Sentence examples for had priority over from inspiring English sources

Jenni had devised the system of symbols to avoid giving the sense that one group had priority over another.

Chores and schoolwork had priority over everything else in the Anderson household, and Myers never wanted to hear any excuses.

A spokeswoman, Amy Norris, said Calpers also believed that Stockton's retirees had priority over its bondholders and other unsecured creditors.

Distances had priority over orientations; getting from here to there was more important than the lay of the land.

The Council for the Admission of Criminal Justice ruled that Van der Graaf's rights had priority "over societal unrest and the risks that allowing furloughs may bring".

We had places to stay with people we'd never met; we had bus drivers rearranging passengers so we were comfortable; I even saw a road sign depicting that a child playing football had priority over a car.

And an obligation has priority over an option.

Airlines' own customers invariably have priority over members of partner airlines' programs.

miles is a national park, where animals have priority over human beings.

Even a golf bag has priority over the caddie when it comes to staying dry.

Rousseau built his case for the superiority of Italian music over French on the principle that melody must have priority over harmony, whereas Rameau based his on the assertion that harmony must have priority over melody.