Sentence examples for was given precedence from inspiring English sources

One is the growing concern for the environment shown by China's leaders, after decades in which economic growth was given precedence over environmental protection.

First McKinley, with Hanna at his side, was given precedence; then Taft, whom Foraker had given a start in public life, scaled the peak.

A clinical algorithm was used to identify the most likely cause of impairment in each eye and the most 'preventable' or 'currently treatable' cause was given precedence over a non preventable or treatable cause.

No one type of data was given precedence.

While the ACO prioritised community and cultural knowledge as key staff competencies, for mainstream providers, formal clinical training was given precedence.

Presence of recurrent caries was given precedence over physical reasons for failures and marginal integrity was given preference over the other physical reasons in cases where a restoration failed for more than one reason.

And this happens simply because the kafala is given precedence over the [national and international] labour law".

At the sprawling Bihar School, yoga is a lifestyle not a practice, and karma yoga is given precedence over asana.

The drastic separation of families, so that women could be given precedence, gave him grounds to suspect that there were too few lifeboats.

"So whilst I have been invited to be there, my commitment to undertake a forum on domestic violence has had to be given precedence to".

Big, bold sustainability commitments might grab headlines, but is it more effective to first foster an internal environment where sustainability is given precedence?