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+
+include "basic_2/grammar/lenv_length.ma".
+include "basic_2/static/lsubr.ma".
+
+(* RESTRICTED REFINEMENT FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS *****************************)
+
+(* Forward lemmas with length for local environments ************************)
+
+lemma lsubr_fwd_length: ∀L1,L2. L1 ⫃ L2 → |L2| ≤ |L1|.
+#L1 #L2 #H elim H -L1 -L2 /2 width=1 by O, le_S_S/
+qed-.