Word: precedental
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He retired from his positions at the University in 1965 and received an honorary degree in 1966 which cited him as a "Scholar-scribe, devoted to precision, precedent and propriety; longtime generous and helpful officer of this university," according to The Boston Globe.
His predicament, in fact, is one for which I can think of no precedent or parallel. Trained for 18 years in the intricacies of Tibetan Buddhist metaphysics, one of the most accomplished philosophers in his tradition has spent most of the past half-century entangled in geopolitics, trying to protect...
Still, Harvard continued to live up to the precedent it has set thus far this season of playing down to the level of its opponents and making poor decisions with the ball. All but one of the Crimson players who saw action in Saturday's game committed at least one...
"It is important to be aware of the effects this may have on some students," Darling said. "But there is a precedent for Latin. Harvard is not being elitist, it's being proud of its traditions."
Ping-pong diplomacy with China is a more encouraging precedent, perhaps, than the 1969 World Cup qualifying rounds, when El Salvador defeated Honduras ? and sparked a two-week war between the countries.