Sentence examples for consumed the former from inspiring English sources

In the subsequent Russian and Ukrainian civil wars that consumed the former empire between 1918 and 1921, hundreds of thousands of people died.

There was a significant difference (p = 0.012) in amount of chickpea-based RUSF and Pushti packet consumed (the former was better) (Table  3).

A shift away from starchy roots and coarse grains to wheat and rice is a common and irreversible trend associated with urbanization of populations that traditionally consumed the former staples.

The associations between alcohol intake and disease risk were stronger in ever than never smokers, partly owing to the greater amount of alcoholic beverages consumed by the former.

"The court case has consumed the staff," said Janet Eilber, a former Graham principal who was considered for the directorship two years ago.

To the extent that QE served to reward the financially wealthy at the expense of wage earners in the UK, the chances are that QE proved less effective than had been originally assumed: the marginal propensity to consume of the former group is likely to be lower than for the latter group.These currency movements have also triggered international strains without helping domestic rebalancing.

The role friends play can be described as more akin to 'opinion forming' (influencing what children ask to view) than 'behaviour shaping' (what children actually consume), although the former may result in the latter.

Soon, a nasty ethnic war consumed this former Soviet playground.

It has consumed the media.

I consumed the information voraciously.

Then Watergate consumed the White House.