Sentence examples for former came from inspiring English sources

My favourite explanation of the former came from Brian Cox, talking to Shaun Keaveny for 6 Music's breakfast show.

Although a pharaonic cult occasionally existed in Egypt, the ruler cult differs entirely from sacred kingship because the former came into being from political impulses.

Fries or salad can be added for two dollars, but one night the former came treacherously oversalted, which was starting to seem like a trend.

Many manuscript fragments of the former came to light only recently, preserved in synagogue attics by his co-religionists' respect for the Hebrew letter.

The former came wrapped in brown paper, stems clamped with tiny water-filled tubes, and its blooms — yellow hyacinths, orchids, solidago, aster and a huge aspidistra leaf — were nice enough.

But the former came to the fore as the billionaire investor sat down for a chat with PEHub's Dan Primack, who wanted to know about Mr. Icahn's two investments in Motricity, a wireless content startup.

The former comes from deep history and vast open space, both of which residents work hard to preserve.

The former comes out to $78.3 billion and the latter to $134.1 billion.

The former comes from a characteristically charming Elif Batuman essay about participating in a citywide reading of Dante's "Divine Comedy" in Florence.

Both Apollo and KSL originally bid $5 a share for the company during a private auction late last year, with the former coming out on top.

Government outlays and business investment are also big factors, but the former comes to $2.1 trillion annually and the latter to $1.2 trillion.