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Meanings of latter supposition in English

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Usage of latter supposition in English
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The latter supposition seems, upon the whole, the more plausible and scientific.
The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
2
If the latter supposition were correct, Kit thought he ran some risk.
The Buccaneer Farmer / Published in England under the Title "Ask...
3
With the latter supposition the restoration of the flesh is involved.
The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
4
The latter supposition appears to me to be by far the most probable.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
5
The latter supposition for a long time held the field; but it is untenable.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
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Precautions were taken by the consul on the latter supposition.
State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006)
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The latter supposition is more nearly the truth, Major Brennan.
My Lady of the North
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I was inclined from the first to the latter supposition.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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By the doctrine of probabilities we should be justified in concluding against the latter supposition.
The Sign at Six
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The latter supposition was dismissed indignantly and at once.
A Young Girl's Wooing
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I confided in the latter supposition, and fortified myself anew against the dread of preternatural dangers.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
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This latter supposition we may at once discard.
The History of Roman Literature / From the Earliest Period to th...
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In this latter supposition, however, Henry was mistaken.
Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific
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The emphasis put on their turning to Israel and Israel's God seems to favour the latter supposition.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
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The expressions employed by all ancient historians, in mentioning the Wittenagemot, seem to contradict the latter supposition.
The History of England, Volume I / From the Invasion of Julius C...
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As tradition gives him no very good character for temper, the latter supposition is the more probable.
The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch
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