Sentence examples for like precedent from inspiring English sources

Like precedent, analogies cannot be justified by recourse to expectations.

"Other states may or may not like the precedent.

So the logical inference is that the current majority — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. having replaced Justice O'Connor — doesn't like the precedent.

Countries such as Spain, with independent-minded provinces of their own, do not like the precedent of such places going their own way.In the case of Kosovo, however, despite all the misgivings, independence, though not ideal, is the least destabilising outcome.

And they say they don't like the precedent of Congress passing legislation on a diplomatic agreement before it's even been concluded.

Analogies, like precedents, arise within a doctrinal context.

But he kept a judge's liking for precedent.

Creating a Bowers-like bad precedent would be a disaster, making it much more difficult to successfully litigate in the future – and also, possibly, allowing states to impose more disabilities on same-sex partnerships.

Above all, I don't like the precedents that Apple continues to set.

Solar advocates don't like the precedent-setting fixed charge for solar customers (Virginia-based utility Dominion also has one) and we will see this type of fight play out in a number of states in 2014.

Some venture capitalists didn't like the precedent this set.