At this time, therefore, though the early Christians paid respect to hoary hairs, and were not willing to permit persons without experience to take precedence of their seniors, Polycarp must have been at the head of the presbytery.
Why, that Jean and Pierre are going to take precedence of all the lay noblesse hereabouts except the Duke d'Alencon?
Didn't it occur to you that in civil and society functions they will take precedence of all the rest of the personal staff—every one of us?
Be superior, be eminent, bear the palm, bear the bell, take precedence.
Further, honor would seem to take precedence of glory, for this is its effect.
Now among external human things honors take precedenceof all others, as stated above (A.
The Services of the season from Whitsun Eve till Saturday in Whitsun Week, both inclusive, take precedence of St. Barnabas' Day.
Simon and Jude's Day, All Saints' Day, take precedence of all Sundays after Trinity.
The services of the season from Evening Prayer on Wednesday in Holy Week till Saturday in Easter Week, both inclusive, take precedence of the Annunciation.
Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the assembly, or any of its members, take precedence of all other questions, except the two preceding, to which they yield.
Incidental Questions are such as arise out of other questions, and, consequently, take precedence of, and are to be decided before, the questions which give rise to them.
Questions incidental to those before the assembly, take precedenceof them and must be acted upon first.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take precedence" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
