But that would break with precedent and require a change in Senate rules.

Here the outcome is still very unpredictable, with few precedents to follow.

A commission official said that the decision conformed with state law and precedent.

Genji broke with precedent by himself coming out to receive her.

The company had already been forced to negotiate a federal loan guarantee, something with little precedent at the time.

Tremblay also broke with precedent in naming himself as chair of the committee.

In 1822, with few precedents to guide him, he drafted the first charter of the city, which lasted until 1913.

The second reason has to do with precedent.

Others are concerned with alleged irregularities and precedents surrounding the project.

There has been no process of law consistent with long-standing precedent whatsoever.