Sentence examples for on precedents from inspiring English sources

Unlike the United States, Britain has no written constitution, and relies instead on precedents, and the guidelines of civil servants.

The rules covered all prospects, according to General Manager Brian Cashman, and were based on precedents of overused pitchers.

Art, like any endeavor, builds on precedents, but concentrating on the past betrays the essence of art-making.

Although there are whiffs of such influential figures as Joseph Beuys and Bruce Nauman, few of the artists seem concerned with building on precedents.

Mr. Schwartz's plan, which builds on precedents going back to Westway in the 1970's and the Plan for Lower Manhattan before that, sets forth two integrated goals.

Building deliberately and sometimes inspiredly on precedents like these, the artists of Arte Povera waged an insinuating, provocative, usually elegant assault on art.

-How did these arguments draw on legal precedents?

The vote at one recent meeting of core volunteers: to study up on precedent and begin plotting logistics.

A pox on precedent.

Jurisprudence stands on precedent, on the stability of the laws.

Now, he pored over legal tomes on precedent.