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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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you have set a very high president for the sign off, so Im going to rebel and keep it simple
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Aha! " To set a precedent is to establish a standard. It's often used in law.
- Aha!
- " To set a precedent is to establish a standard.
- It's often used in law.
- When a judge rules in a certain way in a case which has a brand new situation, we say he sets a precedent; and other judges must follow his example if the situation comes up again.
- But in your sentence, the person does not want to follow the example which the earlier person set.
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Aha! The word is "precedent."
To set a precedent is to establish a standard.
It's often used in law. When a judge rules in a certain way in a case which has a brand new situation, we say he sets a precedent; and other judges must follow his example if the situation comes up again.
But in your sentence, the person does not want to follow the example which
To set a precedent is to establish a standard.
It's often used in law. When a judge rules in a certain way in a case which has a brand new situation, we say he sets a precedent; and other judges must follow his example if the situation comes up again.
But in your sentence, the person does not want to follow the example which
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