Example sentences of "[noun sg] take precedence over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Statute takes precedence over contract and other legal obligations . |
| 2 | Wayne Shelford says talent takes precedence over patriotism |
| 3 | Then there is the slack legislation passed by parliamentarians far removed from the sharp end of society and the liberal-minded intellectuals living in ‘ Cloud-cuckoo-land ’ where tolerance for the assailant takes precedence over the suffering of the victim . |
| 4 | In China the position was normally the reverse ; family and lineage took precedence over duty to the ruler . |
| 5 | As a result of this case the UK is now obliged to change its legislation because Community law takes precedence over conflicting national law . |
| 6 | If obedience to the Law takes precedence over human need then there is something wrong with the Law . |
| 7 | The 1967 White Paper at paragraph 23 , states the government 's intention to be that " community law takes precedence over the domestic law of the member states . " |
| 8 | The rule is that EC competition law takes precedence over UK law , though this has not prevented merger cases being examined by both jurisdictions ( e.g. British Airways/British Caledonian , 1987 ) . |
| 9 | your , your duty under article five is to be guided by the European court and indeed yes the competition law takes precedence over consideration of solvency and protection of policy holders , these are matters which can be reconciled under article eighty five three , not eighty five one |
| 10 | Wickham might have commented that his business took precedence over a vote on the future of the chewing gum industry , but his priorities were not a politician 's priorities . |
| 11 | Rousseau , who was an incurable romantic , wanted to preserve the community of innocent and primitive social life , but wanted the community to take precedence over the rights of its individual members . |
| 12 | In that household , it 's likely that adults come first by a long way ; children are expected to conform , and tidiness takes precedence over fun . |
| 13 | You should understand that knowledge takes precedence over corpses . |
| 14 | Undertakers rarely advertised , for theirs was — and remains — a trade where discretion took precedence over high-profile marketing and one would not see an undertaker publishing testimonials from satisfied customers . |
| 15 | Defining abuse can allow the relative power of the carer to take precedence over the plight of the older person . |
| 16 | Even in India today , where certain animals are considered sacred and where the life of the spirit and contemplation take precedence over the development of the material world , this is an important handicap to the development of the Indian economy . |
| 17 | Any statutory rules will of course take precedence over contractual rules . |
| 18 | The modern obsession with transplantation takes precedence over finding the causes of organ disease . |
| 19 | On each occasion exchange-rate policy took precedence over the introduction of monetary and fiscal policy appropriate to the needs of the economy . |
| 20 | Males were above females and age took precedence over youth . |
| 21 | There is no doubt that the US needed a relatively stable ally and that reconstructing the Japanese economy took precedence over nurturing democratic ideals . |
| 22 | The obligations of the United Nations Charter take precedence over any conflicting treaty commitments . |
| 23 | What a relief it is to know the name of the instrumentalist or conductor concerned and to listen to a programme of records where music takes precedence over ‘ talk for talk 's sake ’ . |
| 24 | For field staff , common sense takes precedence over their scientific inclinations . |
| 25 | The fact that councillors agreed with him , whatever their political colour , suggests they are still sometimes willing to let good sense take precedence over party point scoring . |
| 26 | Treaty took precedence over the other provisions . |
| 27 | The perceived need to ensure stability in society took precedence over fairness and justice . |
| 28 | In Johnson 's report , the education offered by the city takes precedence over any popular descriptions or concerns , beginning with an interest in the fact that Hector Boece or Boethius became the first President of the King 's College , in 1494 , at the instigation of Bishop William Elphinstone , effectively the founder of Aberdeen University — whose tomb may still be seen . |
| 29 | Be prepared , though , for a finale where breadth of utterance takes precedence over driving tensions . |
| 30 | These categories reveal an intricate relationship between social rank and economic standing , so much so as to invite the conclusion that by this date , if not much earlier , it had come to be acknowledged that status was a function of source and level of income , subject to the proviso that land took precedence over personal property . |