Sentence examples for given the precedent from inspiring English sources

Given the precedent it would set, the ICC can hardly back down now.

This seems strange, given the precedent and the opportunity of the role of First Lady.

Given the precedent of the Sixth Dalai Lama, some people here mention Tawang as a possible birthplace for the next Dalai Lama.

IF the choice is buying an estate or a diamond necklace, the former may prove over the long haul to be the better bet, given the precedent of the 15-acre Stonwin Farm, one of the most prized undeveloped parcels in Westchester.

For locals, a revolution has not been as appetising as it has been for those in neighbouring states given the precedent of fruitless revolution in Sudan, the recent secession of the south, coupled with the NCP's rhetoric of "broad-based" governance and President Omar al-Bashir having already made clear that he would not run in the next election.

On the contrary, given the precedent of the past, good, prosperous, boring times lie ahead.

"Given the precedent-setting legal case before us and the continued badgering by the C.P.S.C., Buckyballs will go the way of Crystal Pepsi and the DeLorean," Craig Zucker, the company's chief executive and founder, said in a statement.

Given the precedents, the report from the official inquiry was predestined to be a lame effort.

We don't yet know what the Baton Rouge officers' defense will be, but, given the precedents, we can imagine it: this was a hair-trigger, stressful situation.

It was apparent Turnbull had misgivings but colleagues had the impression from Bishop that the prime minister would have no option, given the precedents, to take a bipartisan position and nominate Rudd.

As Jeff Shesol writes in "Supreme Power," his excellent study of F.D.R.'s relations with the Court, even members of the Administration thought they were on shaky constitutional ground, given the precedents at the time: "Indeed, with its constitutionality in question, the act was brought to a standstill by lower court injunctions and corporate defiance".