Sentence examples for certain precedence from inspiring English sources

With differing degrees of emphasis, the Synoptic Gospels agree that Peter served as spokesman, the outstanding member of the group, and enjoyed a certain precedence over the other disciples.

Even though for both Avicenna and Henry thing (res) and being (ens) are primary notions (or rather intentions — intentiones — the sense of which we shall soon clarify), intentio de re seems to have a certain precedence over intentio de esse, at least logically, in virtue of its double indifference.

Secondly, to explain how certain stabilities take precedence over others, Rosenberger (2009) introduces the concept of a relational strategy, which he defines as "the particular configuration of bodily habits, intentions, and conceptions that make it possible for a person to take up a particular stable relation" (p. 176).

There are certain laws of precedence among the karmas, according to which the fruition of some of the karmas may be deferred but not absolutely barred.

Certain things are taking precedence that maybe didn't before.

One skill may take precedence at certain moments during a play, but this does not mean that other actions should cease.

Interviewees regarded the role of doctors as given greater precedence amongst certain migrant patients, who may have unrealistic expectations about the capacity of doctors to sort various physical and social problems within short consultations.

We can only gauge precedence within a certain distance and among a very small number of cars.

The configuration of an assembly line consists of assigning tasks to different workstations in order to optimize its operation subject to certain constraints such as the precedence relationships between the tasks.

The holding of a domestic trial would be in keeping with the jurisdictional approach of the statute governing the International Criminal Court, which holds that domestic trials should take precedence over international trials unless certain conditions are met.

"While seeking an equitable interaction between continuity and diversity, interculturalism allows for the recognition of certain elements of ad hoc (or contextual) precedence for majority culture" (Bouchard, 2011, p. 451).