If the former are greater, the lake is a surface-water-dominated lake; if the latter, it is a seepage-dominated lake.

如果前者较大，这个湖就是一个以表层水为主的湖泊；如果是后者，则是一个以渗漏为主的湖泊。

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If the former, what is the plan for the company?

如果是前者的话，公司有没什么计划？

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If the former owner is dead, the wearer still loses the borrowed power.

即使前失主已死亡，佩戴者还是会失去借来的知识能力。

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But a high level of safety can be attained if the public is willing to endure significant inconveniences, according to former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

In the former case if I choose 1 against 4, how many votes do I get?

如果我选立场1对手选立场4,我会获得多少选票

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Speaking on the program Fern Britton Meets Tony Blair, that will be screened in its entirety on Sunday, the former prime minister was asked directly that if he had known back in 2003 that there were no WMDS, would he have gone on with the invasion of Iraq?

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

Would things have gone differently if the former footballer had been tried by a judge or judges?

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If the former group is right, independence will help the country grow its economy, attracting more business and more travellers.

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If the former serves only as an advertisement for the latter it will have done its job.

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