precedence
Example Sentences
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It’s true that’s very high on a historical basis but “there is precedence for S&P 500 Semiconductor returns heading even higher,” he writes.
From Barron's
And they may or may not be aware that you don’t want to spend time with them, but family dynamics often take precedence over holiday planning.
From MarketWatch
The county’s top lawyer, Dawyn Harrison, has said she suspects the federal government will likely argue that the county law violates the Constitution, which states that federal law takes precedence over conflicting local statutes.
From Los Angeles Times
In this masterwork, as in “The Invention of Love” and “The Real Thing,” Mr. Stoppard’s literary brilliance shone mightily, but the restrained yet fathoms-deep feeling that animated his finest writing took precedence.
The company also has a massive copper project planned in the U.S. that, if approved, would likely take precedence over lithium, said RBC Capital Markets analyst Ben Davis in a note.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
