precedente
precedent ; preceding ; beginning ; foregoing.
During the earlier part of the nineteenth century, American printers largely followed English precedents, as they had done throughout the eighteenth.
Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
precedente legal
legal precedent
Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
que sienta precedente
landmark
This landmark legal settlement comes at a time when there is already an intense shortage of bedside nurses throughout the country.
relativo a un precedente
precedential
An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.
sentar un precedente
provide + precedent for
set + precedent
make + a statement
The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.
The Arthur Lakes Library was asked to follow the precedent set by the other department.
This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
sin precedente
unparalleled
unexampled
But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.
Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
sin precedentes
unprecedented
record breaking
record-high
all-time
We might next note the unprecedented success of the Library of Congress' MARC Distribution Service, which provides authoritative, quality cataloging data in machine-readable, and hence, machine-manipulatable, form.
The company has managed to survive for 75 years, with an unbroken string of more than 40 years of profitability (the last 2 record breaking) when so many others have fallen by the wayside.
Record-high bank fees are making it harder for consumers to stay financially afloat.
Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.