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"the former provides" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is used when comparing two things or options, with "the former" referring to the first or previous option and "the latter" referring to the second or latter option. Example: "In terms of quality, the former provides more value for the price compared to the latter."
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And who knows yet whether the former provides the grounds to indict Blair with war crimes.
The former provides a powerful cord that connects Burke's early philosophy with the anti-revolutionary sentiments of the Reflections.
The former provides broad, indiscriminate exposure, at a high price; the latter allows careful targeting so that a specific niche can be reached cheaply.
The former provides detailed information about the areas of brain activity in a particular task, whereas MEG tells researchers and physicians when certain areas become active.
Both print and TV ads illustrate a 50-year-old woman and her mother, and describe the many services the former provides for the latter.
And here's where we see the difference between the art of the screenwriter and the art of the director: the former provides material that the latter transforms into reality.
Whereas the latter might denote that I have a 40% risk of contracting prostrate cancer, the former provides a more binary result: either I have it, or I don't.
The former provides services to private industry employees and the latter to government employees.
The former provides truer beam amplitudes, while the latter provides higher spatial resolution.
The former provides a simple way to send money to friends.
The former provides general guidance through a multistep approach which structures the analysis of a problematic situation.
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