Sentence examples similar to an precedent for from inspiring English sources

There is a precedent for an elderly new Pope's surprising his electors.

If ever there were a precedent for an independent federal oversight body, this would be it.

There is a precedent for a rump state.

The referendum has infuriated China, which sees it as a precedent for a vote on independence.

It may have set a precedent for a series of votes on independence.

There is a precedent for a magazine that can be found solely in Walmart stores.

It's difficult to think of a precedent for a shift this fast and profound.

The denial of constitutional rights to one sets a precedent for a violation of all.

However, the problem appeared so rarely that it should not set a precedent for a rule.

Was there a precedent for such an action?

This person would not elaborate, but the channel does have a precedent for such an arrangement.