Sentence examples for precedents include the from inspiring English sources

Precedents include the eight-game ban imposed on the Liverpool striker Luis Suárez for racially abusing the Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra in 2011.

Some of the more notable precedents include: The first comprehensive US government effort to limit the influence of wealthy individuals and special interest groups.

In terms of motif, his precedents include the military spangle of Billy Al Bengston; the Op Art recyclings of Philip Taaffe and Ross Bleckner; and the intergalactic hyper-realism of Jack Goldstein.

His concept draws on that and other precedents, including the city's Plan for Lower Manhattan from the 1960's.

Brazil, Latin America's largest country, has its own precedents, including the transport of remains across the Atlantic Ocean to reinforce the narrative of Brazil's emergence as an independent nation.

The character of Offenbach's operettas established several musical precedents, including the burlesque of Italian opera, the romantic ballad in 3/8 or 6/8 metre, and the drinking song and the ensemble de perplexité ("ensemble of confusion").

By contrast, Scalia and Thomas insisted that the court should give broad protection to corporate advertisements and immediately overrule several recent precedents, including the major 2003 decision upholding the McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation.

Still, the good news for respondents is that the SEC's administrative law judge precedents, including the 28 post-Rapoport precedents discussed above, provide a sound basis for limiting civil money penalties even in cases involving a large number of violative acts.

The majority opinion was notable in many respects: its critical dissection of a recent precedent; its use of a decision by the European Court of Human Rights, supporting gay rights, to show that the court under Bowers v. Hardwick was out of step with other Western countries; and its many citations to the court's privacy precedents, including the abortion rights cases.

The court's precedents, including the Bakke decision, made clear that any official consideration of race must survive a standard of judicial review known as strict scrutiny, meaning that the policy must serve a compelling state interest and be narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.

Yet companies still may be forced to apply the VPPA's ambiguous wording and scattered court precedents — including the First Circuit's opinion in the USA Today case.