The phrase "former order" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to an order that was once established or accepted, but is no longer. For example, "The former order of government was overthrown in a military coup."
The former order proved to be consistent with that from the activity measurement.
The real villain of Lucifer is Amenadiel, an emissary of heaven whose job it is to restore the former order.
They've become the symbols of fighting against the "windmills" of the former order of things and also against the absurd actions of many politicians.
This is now part of a fake image that they are trying to sell about the former order in terms of family, nature and race," he said.
It used to be said of the former order Violales (in the Cronquist botanical system), which is now part of Malpighiales, that hardly any list of characters defined it.
However, when the input power is close to saturation range (e.g., around -4 dB), the former order changes to L4, L3, L2, L1, and L0.
Rosales is a diverse order that includes families previously placed in the former orders Urticales and Rhamnales.
We jump at the idea of a former ordered, glorious era that our hero might restore.
The Commissioners of the United Colonies on the 16th of September recalled the former orders and ordered new forces to be levied.16 Major Pynchon was appointed commander-in‑chief and Connecticut named Treat for second in command.
"What I've seen happen a lot is the former family order melts away and no new order is put in place," the psychiatrist said.
Besides, for the native speakers that I consulted, the former word order is preferred over the latter one, and more importantly, in either order, haoxiang is interpreted as taking a wide scope.
