| Once more, greed has been allowed to take precedence over any regard for health and beauty. |
| Unfortunately, in inexpert hands inappropriate investigation often takes precedence. |
| This is typical of our mainstream media, the glitterati's inanities invariably gain precedence over profound social and national issues. |
| Alongside this collection there was another book that came to be regarded and used as a book of precedences. |
| You can see from his books that he accepts etiquettes, precedences, associations, claims. |
| A bit of a shock it was to learn that in this rough land they had their castes and precedences. |
