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precedence

(= priority) status established in order of importance or urgency ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals national independence takes priority over class struggle (= precession) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (= priority) preceding in time

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Life has precedence.
We were about to tickle the old Jew into speech but you'll take precedence, being a Saxon knight.
And spread the word that his kingdom has precedence over and above Roman jurisdiction.
In my mind facts take precedence over theory.
One's duty to the Lord must take precedence, must it not?
Then, of course, the lady should have precedence.
But this must take precedence.
I know, but this must take precedence.
Because you have principles that took precedence over love.
That takes precedence over the books I want to write.
I don't wish, my dear Father, to disturb your devotions and I would never suggest a member of the Royal Family, albeit one so close to the King, should take precedence over God all the same.
Whether the organisation exists or not sir, I fear that we're on the edge of. a wave of violence in this country that has no precedence.
Our table is round, so there is no precedence.
There is no precedence for making their contents public.
Do you intend this Earl of Nottingham to take precedence over me?
I must earn a living. That takes precedence over the books I want to write.
Duels of nations take absolute precedence.
At 11 o'clock this morning. an event without precedence took place at the airport of this city.
You shall give me precedence everywhere, you shall humbly bow down before me!
How can you arrogantly claim precedence over me, you, spouse of a man condemned by God?
A motion to adjourn takes precedence, and cannot be debated.
The hell I haven't. The only place your name takes precedence over mine. is on the bank drafts.
My business with you takes precedence.
Well then, you see she cannot give you the same precedence.
We are equal. Our table is round, so there is no precedence.
Military priorities take precedence.
And three, if the state is at war. duels of nations take absolute precedence.
This must take precedence over all other duties and devotions.
This is my bed, and I demand precedence.
Trouble with the Foreign Office is, it's very long on protocol on whether the prime minister of Timbuktu should take precedence over the king of Ongo-Bongo.
They teach you contracts, precedence, interpretations.
You know which takes precedence.
Which will take precedence?
Well, unless she's expecting our baby brother, my news takes precedence.

News and current affairs

After World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the victorious Allies promised them a state of their own - a promise that was cynically betrayed when British and French imperial interests took precedence.
Admittedly, Brazil may soon elect a president that global financial markets do not like; but if international financial markets take precedence over democratic choice, the system is undoubtedly flawed.
The long-delayed new trade and investment agreement will be less relevant once Russia is in the WTO, whose rules take precedence over those of regional economic organizations.
It should take precedence over narrow self-interest or the potential profit opportunities associated with exploiting an informational advantage.
EU regulatory power has taken precedence over its redistributive powers.
This implies a Europe-based approach that takes precedence over national considerations once national and European-level foreign policies are unified.
Since Copenhagen, climate change has slipped down the global agenda, as the restoration of economic growth, voter concern about jobs and living standards, and violent conflict in key trouble spots have taken precedence.
Other investments often take precedence, and donors have historically funded emergency relief much more readily than pre-disaster preparedness.
In recent years, slowing the pace of real exchange-rate appreciation to shelter domestic producers and employment from import competition seems to have gained clear precedence over disinflation.
The problem is that if bodies like the FPC become as important to central banks as monetary policy committees, we may be left wondering which target takes precedence when they clash.
Emerging slowly, but I believe surely, is an international norm against the violent repression of minorities, which will and must take precedence over concerns of state sovereignty.
Fourth, laws are often arbitrarily applied, and sharia (Islamic law) frequently takes precedence over civil legislation, resulting in widespread impunity for crimes of violence against women.
Moreover, for Zionists, the need to create a Jewish state took precedence over Jewish migration to America.
Essentially, women's priorities would begin to take equal precedence with those favored by men.
In terms of international law, the provisions that protect the unique human being should take precedence over the provisions that protect the State.
So human rights now must take precedence over the rights of states.
In the US, a lingering overhang of household debt implies that deleveraging and the rebuilding of savings continues to take precedence over discretionary consumption.
Integration with the West took precedence over German unity.
Obama's lack of candor won't hurt him in the US, where domestic political calculations take precedence.
These pillars support two classes of sovereignty: American sovereignty, which takes precedence over international treaties and obligations; and the sovereignty of all other states.
Clearly, the Asia-Pacific region takes precedence in US calculations.
But in Chen's Taiwan, domestic squabbles took precedence over economic development.

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