This matter takes precedence over any other.

Clearly, the Asia Pacific region takes precedence in US calculations.

This implies a Europe based approach that takes precedence over national considerations once national and European level foreign policies are unified.

No single issue took precedence.

We give precedence to human over weapons security.

Delegations have different perceptions of what constitutes a threat to their national security, and which of the core issues should take precedence.

Which train takes me to downtown?

EU regulatory power has taken precedence over its redistributive powers.

In combating violence against women, tackling domestic violence took precedence.

The objective of such clauses was to ensure that European law takes precedence over the provisions of the multilateral convention in the relations among States members of the Community and between those States and the Community itself.

But in Chen s Taiwan, domestic squabbles took precedence over economic development.

One part of the answer lies in Germany s strong culture of Ordnungspolitik, or stability policy, which almost always gives precedence to rules over discretion.

While noting the explanation by the State party that the Convention takes precedence over domestic law, the status of the Convention in the case of a conflict between provisions of the Convention and domestic legislation was not sufficiently clarified.

But, insofar as the contradiction remains, the political objectives ought to take precedence.

Say The truth has come , and falsehood had neither precedence nor will reappear .

Say The truth has come , and falsehood had neither precedence nor will reappear .

Thus, the Constitution establishes the precedence of provisions of international treaties over national law.

According to the report, international agreements, including the Convention, took precedence over national laws.

In mathematics and computer programming, the order of operations (sometimes called operator precedence) is a rule used to clarify which procedures should be performed first in a given mathematical expression.

A water use existing at the time an equitable sharing determination is made shall take precedence over a competing existing use which came into being later in time, provided that

Furthermore, the current Puerto Rican Constitution, which had been tailored and authorized by the United States Congress, made it very clear that Federal law would take precedence in all circumstances.

At least three factors will determine which path that injured nation takes.

Notes that the operations of the secretariat and the Global Mechanism must be managed on the basis of the amount of the approved biennium core budget, in paragraph 19, and this takes precedence over all other tables or figures in the budget decision, unless amended by the COP

This is the complex world in which Obama takes up the mantle of leadership.

Licensing policy can be used to influence the locality in which prostitution takes place.

It should take precedence over narrow self interest or the potential profit opportunities associated with exploiting an informational advantage.

Paraguay had ratified the Convention, however, and its provisions therefore took precedence over national law and must be applied.

Reproduction takes place during the wet season, which lasts for several months, during which females probably spawn more than once.

Countries that are rich in natural resources are often poor, because exploiting those resources has taken precedence over good government.

It was not clear to her whether the provisions of international instruments ratified by Gabon took precedence over constitutional provisions.

NOTE Where real data on the substance or mixture is available this data will take precedence over models and predictions.

The insurance industry, which takes a long term view of risks, has been pushing for action.

It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill.

Once again, short term national interests are taking precedence over the need for a forward looking, flexible, and efficient EU budget.

Meanwhile, Mathieu Pellerin, a researcher at the French Institute for International Relations, believes that financial incentives take precedence over political interests

While the Constitution took precedence over all international legislation that had been ratified by Tajikistan, international instruments prevailed over domestic legislation.

Fermanagh District Council most closely follows the borders of the county from which it takes its name.

The first degree offered to undergraduates is the Bachelor's degree, which usually takes three years to complete.

Cognitive scientists maintain that the context in which learning takes place is critical (e.g., Godden Baddeley, 1975).

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

UNICEF has established a model for the development of business cases which takes these elements into consideration.

In most cases, those interpreting the norms would endeavour to reconcile them, giving precedence to the Constitution in the event of conflict.

It was also noted that the text was not clear as to whether the crew's nationality or the ship's nationality took precedence.

According to the international financial reporting standards conceptual framework, the substance of any economic transaction should take precedence over its legal form.

Irish abortion rights activists point out that, legally, the life of the fetus does not take precedence over the life of the mother in their country, but it does take precedence over the health of the mother a distinction that American abortion opponents have long sought to replicate in the United States.