Sentence examples for precedents take from inspiring English sources

When that gets backed by censorship (I believe Lord Patten has suggested that no one gets to question the BBC other than the BBC), the historical precedents take a darker turn still.

It follows the precedent taken by its US parent company.

Goheen, in a letter to the editor, quipped, "Too bad that precedent took so many years to materialize!" When questioned about his legacy, Goheen was modest.

While the idea had basically no precedent, taking the risk to start a double bottom line fund was not out of the question for me then as it might have been earlier, because I had little to lose.

The Ninth and Tenth Circuit precedents still take the view that the First Amendment requires a purpose test in threats cases.

"It would set a very dangerous precedent and take the rightful authority away from local zoning authorities".

The Securities and Exchange Commission effectively sided with Shiva by saying it would follow precedent and take no action on the matter.

After reviewing all the information it could get from Google, the F.C.C. said it could not find a clear precedent to take enforcement action on the data collection.

On the one hand, they need (or believe they need) to find a dynamic leader who will shatter precedent and take the company in a daring new direction.

Introducing red and yellow cards to cricket would set a dangerous precedent and take the game to places you shouldn't be taking it.

But this kind of precedent would take years -- and many court decisions -- to establish, said Jim Dempsey, executive director of the UC Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.