Sentence examples for said precedent from inspiring English sources

Some legal experts said precedent exists in Massachusetts for an oral settlement to be binding.

But Chief Justice Roberts said precedent, the structure of the law and "underlying constitutional concerns" required "a broader reading of the bailout provision".

MPs from Leicester, Nottinghamshire and York discussed a permanent grave but officials said precedent meant Leicester cathedral was favourite.

Mitchell L. Moss, director of the Taub Urban Research Center at New York University, said precedents exist.

She said precedents should be overturned only if they have proved unworkable over time or have been eroded by other decisions or if important factual circumstances change.

While Mr. Slader said precedents, including a decision by the United States Supreme Court decision, show that canon law is not the controlling law in this case, Mr. Bunce said the question would have to be tested.

He says precedents for this include the work of Howard Bernstein in Manchester with Goldman Sachs, Heseltine's own work in Liverpool and plans by Lord Adonis to galvanise the north-east economy.

There was, he said, no precedent for as much investment in the industry in such a short period.

The Texas court said abortion precedent was based on the premise that a woman wants the procedure.

But as a legal matter, Professor Huhn and several other prominent legal scholars said, the precedent of Luther stood like an implacable guard at the courthouse door.

State election officials have said legal precedent allows them to accept variations in the spelling of Ms. Murkowski's name as long as they can determine "voter intent".