Sentence examples for primacy means from inspiring English sources
The one inescapable truth of this nuclear age - and indeed the only radical alteration in international affairs in this century-is that primacy means very little among nations that possess the power to blow each other instantly into rubble.
Authoritarian by psychology and instinct, Trump salves their anxieties by promising to repel their enemies and restore their primacy – by whatever means, whoever those enemies may be.
The 1988 constitution, which restored democracy after 20 years of military dictatorship, did not abolish the culture of cordialidade, which in politics means the primacy of personal bonds over rules.
The conclusion that Rubashov continually reaches seems to be that any politics, any system of governance, requires the sacrifice of a few for the sake of the many, demands the primacy of ends over means.
It means the primacy of economics over politics.
China's commitment to the primacy of state sovereignty means that it will oppose the trend towards transnational governance driven by global problems such as climate change which will require global solutions.
Men continue to dominate proceedings in the home and in the courtroom, but their primacy doesn't always mean that they emerge unscathed from the exposure of private misbehaviour in a public hearing.
As EU membership is defined by acquiescence to the primacy of European law, this means a third of his MPs and half of his backbenchers are asking Mr Cameron for "Brexit", before his vaunted renegotiation of the terms of membership has even begun.
The primacy of international rugby should mean exactly that: 15,000 at Toulon, more than five times that at Twickenham.
Financial stability was neglected in part because the bank lacked the tools to influence it.The primacy of the inflation target meant the bank's financial-stability wing became a backwater, a trend that accelerated after Sir Mervyn succeeded George as governor in 2003.
Yet the agreement with West Ham means that they have primacy of use and it is understood that they effectively have the power of veto over who uses the stadium.
