be subordinate to
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Because the down payment loans would be subordinate to a primary mortgage, bond buyers would likely charge a yield premium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Uganda has been ready for a civilian leader since time immemorial," he insists, adding that according to Uganda's constitution, the military must be subordinate to the civilian authority.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Ratcliffe, the former DNI, has been nominated as director of the CIA and would be subordinate to Gabbard, according to this plan.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024
She imagines that women might not be subordinate to men, goes mute for nine years and is touched by a god.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
Let prudence have her office in this matter, but let it always be subordinate to a higher principle.
From The Young Maiden by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
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