subordinate
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Revised with a Subordinate Clause Although college students have the opportunity to choose any major, they tend to choose those that offer immediate opportunities to earn money when they graduate.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Revised with a Subordinate Clause Students are choosing majors to enable them to earn more money because they are under the misconception that earning money guarantees happiness.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Subordinate dogs lower their posture and lick the mouths of individuals — dog or human — whose preeminence they recognize.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
In July, Moody's Investors Service put the authority's Public Project Revolving Fund Aa1 Senior Lien and Aa2 Subordinate Lien ratings under review for downgrade, a move affecting $1.26 billion in outstanding total debt.
From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2012
Subordinate, list of, 54; than and as, 121.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
Vocabulary lists containing subordinate
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