Still, it has historical antecedents, and "Shopping" features some of them.

"The emphasis was on present values rather than on historical antecedents of the Constitution," he said.

It was not mere public relations, but a paper with near-mystical historical antecedents.

The belief that certain animals cannot rise if pushed over has historical antecedents, though cattle have never been so classified.

Such change has produced modern instruments that are considerably different from their historical antecedents.

One should know the social, historical or other antecedents or conditions which help explain any particular topic.

The historical antecedents of the current forms were once a regular paradigm.

His book deals mainly with historical antecedents leading up to the mass killings in 1994 and who was to blame.

Every grid square has historical antecedents, if only in the field names.

The modern incarnation of the court began operations in 1983, but had historical antecedents dating back to colonial times.