preceding clause

collocation in English

meaningsofprecedingandclause

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preceding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/prɪˈsiː.dɪŋ/us
/priːˈsiː.dɪŋ/
existing or happening before someone ...
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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 (= ...
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(Definition ofprecedingandclausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpreceding clause

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Suppose further that in 300 (seventy-five per cent) of those 400 clauses, the unexpressed subject was identical to the subject of theprecedingclause.
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The coding system used in the present study defined activation conservatively, requiring an activated antecedent for a null object to occur in the immediateprecedingclause.
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Third, a distinction must be made between objects whose antecedent in theprecedingclauseis also a direct object and objects whose antecedent in the preceding clause is a subject.
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The clause says that it applies to certain things and goes on to say that theprecedingclauseapplies to certain things.
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There is noprecedingclauseat all to which this one would have become subject.
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This is a comprehensive clause which deals with a quite important aspect of the matter dealt with in theprecedingclause.
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Clause 16 provides the right of appeal against directions under theprecedingclause.
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They are not free-standing; they stand within the context of the regulations in theprecedingclause.
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It is there to mirror the provision which applies to solicitors in theprecedingclause.
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That is just the effect of theprecedingclause.
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In the inverse the transitive direct object is coreferential with the subject in theprecedingclause.
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In the inverse the semantic patient is coreferential with the subject in theprecedingclause.
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Redundant material that is present in the immediatelyprecedingclausecan be gapped.
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