Sentences with phrase «precedent for»

But many in the neighborhood pushed back against the rezoning plan, fearing that lifting zoning restrictions would open up a precedent for future development.

«The fact that folks are coming together to make a difference here in the neighborhood will set a precedent for the whole city, not to mention the whole country,» she said.

In 1988 the SDP and most of the Liberals merged in Wales and after various names the three Welsh MPs insisted on the name being Welsh Liberal Democrats, which set a precedent for the rest of the Liberal Party.

There is precedent for that request, said elections attorney Brett Kappel of the Washington law firm Akerman.

Saying that there was no precedent for his statement, Wolffe said that his analysis reflects the approach of the supreme court in the Gina Miller case, and that he does not believe the bill breaches UK obligations under EU law.

As I wrote, there's a Conservative precedent for a CGT rise: Lawson raised it in 1988.

Dadey says there is precedent for a more public process.

Its a dangerous precedent for the rest of OPEC.

I like what you're getting at, but is there any precedent for defining wasted votes for the winning party as the difference between the winning party and the second - place party?

It's just that it doesn't set precedent for other cases or resolve circuit splits.

The judge also declared «the premature retirement of NEMA spokesperson by the Federal Government without conducting any investigation, without giving him an opportunity to defend himself and without complying with the condition precedent for retirement is contrary to section 36 of the 1999 Constitution and therefore illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional and null and void.»

If a policy is introduced with a purpose and it does not meet that purpose, a previous case from 1968 against the minister for agriculture, fisheries and food provides the precedent for judges to make an unlawful ruling.

This exemption makes a mockery of it and sets a damaging precedent for the privacy rights of all of us.

It is a period of chaos and unpredictability which there is no precedent for in recent British political history.

The forcible removal of branding would infringe fundamental legal rights, severely damage principles around intellectual property and set a dangerous precedent for the future of commercial free speech.

This proposal would remove all of the conditions precedent for absentee ballots and allow voters to request an absentee ballot as an alternative to in - person voting.

In fact, this politics in place of law has gone on for so long, that the body of Federal case law is so convoluted and conflicting that now there there is precedent for nearly any outcome.

As for observer status, the only precedent for this is for accession countries.

Nobody has yet mentioned the historical precedent for minimizing the Jews as victims of the Holocaust.

Please note that there is no precedent for your «gets forced out» as no president has ever been forcibly removed from office as the result of an impeachment.

This intervention and its aftermath could establish a new precedent for international actors supporting genuine social forces within the Arab World.

The NTC is clearly caught up in a zero - sum struggle for power with the militias, setting a bad precedent for the forging of a working relationship between the militias and the soon - to - be-elected new government.

That is the scenario in which most Spanish political parties would veto Scotland entry in the EU, because of the risk of setting a precedent for Spain own breakaway movements.

Many candidates have been cross-endorsed, but I don't think — and someone should correct me on this one if I'm wrong — the party has managed to elect anyone at the state level without the added assistance of a major party, although there is precedent for that at the NYC level with Councilwoman Tish James.

«precedent for countries attacking another due to unverified information» might be a better thing to focus on.

FP: This referendum, do you think it will set a precedent for self - determination for other minorities in Iraq?

There is a very recent precedent for this course of action — on the other side of the country.

Swislow expressed similar beliefs that defending DOMA would set a precedent for subsequent administrations that could be hostile to LGBT rights.

Horner said there's precedent for embarrassment.

Many of them have to navigate competitive primaries first, and the precedent for members getting elected governor isn't great.

And, of course, there's lots of precedent for this in the Senate.

So, there is precedent for him waiting, and ultimately going with the proven leader.

As I say here, http://braveheart-braveheartsblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/55-stitch-up.html it's a short - term fix in itself and a dangerous precedent for our democracy.

This all sounds crazy, but, as the Democrats know all too well, there's a precedent for it.

Within EU law, there exists no precedent for what happens when a territory of an existing Member State becomes independent, and wishes to retain EU membership, and the treaties do not provide for such an event.

There is some precedent for this.

Assembly Democrats have the vast majority of the votes in a special session and there is case law precedent for them appointing replacements in statewide office vacancies.

There is, however, precedent for the Assembly voting in statewide officials through an appointment, which has been upheld by case law.

A precedent for head of state refusal to comply with the Rome Statute of the ICC has already been set by President Omar al - Bashir of Sudan.

In other words, your assertion that judges are not charged with the reading of minds is incorrect: there is well established precedent for considering discriminatory intent when determining whether an action is unconstitutionally discriminatory.

This should continue as free, fair and credible elections remain the condition - precedent for a sustainable democracy.

The US viewed the new fund warily for fear of setting a precedent for future negotiations.

(there seems to be a legal and political precedent for this; e.g. levying sin taxes on tobacco producers to cover budget for treating cancer; or levying taxes on medical device manufacturers as part of ACA / Obamacare to help fund it).

Fourthly, it created the political precedent for a legislative «pause».

Aliyev hopes that Baku's mediation role in the Russia - Turkey standoff could be a precedent for future successful Azerbaijani diplomatic interventions.

And is there any precedent for the new President to immediately replace people with their own picks, or is it a more gradual transition (if at all)?

Although it is not entirely clear how this will work in Scotland, there is precedent for including such incentives in migration policy, particularly in Canada.

The judicial precedent for equal protection for federal laws is somewhat fuzzy as there is not equal protection clause specifically written as part of the fifth amendment, and the specific clause is only in reference to states in the fourteenth amendment.

Meanwhile, Espada continues to be supported by Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, who has noted there's no precedent for any state lawmaker facing civil, not criminal, charges to be stripped of his or her title and lulu.

There are past instances of parties winning elections with the least - popular leader, or without a perceived handle on all things economic, but there's no obvious precedent for a party to win an election when it is behind on both leadership and matters fiscal.