Sentence examples for takes precedent from inspiring English sources

The higher level, whether federal or local, takes precedent.

"This is an issue of life and death, and that takes precedent over political considerations".

This is the alchemy by which racial category takes precedent, yet again, over supposed citizenship.

This position poses another difficulty: on Wikipedia, the present takes precedent over the past.

The "Pinky Dinky Doo" show is over, the baby upstairs needs a bottle, and this day takes precedent over tomorrow.

He counters Yi Il-Lo's emphasis on beauty, declaring that content takes precedent over ornamentation in literature and that creativity is important above all else.

More fundamentally, China "took precedent" over America, in the words of an insider.

"In your country, individual rights always take precedent over community rights.

It's such a modestly unassuming medium that it lets creativity take precedent over technology.

On Saturday, though, matters of the heart happily took precedent over those of the mind.

"I feel that corporate interests took precedent over the needs of people in New Hampshire," she said.