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The phrase "and the second are" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in contexts where you are comparing or contrasting two items, but it requires a subject that agrees with the verb "are."
Example: "The first option is appealing, and the second is more practical."
Alternatives: "and the second is" or "while the second are".
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The metre and the second are already defined in terms of invariable natural phenomena, so that any laboratory that needs to can construct its own.
Or, strangely, consoled at the fact that the composer of the first and the second are the same man – that someone who can express such certainty can also be riven with doubt, just like any imperfect human?
The first have already failed, as so-called superweeds have developed resistance to Roundup, and the second are showing signs of failing, as insects are able to develop resistance to the inserted Bt toxin — originally a bacterial toxin — faster than new crop variations can be generated.
And the first and the second are inter-related.
The first are topological insulators with unique surface electronic properties and the second are promising for flexible optoelectronic applications as well as hydrogen evolution catalytic reactions.
The output of the first sample are strains and the second are curvatures, comparing the outputs of all methods for each sample creates an overview over the precision and applicability of each FEM method.
Similar(48)
And the second was subtler.
The first is stealing and the second is simply absurd.
The first is smoking, and the second is electrical cords.
The first was insecurity and the second was security.
The first is technical and the second is political.
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