| 词汇 | example_english_preceding-clause |
| 释义 | preceding clausecollocation in Englishmeanings of precedingand clauseThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with clause. preceding adjective[before noun] uk /prɪˈsiː.dɪŋ/ us /priːˈsiː.dɪŋ/ existing or happening before someone ... See more at preceding clause noun[C] uk /klɔːz/ us /klɑːz/ law a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= ... See more at clause Examples of preceding clauseThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Suppose further that in 300 (seventy-five per cent) of those 400 clauses, the unexpressed subject was identical to the subject of the precedingclause. The coding system used in the present study defined activation conservatively, requiring an activated antecedent for a null object to occur in the immediate precedingclause. Third, a distinction must be made between objects whose antecedent in the precedingclause is also a direct object and objects whose antecedent in the preceding clause is a subject. The clause says that it applies to certain things and goes on to say that the precedingclause applies to certain things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no precedingclause at all to which this one would have become subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a comprehensive clause which deals with a quite important aspect of the matter dealt with in the precedingclause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 16 provides the right of appeal against directions under the precedingclause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not free-standing; they stand within the context of the regulations in the precedingclause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is there to mirror the provision which applies to solicitors in the precedingclause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is just the effect of the precedingclause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the inverse the transitive direct object is coreferential with the subject in the precedingclause. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the inverse the semantic patient is coreferential with the subject in the precedingclause. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Redundant material that is present in the immediately precedingclause can be gapped. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of preceding Go to the definition of clause See other collocations with clause |
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