"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
2. bad precedent = zły precedens bad precedent
3. terrible precedent = straszny precedens terrible precedent
4. only precedent = jedyny precedens only precedent
5. troubling precedent = przeszkadzając precedensowi troubling precedent
  • Critics said it would be a troubling precedent, an oversized building in a small-scale historic district.
  • But there are several other operators in the same boat, and this sets a troubling precedent for the platform.
  • French officials say this would create a troubling precedent, since Western nations have agreed on a 33 percent debt-reduction ceiling for poor African countries.
  • "It was a terrible mistake that has established a troubling precedent."
  • Perhaps the most troubling precedents involve the Board's inability to understand that "any" means "any."
  • These assurances are not airtight and establish some troubling precedents.
  • This set a new and troubling precedent in considering appointments to the federal court.
  • While she is sympathetic to the community's needs, she said the all-girls school could set a troubling precedent.
  • There is a troubling recent precedent for such a retreat.
  • I find this a troubling and damaging precedent.
6. disturbing precedent = zakłócając precedens disturbing precedent
(6) clear, direct, positive
Kolokacji: 3
(10) unfortunate, ominous, damaging
Kolokacji: 3
(11) international, national
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + precedent
Kolokacji: 11
without precedent • of precedent • to precedent • with precedent • on precedent • ...

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