Sentence examples for be that the former from inspiring English sources

One difference, according to psychologists, may be that the former involve "sacred" values.

The consensus view on Wall Street seems to be that the former chief's criticisms of current management have been both peevish and insubstantial.

And how can it be that the former Soviet republics find a mere reminder they were ever a part of Soviet Union so offensive?

It may well be that the former Celtic player fits in at the Roar more so than he did for much of his time at Perth Glory.

The difference between a real female commander in chief and a woman who plays one on TV will one day prove to be that the former is not always shot at a flattering angle.

In "Tiny, Simple and Flavor-Packed: A Bird With a Hint of the Wild," (Oct . 18, Mark Bittman writes that "the only difference between most so-called wild quail and the birds you buy in a store or by mail may be that the former is likely to have buckshot in it".

("The N.S.A. would ask, 'Can the Chinese be that good?' " the former official told me.

Complicating matters is that the former residents are themselves, in a way, endangered.

(Among its many claims was that the former First Lady was "no Richard Nixon, she's worse").

My hunch is that the former is the most likely case.

Another unexpected discovery was that the former dissidents had considerable contempt for "the people".