The phrase "a precedent for using" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an example or case that serves as a guide or standard for future actions or decisions.
Example: "The court's ruling established a precedent for using alternative dispute resolution methods in similar cases."
Alternatives: "a standard for employing" or "a model for utilizing".
"This would set a precedent for using public playgrounds for private enterprise," said James Brennan, who is president of the Friends of Seravalli Park, a community group.
There is a precedent for using expressive art as a method of psychotherapy to deal with atrocities and crises both macro- and microcosmic.
The reason, he said, "was the geo-strategic spreading of NATO's interests and its areas and also to create a precedent for using force".
With hundreds of ethnic groups in Russia, Moscow does not want to establish a precedent for using Western power to create a homeland for separatists.
In a statement, the company said giving the Gunvalsons access to the clinical trial "would harm all companies developing experimental drugs by providing a precedent for using the courts to gain special treatment instead of participating in controlled clinical trials".
"I wish there was a youthful vibe here, but what can you do?" The use of blood in painting - "mammalian blood," Mr. Eagles emphasized may be somewhat novel, but a precedent for using animals and their parts has some foundation in the international art scene.
Firstly, these hostilities have created a precedent for use of heavier and more sophisticated weaponry.
There is a strong precedent for using patient- and family-based surveys to inform healthcare providers on strategies and possible improvements (Lanford et al 2001; Jenkinson et al 2002).
Although there is a clear regulatory precedent for using this trial design to demonstrate efficacy in RA, it is hoped it will be used progressively earlier in clinical development programs.
A precedent exists for using high-density SNP arrays to identify breast cancer susceptibility loci and to subsequently replicate those identified variants in large cohorts (Ahmed et al. 2009; Easton et al. 2007; Gold et al. 2008; Hunter et al. 2007; Murabito et al. 2007; Stacey et al. 2007, 2008; Thomas et al. 2009; Turnbull et al. 2010; Zheng et al. 2009).
Haven't you ever been to a prom?" "I was unaware," Dr. Harden replied coolly, "that college proms were held in the Bowery and I know no precedent for using an abbreviation of the noun 'crockery' as a transitive verb.
