Examples of primacy in a Sentence

Civil law took primacy over religious law. She has established primacy in her field of study.

Recent Examples on the Web Deliberate changes to the language that innovators and clinicians use in describing cutting-edge drug development might help reinvigorate the primacy of patients at the center of this work. — Lee D. Cooper, STAT, 5 Mar. 2022 Out in Palm Springs, Realtor Jim Schwietz of Bennion Deville Homes similarly emphasizes the primacy of the agent/client relationship. — Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety, 24 Feb. 2022 Cherkasy: Debate over the primacy of language About three hours downriver from Kyiv is the city of Cherkasy, scattered with memorials to veterans of a century of war. — New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022 That is hardly a huge advantage crying out for the federal government to pass legislation dramatically altering two centuries of the primacy of states in drawing House districts. — Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022 The worry is that the Lynch case could create a precedent around the primacy of one legal system over the other. — Chris Stokel-walker, Wired, 28 Jan. 2022 Hitler never understood the primacy of the sea power that would allow the U.S. to fight in two theaters at once and supply its allies all the while. — Arthur Herman, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 Xi is challenging that primacy of liberal ideals, which automatically casts a dark shadow of illegitimacy over his oppressive regime. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2021 Big Law’s rigidity, structure, shareholder primacy, and narrow view of talent contribute to its dismal DEI report card. — Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 See More

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