MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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to set an example
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to buy something
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -idiom. : to decide something that will be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future. The ruling in the case is likely to set a precedent for how future cases are decided.
Detailed explanation-2: -A precedent is something that precedes, or comes before. The Supreme Court relies on precedents-that is, earlier laws or decisions that provide some example or rule to guide them in the case they’re actually deciding.
Detailed explanation-3: -Establish a usage, tradition, or standard to be followed in the future. For example, He set a precedent by having the chaplain lead the academic procession.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, in the expression 4+2*8, the 2 will first be multiplied by 8 and then the result will be added to 4. This is because multiplication has a higher precedence than addition.
Detailed explanation-5: -/ˈpres·ɪ·dənt/ a previous action, situation, or decision that can be used as a reason or example for a similar action or decision at a later time: [ C ] Conditions have changed enormously, and the past is not much of a precedent.