Sentence examples for was the precedent from inspiring English sources
Lieber argued that this was the precedent of "the most humane belligerents in recent times".
What mattered was the precedent, and the precedent could be as unprecedented as you liked.
"He was the first to dare to do it, and that was the precedent that allowed other American officials to visit refuseniks," Mr. Sharansky said.
One reason for believing the incident might not escalate into more fighting, said analysts, was the precedent set in the much more serious shootout in the Yellow Sea on June 15 , 1999
That was the precedent for the bathetic "Skutnik moments" that have punctuated the addresses ever since, as well as for seeding the gallery with military leaders, foreign dignitaries and ordinary citizens whose stories will dramatize his message in human terms.
The marsh soil was used for comparison with paddy soil because it was the precedent soil for rice paddies in the lower reaches of Yangtze River valley.
But there is the precedent.
Then there is the precedent that this ouster creates.
But it is the precedent that should disturb us.
The problem with being the life of the party, of course, is the precedent it creates.
