When the final verdict on the Rodman enigma arrives, however, his strange, powerful personality will likely take precedence over mere statistics.
If the Justice Department decides to move ahead — violating the one-year lobbying ban and failure to register as a lobbyist are criminal offenses — it would most likely take precedence over any inquiry by the Senate committee, officials said.
The first of these will likely take precedence given that the Treasury Department will want to do everything in its power to maintain U.S. creditworthiness.
"The pop, if any, that Facebook may provide, may be a temporary distraction for traders, but material problems will likely take precedence," Rob Kurzatkowski, an analyst at OptionsExpress, wrote on Thursday.
Considering that there may be insufficient supply of drugs, limited production capacity, and a surge in demand for antiviral therapy with the progression of a pandemic, the use of antivirals for treatment will likely take precedence over their preventive (prophylactic) use.
The findings of these three studies of the need to update guidelines is consistent with findings from studies of the need to update systematic reviews, which generally support the conclusion that in situations where time or resources are limited, thorough quality assessments should likely take precedence over extensive literature searches [ 1].
More likely sevens takes precedence.
"The political optics of the OPEC decision are likely to take precedence at this meeting," Greg Priddy, an analyst at the Eurasia Group, said in a research note.
I do not wish to be a member of a group whose care extravagance is likely to take precedence over and outbid the basic services for the truly vulnerable – and my grandchildren.
Then, late last week, amid a mounting tempest of Congressional criticism, Fannie Mae became the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department; that investigation is likely to take precedence over a continuing Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry.
