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
I shall stay at home rather than interrupt her Majesty’s pleasures, which I should do by meeting the Danish Ambassador, to whom I shall not give precedence, unless he be stronger than I. Mast.
From A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. by Charles Morton
