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take precedence

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They seethed at the way Obama had submitted to Republican demands that budget balancing take precedence over job creation.

The needs of the service always take precedence over the desire of the individual.

Many mini acquaintanceships take precedence over intimate bonds.

Or does his tin star take precedence over his own personal wants?

Why should the idols of doomed America take precedence over the idols of the next guy?

Even in the few cases where they are welcomed among the élite, their work must always take precedence of society demands.

All the Bourbons were famous gluttons, but Marie Thrse in this matter suffered none to take precedence of her.

From this point of view the throne of motherhood ought, as Madame Ltitia Buonaparte believed, to take precedence of that of kings.

Still it is necessary that in the Church the Word of God take precedence of every thing human.

The history of wool must take precedence as being that of the original, if not the first, of textile materials.

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On this page you'll find 177 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to take precedence, such as: come through, outdo, shine, transcend, beat, and best.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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