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  • As a way of addressing a source of tension in the original Springfield—a producer insisted Mr. Furay sing Mr. Young's compositions, calling the latter's voice off-putting—the two shared the lead on several Young tunes, including "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing."

    Buffalo Springfield Comes Home Jim Fusilli 2011

  • As a way of addressing a source of tension in the original Springfield—a producer insisted Mr. Furay sing Mr. Young's compositions, calling the latter's voice off-putting—the two shared the lead on several Young tunes, including "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing."

    Buffalo Springfield Comes Home Jim Fusilli 2011

  • I think that Jonathan is probably right thatfiction as "conventionally defined" by many readers and critics is not first of all regarded as art, and is precisely distinguished from poetry by the latter's more apparent homologies with music.

    "Literature" 2010

  • The latter's elder son, Toshiki Kaifu, who is my cousin, later became Japan's prime minister.

    Makoto Kobayashi - Autobiography 2009

  • I think that Jonathan is probably right thatfiction as "conventionally defined" by many readers and critics is not first of all regarded as art, and is precisely distinguished from poetry by the latter's more apparent homologies with music.

    March 2010 2010

  • The latter's cost is down by 99% in about a decade, far faster than Moore's Law.

    Why Transportation Has Gone Nowhere Fast Matt Ridley 2011

  • The KWG had come to his rescue in 1924, reuniting him with Otto Warburg in the latter's KWI for Biology.

    The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research 2010

  • GlaxoSmithKline sued Abbott in 2007 over the latter's 2003 decision to sharply raise the price for its drug Norvir, which is a component of a common HIV drug cocktail.

    Jury Finds Abbott Broke Glaxo Pact but Not Antitrust Laws Joan E. Solsman 2011

  • When Hertz Global Holdings agreed to acquire Dollar Thrifty last April, the latter's shareholders were incensed by the low price.

    The Rules of the Road for NYSE Investors Rolfe Winkler 2011

  • Obama had just taken office and King's national holiday had just been celebrated not to deny the latter's legitimate claim to greatness.

    Terry Newell: In Need of Great Americans Terry Newell 2011

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