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"precedent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

precedent sustantivo

sustantivo + precedent
Kolokacji: 4
court precedent • condition precedent • abortion precedent • Senate precedent
precedent + verbo
Kolokacji: 8
precedent exists • precedent suggests • precedent establishes • precedent sets • precedent applies • ...
verbo + precedent
Kolokacji: 10
set a precedent • establish a precedent • cite precedents • take precedent • create a precedent • ...
adjetivo + precedent
Kolokacji: 50
legal precedent • dangerous precedent • historical precedent • bad precedent • important precedent • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 5
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(1) legal, judicial, relevant, major, longstanding, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(2) dangerous, bad, terrible, only, troubling, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(3) historical, new, recent, historic, early, ...
Kolokacji: 9
(4) important, constitutional, significant, known
Kolokacji: 4
(5) ample, good, biblical, closest, cultural, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(6) clear, direct, positive
Kolokacji: 3
(7) established, well-established
Kolokacji: 2
(8) literary, classical, architectural
Kolokacji: 3
(9) obvious, useful, strong, real, powerful
Kolokacji: 5
(10) unfortunate, ominous, damaging
Kolokacji: 3
1. unfortunate precedent = precedens nieszczęśnika unfortunate precedent
2. ominous precedent = złowieszczy precedens ominous precedent
3. damaging precedent = szkodząc precedensowi damaging precedent
  • The executive committee of the Correspondents Association at first accepted the suggestion "under strong protest," but later rejected the offer after some members objected that it would create a damaging precedent.
  • Acting on it would be bad for Iraq and would set a damaging precedent for the international financial system.
  • "Failure to disqualify in this case would constitute a damaging precedent that would undermine the deterrent effect of the election rules."
  • But it also set a damaging precedent.
  • But when it comes to the labor force, half the budget, he has never overcome the damaging precedent of an unaffordably high wage increase to the teachers 15 months ago.
  • This kind of open warfare between management and employees has damaging precedents in the airline industry.
  • The majority in the State Council feared that these proposals would set a damaging precedent and, with the consent of the Tsar, rejected the bill.
  • They should not be laying plans that undermine an orderly and honest transition to a new presidency or set damaging precedents for future elections.
  • I find this a troubling and damaging precedent.
  • Mr. Clinton's assertion that the subpoenaed material is protected by lawyer-client privilege, and his quieter claim of executive privilege, are legally dubious and risk a damaging precedent.
(11) international, national
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + precedent
Kolokacji: 11
without precedent • of precedent • to precedent • with precedent • on precedent • ...

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