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01. The government made all kinds of impossible promises in the days [preceding] the election.
02. The administration doesn't want to give the teacher a leave of absence because it could set a [precedent] that they may not want to follow in the future.
03. His family life takes [precedence] in all his plans for the future.
04. The [preceding] political advertisement was paid for by the Liberal Party.
05. Wilfred Peterson once observed that big thinking [precedes] great achievement.
06. The earthquake was [preceded] by a loud boom.
07. The President's limousine was [preceded] by an escort of policemen on motorcycles.
08. Joan is a much better worker than the fellow who [preceded] her in this job.
09. In English grammar, the subject generally [precedes] the verb.
10. There is an Irish proverb which observes that a drink [precedes] a story.
11. There is a French proverb which observes that man is [preceded] by forest, and followed by desert.
12. The beautiful temples of the Romans were derived from both Etruscan and Greek [precedents].
13. Thomas Paine once observed that he that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression, for if he violates this duty, he establishes a [precedent] that will reach to himself.
14. People dream an average of five times a night, and each subsequent dream is longer than the one [preceding] it.
15. The palace at Versailles was [unprecedented] in scale and grandeur.
16. In 1983, graffiti artists caused an [unprecedented] $1 million worth of damage to tobacco billboards in and around Sydney, Australia.
17. Between 1257 and 1260, an [unprecedented] series of natural disasters, earthquakes, epidemics, famines, and typhoons ripped through central Japan.
18. A sore throat often [precedes] a cold.
19. Scientists say that we are wiping out species at an [unprecedented] rate.
20. In 1919, Charlie Chaplin signed a movie contract giving him an [unprecedented] $10,000 a week.
21. [Unprecedented] in Asia, Korea has qualified for the World Cup of soccer an impressive six times.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • précédé — précédé, ée (pré sé dé, dée) part. passé de précéder. Qui a devant soi quelqu un. •   Et, précédé des jeux, des grâces, des plaisirs, Il vole aux champs français sur l aile des zéphirs, VOLT. Henr. IX..    Fig. •   Précédé au barreau par cette… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Precede — Pre*cede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preceding}.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr[ e]ceder. See {Pre }, and {Cede}.] 1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precede — precede, proceed Note that precede, meaning ‘to go before’ is spelt cede, whereas proceed, meaning ‘to go ahead’, is spelt ceed …   Modern English usage

  • precede — ► VERB 1) come or go before in time, order, or position. 2) (precede with) preface or introduce (something) with. DERIVATIVES preceding adjective. ORIGIN Latin praecedere go before …   English terms dictionary

  • precede — I verb antecede, antecedere, antedate, antegredi, anteire, anticipate, be ahead of, come before, come first, forerun, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, go in front of, harbinger, herald, introduce, lead, lead the way, pave the way, pioneer,… …   Law dictionary

  • precede — (v.) early 15c., to occur before, from M.Fr. preceder, from L. praecedere to go before, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + cedere to go (see CEDE (Cf. cede)). Meaning to walk in front of is late 15c.; that of to go before in rank or impor …   Etymology dictionary

  • precede — [v] go ahead of antecede, antedate, anticipate, be ahead of, come first, forerun, foreshadow, go before, go in advance, guide, harbinger, have a head start*, head, head up, herald, in space, introduce, lead, light the way*, outrank, pace, pave… …   New thesaurus

  • precedé — Precedé, [preced]ée. part. pass. Il a les significations de son verbe …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • precede — [prē sēd′, prisēd′] vt. preceded, preceding [ME preceden < MFr précéder < L praecedere: see PRE & CEDE] 1. to be, come, or go before in time, place, order, rank, or importance 2. to introduce with prefatory remarks, etc. vi. to be, come, or …   English World dictionary

  • precede — verb ADVERB ▪ directly, immediately ▪ in the moments which immediately preceded the earthquake ▪ generally, often, typically, usually ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • PRECEDE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index precede noun ancestor (2), ancestry, façade, face (2), front, future, lead, leader, precedence adjective …   English dictionary for students

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