precedents

In 1964 Jackie Kennedy was just 35, the widow of a first-term president, when she began setting historical precedents of her own.

Doubtless, Putin recalls these salient precedents on his own borders when he thinks about Crimea.

Historical parallels and precedents for social media abound.

This is about a health-care law that is reality and the setting of precedents on executive power.

Ironically, almost all the precedents he mentions demonstrate the need for partition of one kind or another.

Whether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for or against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?

Distinctions were drawn; precedents were cited; and at length the question was put, that Mr. Montague do withdraw.

Throughout his two terms, he created precedents and made decisions of lasting value for the United States.

In conformity with precedents, the coronation was distinguished by the grant of new honours.

According to all precedents the battle should have ended in an Indian rout by the time the sun crossed the meridian.