precede

How To Use precede In A Sentence

• There is already a great deal of precedent since polygamy has been widely practiced throughout history.
• The financial managers and economic wizards are happy that Pakistan has achieved a level of macro-economic stabilization, which is spectacular and unprecedented.
• He has received several teaching awards, as well as the unprecedented award of being ‘the most quotable professor’ by MathSoc.
• Carson's voice on the phone was preceded by that of a lawyer who asked if I would mind listening to Johnny while he spoke his piece, which sounds like even daffier a concept now than it did then. Nights with Johnny Carson: As long as it's been, we still long for them
• Furthermore, functional and structural divergence might, in some cases, precede rather than follow gene duplication.
• Additionally, a polyclonal intracerebral inflammatory response may precede the proliferation of monoclonal malignant lymphoid cells.
• Open source software is often portrayed as a breakthrough in the free and open exchange of intellectual property, without precedent in the prevailing global capitalist mentality.
• Negotiations will be preceded by what the leaders called a "scoping exercise" to ensure that both side share the same goals and level of ambition for the negotiations. The Seattle Times
• The goal to attack the spiralling cost of public services may be laudable, but the precedent is dangerous.
• Every now and then a graceful movement of his left arm through the air preceded his entry into the music, as though he were offering a cue to an imaginary force.