Examples of 'took precedence' in a sentence
Meaning of "took precedence"
took precedence: This phrase means that something was considered more important or given higher priority over other matters. It suggests that a particular task, decision, or action was given precedence or preference over competing or secondary options
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took precedence
My military duty took precedence over motherhood.
It can not be established which behaviour took precedence.
Pleasure took precedence over practical necessities.
I thought keeping her alive took precedence.
Federal law took precedence in cases of conflicting norms.
Those with more money took precedence.
Our anger took precedence over our love.
The local proceeding took precedence.
Process took precedence over people.
The needs of the groups took precedence here.
Process took precedence over product.
I was told that this took precedence.
The future took precedence over the present.
Then another matter took precedence.
That took precedence over everything.
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Political considerations took precedence over human life.
It took precedence over the murders.
International conventions took precedence over national legislation.
It took precedence and demanded attention.
International treaties took precedence over national law.
It took precedence over any other legislative or regulatory provision.
International law took precedence over domestic law.
She wondered which legal provision in fact took precedence.
Childhood imagination took precedence over social norms.
There was a journalist in the porch who said you took precedence.
A registered deed took precedence over an unregistered deed.
Commercial considerations took precedence.
Other things took precedence for several weeks.
The geothermal system took precedence.
Family took precedence over money.
No single issue took precedence.
The law took precedence over the facts on the ground.
Other things took precedence.
There was a journalist on the porch who said you took precedence.
Dialogue now took precedence over.
But my deep passion for protecting our natural environment took precedence.
My children took precedence over carrots.
The launch of management by results meant that efficiency values took precedence over democratic ones.
Fetching water took precedence over everything else.
This preference for close disciples to head the search consistently took precedence over other considerations.
Profits took precedence over politics.
Because you have principles that took precedence over love.
Its provisions took precedence over parallel domestic law.
The teachings and the work always took precedence in my life.
International law took precedence over domestic law as a matter of principle.
In this domain as well exchange value took precedence over use value.
Community law took precedence over any form of national law.
As the years went by their libertine properties took precedence over those of protection.
Such instruments took precedence over domestic laws in the domestic legal order.
She wished to know whether international instruments took precedence over domestic legislation.
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