"There is plenty of precedent, for instance, of former African leaders who have gone on to work with regional or international institutions," an Obama administration official said Friday.
Madison's death was the first time the lieutenant governor succeeded permanently to the governorship, establishing the precedent for future instances.
This September Slaughter of labor precedent, in some instances reaching back decades to overturn cases, so shocked the labor movement that, frankly, had been habituated to Bush-NLRB unfairness, that it prompted a protest rally.
The MacPherson case clearly has a role as precedent in this instance, said Mr. Meagher, the former prosecutor.
Generally a guilty plea is not as strong a legal precedent as, for instance, a ruling from an appellate judge after a trial.
He could mix up his materials in ways without precedent: using, for instance, lacquer, oil, glitter and paint stick on metal relief.
"If Hungary becomes a precedent in this instance, it can become a problem in a lot of other member states and can be a problem for Europe's wider economic growth," Heath said.
The statement added, "There is ample and clear precedent for this activity, for instance, the first I.B.M.-compatible PC's from Compaq".
The prospect of the first lesbian mayor of New York City, for instance, set a precedent that paves the way for future candidates.
"But he found on reflection that there was a strong feeling amongst his supporters that he should meet parliament and that former precedent did not apply in this instance".
