Sentence examples for precedents beginning from inspiring English sources

The four dissenters in both cases -- Justices Stephen G. Breyer, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- objected that the court's test for disproportionality, established in a series of admittedly inconsistent precedents beginning in 1980, had been met.

Demilitarization indeed has precedents, beginning with the 1982 evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization..

All bad precedents begin with justifiable measures.

The game received universal acclaim, and was so popular that a few Hollywood producers set precedent by beginning to browse video-game release dates to check for conflicts with movie release dates, due to Grand Theft Auto IV's potential harm to the 2 May 2008 release of Iron Man.

Charged with leading a wholly new form of government, wherein his every decision set a precedent, he began holding, in 1791, what came to be called cabinet meetings.

Indeed, the Court seems to recognize as much, in that it spends a full six pages explaining why the ICJ's interpretation of the Convention is incorrect, see ante, at 18 24, rather than simply rejecting Bustillo's argument on the ground that " 'respectful consideration' of precedent should begin at home". Ante, at 18, n. 4.

While the appeal of such a course to a Breard dissenter may be clear, see 523 U. S., at 380 (Breyer, J., dissenting), "respectful consideration" of precedent should begin at home. 5 The dissent's extensive list of lower court opinions that have "looked to the ICJ for guidance," post, at 21 22, is less impressive than first appears.

The pattern has precedent: Buffet began aggressively buying American Express in 1964 when scandal sent shares into a nosedive, and he eventually became the largest AmEx shareholder.

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

But there is a clear path to a soft landing if all sides respect the historical precedent, negotiations begin quickly, and the focus is on the spending side of the budget.

Syria's unraveling would set precedents for the region, beginning next door.