Sentence examples for local precedent from inspiring English sources

There is a local precedent for educational centres to be named after prominent historical figures.

But there is a local precedent, one that few people remember today: the sit-ins and "occupations" that followed New York City's deep budget cuts in 1975 and 1976.

Judge Retchin said her court was bound by Supreme Court and local precedent and could not be guided by "a memorandum circulated by the attorney general of the United States".

Architectural studies have established that these buildings first were constructed at the end of the 15th century without previous local precedent.

(It is fortunate that Boston University, a crosstown academic and hockey rival, had abolished its football program more than a decade ago, thus providing a local precedent for the move).

Otherwise it's difficult to think of any local precedents for the HKS design.

The higher level, whether federal or local, takes precedent.

Both ballets were loudly cheered, both had obvious merits, and there are plenty of local choreographic precedents, for each belongs to a well-established local genre.

Yes, but do Foster designs respond to local architectural culture, precedent, history, sense of place?

These protections, with long standing legal precedent, had essentially banned local jurisdictions from bringing nuisance complaints against those partaking in small livestock operations.

For Airbnb, getting behind Warren in this case could help set a legal precedent, or possibly to push the local legislature to clarify existing law.