour government had been too slow to make reforms.
He added that the previous coaching staff could not lure such a talented class because it did not have the connections, charisma and work ethic of Amaker and his assistants.
But Mr. de Blasio was quick to add that the previous administration would have dismissed the bill out of hand, while Mr. Diamond's testimony left the door open for consensus.
"I would first of all put the blame on us," Mr. Papandreou said, though he added that the previous government was primarily responsible for the mismanagement, patronage and corruption that helped ruin the economy.
