the latter being vs being the latter

Both "the latter being" and "being the latter" are correct constructions, but they are used in different contexts. "The latter being" is used to introduce the second of two things previously mentioned, while "being the latter" is used to emphasize that the second thing mentioned is the latter one.

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the latter being

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to introduce the second of two things previously mentioned, with "latter" referring to the second one in a pair of items or ideas.

Examples:

I prefer the latter being the more affordable option.
The first option was too expensive, with the latter being more budget-friendly.

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visual inspection of the pericardium and heart, the latter being incised lengthwise so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;
visual inspection of the pericardium and the heart, the latter being incised lengthwise so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;
What representations does the Council intend to make in response to the USA and to Poland, the latter being an EU Member State? 2.
The Court, further, considered that the exemption for journalistic purposes is an attempt to express a general balance between privacy and freedom of expression, the importance of the latter being connected to the free flow of information to the public.
Mr President, the mine is an economic weapon, which has effects that are both physical and psychological, the latter being increased because of the insidious nature of mines.
Indeed, in addition to the two producers in the EU, there exist only one known producer in Thailand, one in India, and some in China, the latter being subject to anti-dumping measures as explained above.
visual inspection of the pericardium and heart, the latter being incised lengthwise so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;
visual inspection of the pericardium and the heart, the latter being incised lengthwise so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;
This Regulation establishes guidelines for the development of a trans-European transport network comprising a dual-layer structure consisting of the comprehensive network and of the core network, the latter being established on the basis of the comprehensive network.
The majority are Least Developed Countries (LDC), except for Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria (the latter being an important oil producer).
Object of the funding should be access to finance and the latter being a necessity for research development for SMEs.
This was due to a failure of politicians, who facilitated sales through the unreliable Zimbabwe, with the latter being happy to accept falsified end-user certificates.
This increase concerns mainly Temporary Agents, Contractual Agents and MEP's assistants, the latter being included for the first time in the scheme.
Three different bacteriae can cause bacterial meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitidis, the latter being the only one that can generate epidemics of the disease.
Object of the funding should be access to finance and the latter being a necessity for research development for SMEs.
the latter being applicable solely to the transactions which it covers.
We are strongly opposed to an accelerated Europeanisation of immigration policies, the aim of the latter being merely to organise migratory flows so that Europe's ageing populations are replenished.
The result will be a more rational and risk-based approach to control actions at sea and on land, the latter being inherently more cost-effective.
It claimed that the tax exemption has no effect on its export prices, the latter being the focus of anti-dumping investigations.
The report also makes a first attempt to create coherence between the external and internal human rights policy of the European Union, especially the latter being a real innovative step.

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the former being
the latter option
the latter choice
the latter one
the latter alternative

being the latter

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize that the second thing mentioned is the latter one, with "latter" referring to the second one in a pair of items or ideas.