Convenient tradition should not take precedence over a group of people's fundamental human rights.

Success takes the results out weight himself, failure take himself precedence of the results.

成功者认为结果比自己重要, 失败者认为自己比结果重要.

In 1905, Einstein created a miracle without precedent in the history of science.

1905年, 爱因斯坦在科学史上创造了一个无先例的奇迹.

If this suggestion is accepted, It'should not be considered as a precedent.

如果此建议被接受, 以后不得引以为例.

This way of settling the case would set an awkward precedent.

这样解决此案将开创一个难以处理的先例.

There's no precedent for this.

向无此例.

The decision set a precedent for similar situations that may happen in the future.

这个决定设下了先例让以后类似的情形的情况发生的时候可以依照办理.

Principles and rules have petrified with the accumulated weight of precedent.

由于层层先例的累积使原则和章程变得僵化呆板了.

It is something new, without precedent in world history.

世界历史上还没有这样一个法,这是一个新的事物.

This is a departure from precedent.

这是违反前例的.

There are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for letting people out of contracts.

在好莱坞，允许影视人员解除合同的先例有很多。

Loan guarantees to Chrysler would set a dangerous precedent.

向克莱斯勒汽车公司提供贷款保证会树立一个危险的先例.

Such protests are without precedent in recent history.

这类抗议事件在近代史上没有发生过。

to break with precedent (= to do sth in a different way)

打破常规

There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale.

这种规模的灾难是空前的。

The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases...

这次审判能为处理大量类似案例开创重要的先例。

The court have follow the precedent set in the 1972 case.

法院遵循了1972年案中所定下的先例.

historical precedents

历史前例

Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?

你要我做的事有前例可援 吗 ?

If he is allowed to do this, it will be a precedent for others.

如果允许他这样做, 就会为别人开先例.

There are few precedents for this sort of retroactive legislation.

这种有追溯力的法规鲜有先例。