Sentence examples for solid precedent from inspiring English sources

And Mr. Ozawa, as his tenure approaches an end, may at least have established a solid precedent for active involvement by his successor as well as by the orchestra.

Also, Advance is noteworthy for being the first Sonic game made for a Nintendo console, and it set a solid precedent: Two direct sequels followed on the same platform, which I've not played personally, but their review scores are up there.

As Mr. Gore's lawyers pointed out in their brief, it was a ruling based on solid precedents and sound principles about finding an equitable solution to conflicting statutes.

"I think there's solid Supreme Court precedent against this, and that precedent has not been eroded in any way," said Mr. Fidell, the president of the Institute for Military Justice.

The practice has solid historical precedent.

But he also argues that "there is no solid legal precedent for a right to compensation with respect to events that took place nearly a century ago".

It is therefore all the more important to develop a solid foundation of precedent in the state courts, because we may not have the opportunity to do that in the federal courts.

"In some countries that do not have full democratic practices, if we get solid assurances, and if there is precedent and we have precedented examples that have occurred, then we feel confident and we do it," he said.

Potter Stewart, an Eisenhower appointee who was one of five Republican-appointed justices in the 7-to-2 majority in Roe, retired in 1981, at which time the court's eight-year-old precedent still looked rock solid.

On the contrary, the judge-made law we are dealing with here does not often have any precedent to refer to, nor even a solid historical bed on which to base itself.

And the decision sets a precedent that helps more firmly establish its technology on solid legal ground, which is another bonus for negotiating with content and network partners capable of getting it in front of more users.