There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men--true nobility is being superior to your former self. From LearnThat.org.
I prefer the former version to the latter one. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The former president. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The former is Greek for universal, the latter means right believing. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The former is short for rock 'n roll and the latter is a semi-derogatory reference to country music. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion World of SL] Reference
He doesn't seem to think the former is a vote-winner. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-02-13] Reference
Mitterrand's, eulogized what he called the former president's. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
And maybe both are happening, but the former is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Income Inequality and Low Savings Rate] Reference
And while nothing should justify the latter, the former is another question. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Genetic Evidence Shows Common Origins of Jews] Reference
To say the former is a ripoff of the later only shows your own lack of knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Tranquility Node to Colbert Treadmill - NASA Watch] Reference
Only the former is a logically fallacy, but high-quality thinkers usually avoid both. From Wordnik.com. [Why Not Wrestle With a Pig?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
I was a load of fourteen when I met him in Richmond, Virginia, which you know as my former home. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness and Daylight] Reference
But the former is the work of an educator, the latter is the easy and inferior work of a servant. From Wordnik.com. [The Montessori Method] Reference
Of course there is: because the former is an actual right, while the latter is a mere preference. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge] Reference
He says the former is a career-altering experience, and the latter is a life-altering experience. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - A year later, Rich Beem(ing) over baby] Reference
Although I think the latter has her endearments, the former is the book lover whom history values. From Wordnik.com. [The Price is Right : Fred Sasaki : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
(Actually, with greater protection, since the former is actually mentioned in the Bill of Rights.). From Wordnik.com. [Sure, You Have a Right. It Just Never Applies.] Reference
I don't know what I would do without the latter, and the former is a very good guide to new reading. From Wordnik.com. [SF Signal: What works for you?] Reference
And they like it even less when the subject comes up in the context of what they call former Soviet republics. From Wordnik.com. [Background Briefing On The Presidents Dinner] Reference
Certainly in the view of myself (and many others as well) the former is at least as ‘pressing and substantial’. From Wordnik.com. [Now Even Shoplifters are Terrorists : Law is Cool] Reference
If the former is the case, the unfortunate cant is perhaps understandable, given that this is his first documentary. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
Beckerman also wants to move beyond what he calls his former "testosterone raging puritanical" reputation created in the wake of. From Wordnik.com. [PopMatters] Reference
After all, the former is the land of Shakespeare, Jasper Fforde, and Marian Keyes, while the latter has also produced some amazing fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Book Money] Reference
Two weeks ago she called her former lawyer, Woody Vann, for advice. From Wordnik.com. [Off Message] Reference
Castle, 70, is a two-term former governor, the lone Delaware member of the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
First, he called former Presidents Truman and Eisenhower to discuss funeral plans. From Wordnik.com. [The Day Kennedy Died] Reference
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