Sentence examples for precedent much from inspiring English sources

The A.C.L.U.'s lawsuit, which comes at a time of intense national debate over standards in education and the use of test scores, could set a precedent, much like a 1989 case in New York State.

"It will establish a precedent, and much is at stake".

But the precedent goes much further than victims of terror.

Loving v. Virginia, as with Windsor since last year, has served as a precedent for much of the pro-gay-marriage litigation.

Just as you and I are looking back and not finding any, people would be using this as a precedent for much less dire situations".

Neither law nor precedent offered much guidance.

It also set a precedent for much-needed interagency cooperation.

It was not a precedent that was much followed.

For one thing, there's not much precedent.

Nor, despite her being at a women's college, was there necessarily much precedent.

There is not much precedent in Afghanistan for this heart-wrenching sacrifice.