(1) However, on their last album before this, silence took precedence over noise.(2) So nuances of gravel and green olive took precedence over plums and berries.(3) And that is the profit imperative taking precedence over everything else.(4) He believes that the Bible's authority takes absolute precedence over man's opinions.(5) The order of precedence among legal heirs is defined by the degree of proximity of kinship.(6) But almost as soon as he arrived in England, Philip was accorded precedence over Mary.(7) Either the people of this country decided the precedence accorded to the parties, or they did not.(8) This order of precedence can be important if both teams are close to winning.(9) Russian laws were given precedence over laws passed by the Finnish Diet.(10) But the urge to entertain took precedence over basic common sense.(11) If a player can place a tile, they must do so in their turn, according to these precedence rules.(12) quarrels over precedence among the Bonaparte family marred the coronation(13) If you want to set precedence in a case, alternative dispute resolution methods may not be the answer.(14) It was a war in which close air support and interdiction often took precedence over strategic attack.(15) These skills took precedence over more craft-based or manufacturing work skills.(16) Should property rights be given precedence over human rights or society's need to protect nature?