Sentence examples for for the precedent from inspiring English sources

"Height is important not just in itself but for the precedent it sets," he said.

A practical person might just be glad for the precedent, and for some answers about matters like cost.

The trial is being closely watched in Silicon Valley for the precedent it could set in intellectual property protection.

And journalists and press freedom activists are watching closely for the precedent the decision will most likely set.

The case was being closely watched around the country for the precedent it could set affecting a dozen similarly worded laws.

The case is being closely watched for the precedent it could set for the criminal provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

My hero is Lynn Hill for setting the precedent for men and women.

In any event, the peculiar circumstances of Avrech hardly permit it to be cited for the precedent-shattering general proposition that an “easy” merits question may be decided on the assumption of jurisdiction.

"That important victory," said Debo Adegbile, who now leads the defense fund, "paved the way for the precedent-setting Loving v. Virginia victory in 1967, which declared that all anti-miscegenation laws are unconstitutional".

Washington's administration was most important for the precedents it set.

The case became as important for the precedents it set as for providing redress for his victims.