noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad , dangerous , terrible , unfortunate
▪ good , important , strong
▪
There is a strong ~ for such a strategy.
▪ ample
▪
There is ample ~ for this tactic.
▪ clear , obvious
▪
There is no obvious ~ for this law.
▪ established , historical , past , prior
▪ new
▪
This would have set a dangerous new ~.
▪ court , judicial , legal
▪
There was a federal court ~ for this.
▪ binding
▪
The ruling does not set a binding ~.
▪ literary
▪
There are many literary ~s for this strategy.
VERB + PRECEDENT
▪ serve as
▪
This case could could serve as a ~ for others against the tobacco companies.
▪ have
▪ create , establish , provide , set
▪
This lowering of standards sets a dangerous ~ for future developments.
▪ cite
▪ find
▪ base sth on , use sth as
▪
The judge based his decision on ~s set during the previous century.
▪ follow
▪ ignore
▪ break , overturn
▪
Overturning a legal ~ is no easy matter.
PREPOSITION
▪ without ~
▪
The achievements of this period were without ~ in history.
▪ ~ for
▪
Many ~s can be found for this decision.