give precedence
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Why give precedence to an explanation because it upholds our beliefs?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Generally, states give precedence to older, pregnant or immunocompromised patients who are most likely to suffer severe disease and potentially die from infections, but these policies vary.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
"Saurabh Kirpal's personal choice of sexual partner should have no role in his recommendation for being a judge in the Delhi High Court. We have to give precedence to merit and calibre," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2021
Jean Baubérot, a leading historian of French secularism, said that the idea was to give precedence to the state.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
It must be read with reference to this idea; and I should be bound to give precedence to it over the poetic inspiration of the story if Mr. Browning had practically done so.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
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