Sentences with phrase «precedent for something»

There's a pretty good biblical precedent for it, for one thing, but for another, I don't say it casually.

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

There is a happier precedent for you, though one that does not enjoy total acclaim among your party's activists.

I wouldn't be surprised if something like that found its way into the terms for the new cards, since there's already precedent for it.

Have there been past precedents for something like this?

Viewers who see only deadpan materialism in Lawson's «Jizo Paintings» can find precedents for it in the work of Robert Ryman and elsewhere.

Scripture has precedent for us not to be afraid of developing the gifts we have: Timothy was specifically enjoined to devote himself to preaching, teaching and the public reading of Scripture (1 Timothy 4:13); and in doing so, to not let anyone look down on him because he was young (1 Timothy 4:12).

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.

An independent Catalonia would not be automatically part of anything, there are many precedents for it.

UPDATE: As commenters have noted, Apple's biggest precedent for something like this is Audible — an Amazon subsidiary.

They want their money, and they don't make deals, because if they make a deal with you, they will need to make a deal with everybody, and that's a bad precedent for them to set.

Despite a direct appeal, the Kennel Club refuses to take this action on the grounds that it sets a dangerous precedent for them and would alienate the Cavalier breed clubs.

@cpast FOIA cases would only be used as a comparison where there is a lack of state precedent for it's own access law

Fortunately, this doesn't mean that Amazon is legally bound to honor similar requests in the future, but it also means that we still haven't established a legal precedent for it.

«In addition to the victory in this case, the judge's ruling will serve as a very important precedent for us to use against any future infringement of our red - over-white-over-blue bar design,» says Re / Max senior vice-president and chief legal officer Geoff Lewis.

Is there any precedent for it?

Pettis and RDA did run through Cowboy just as emphatically as Till did so there is a precedent for it.

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

But, despite there being absolutely no precedent for it whatsoever, it appears that such tension may exist — at least judging by Kevin Maguire's article for the latest issue of the New Statesman.

There is some precedent for it, though: She noted that some states give tax credits in return for private - school scholarships and that the IRS allows deductions of those contributions.

Tina Stowell announced that the Chancellor had asked her to tell to their Lordships that he «would listen very carefully were the House to express its concern in the way that it is precedented for us to do».

If there's no precedent for you, have a go at it on your own, preferably with the blessing and support of your supervisor.

«It's a case where you have industry trying to establish a precedent for itself by hiding behind sick people,» says Sean Moulton of OMB Watch, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit.

If we assume that each of these figures once wore the mantle, then it turns out that Shuri wouldn't even be the first female Black Panther in the MCU, setting a precedent for her to inherit the power at a later time.

Her character isn't in the original, though you can find an precedent for her in Hu's later The Fate of Lee Khan (also set in an inn by a border).

I'm not saying Up isn't going to make it, but assuming that it's going to get the votes when there's no precedent for it (except for the Beauty and the Beast nom) is dangerous.

Although there is actually a precedent for it.

No matter how extraordinary something sounds to you, there's probably a precedent for it» (Patricia T. O'Conner, Woe Is I).

Precedent While criminal charges aren't often brought in fatal construction and industrial accident cases, there is some precedent for it.

It sounds crazy and overly idealistic, but there's actually some precedent for it.