Example sentences of "take precedence over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Very serious grounds are needed to infringe anonymity , and it is generally accepted even by the Swedish judiciary that the public 's right to be informed takes precedence over law and order considerations , ’ said Ms Frances D'Souza , director of Article 19 , the International Campaign against Censorship . |
| 2 | Wayne Shelford says talent takes precedence over patriotism |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Statute takes precedence over contract and other legal obligations . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | The differing motives of collectors suggests that for some viewers content does takes precedence over form , and vice versa . |
| 8 | You should understand that knowledge takes precedence over corpses . |
| 9 | Marenches claimed later that the king replied that the Shah was his guest and that was that , Then , Marenches , says , he had to convince the king that his other duties , including the straits of Gibraltar , which was 'so vital for the camp of liberty " , must take precedence over hospitality . |
| 10 | Yet the Lord Chief Justice , giving oral evidence , said that he and the Lord Chancellor were at one in their belief that religious affinity should not take precedence over ability in the appointment of judges and , said The Times , he gave the impression that his positive feelings towards the judge were shared by the Lord Chancellor So oral evidence was admitted on the kind of matter for which privilege from disclosure of documents was claimed by the Crown . |
| 11 | The campaign revolved around the issue of whether negotiations with the drug cartels to end the current violence should take precedence over efforts to bring them to justice . |
| 12 | In the struggle to advance , outmanoeuvre rivals and be heard by superiors , factional loyalty ( loyalty to one 's patron ) may take precedence over policy interest . |
| 13 | The hon. Member for Teignbridge can not argue simply that nuclear power is cleaner and environmentally more safe and that it should therefore always take precedence over coal , because we can do things to coal that would make it environmentally far more acceptable . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Horvath 's re-graphing of some of Labov 's data in terms of ‘ natural ’ linguistic groupings even suggests that sex should take precedence over class as the major speaker variable ; she remarks that ‘ if social class is seen to take precedence , then these other social dimensions might remain hidden or only dimly perceived ’ ( Horvath 1985 : 64 ) . |
| 16 | However , Prince Saad also stressed that reconstruction and security would take precedence over democratization . |
| 17 | In evaluating the Copernican system , for example , mathematical criteria should take precedence over interpretations of Scripture , which may have become normative but only through ignorance . |
| 18 | The moral is that the need to clearly communicate findings must always take precedence over considerations of technical adequacy . |
| 19 | During the 1520s , this theological orthodoxy came under challenge throughout Europe from the new ideas of the continental reformers , Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli , both of whom claimed that the truth of their new theology was evident from scripture and based upon a biblical authority which took precedence over tradition and papal decree . |
| 20 | In relations between the two ‘ opposing systems ’ , conflict clearly took precedence over competition . |
| 21 | The perceived need to ensure stability in society took precedence over fairness and justice . |
| 22 | the ship 's radio officer was catching up on a backlog of communications ; some outgoing messages from passengers took precedence over ice warnings |
| 23 | Males were above females and age took precedence over youth . |
| 24 | In China the position was normally the reverse ; family and lineage took precedence over duty to the ruler . |
| 25 | Furthermore , most schools are segregated by sex , and the building of boys ' schools has historically taken precedence over building girls ' schools . |
| 26 | So children take precedence over animals and other human beings generally do also . |
| 27 | Despite a range of domestic environmental controls introduced under the auspices of the state Environment Agency over the past 20 years , critics believe that industrial success and economic growth continue to take precedence over concerns such as imports of tropical timber , the use of controversial drift-nets by Japanese fishing fleets , and continuing industrial pollution of land and sea . |
| 28 | Progress within bondage had to take precedence over liberation to secure the safety of any eventual freedom . |
| 29 | Yet many librarians seem content to select from a supplier 's selection , and to surrender professional responsibility for their service to the suppliers , allowing speed and ease of supply to take precedence over comprehensiveness and depth . |