1·They were determined to break from precedent.
他们决心打破先例。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with similar cases.
这次审判能为处理类似案件开创一个重要先例。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·It sets such an awful precedent for the future of performance.
这为表演界的未来树立了一个糟糕的先例。
4·Historical precedent suggests that science and politics can overcome resistance from businesses that pollute and poison but it takes time, and success often starts small.
历史先例表明，政治和科学能够抵抗具破坏性的有害企业，但是这需要时间，且一开始的成功都很微小。
5·As Apple and several security experts have argued, an order compelling Apple to write software that gives the FBI access to the iPhone in question would establish an unsettling precedent.
正如苹果公司和几位安全专家所主张的，强迫苹果公司编写软件来让联邦调查局访问某 iPhone 的指令，将树立起一个令人不安的先例。
1·In consideration of our good relationship we exceptionally accept D/P at sight but this should not be regarded as a precedent.
考虑到我们友好的关系，我方破例接受即期付款交单，但只此一次，下不为例。 %。
2·It must be clearly understood that, in so doing, we are not establishing a precedent.
必须明确理解，我们这样做是下不为例的。
1·They will readily cite you past precedent; often their records were better than ones I could access.
他们很擅长引用前例，一般来说他们的记录的规格都超过我能够给予的。
2·Finally, a judge may always simply overrule the clearly applicable precedent.
最后，法官通常会简单地否决明确适用的前例。