Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it. From LearnThat.org. [Stephen Covey]
Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Stone tools precede bronze tools. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Long and happy history: Two NIT titles precede Tulsa's appearance Reader comments (8). From Wordnik.com. Reference
When "fat and chewy" precede "chocolate chip cookies" you know it's gonna be a good recipe. From Wordnik.com. [Fat and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies] Reference
"precede" conventional monetary policy action, central bank policy makers said in the minutes of the meeting released today. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference
An absolute death must precede this abundant life. From Wordnik.com. [Sanctification] Reference
Active exercise should precede and follow all baths. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
"I shall precede your Majesty," replied the minister. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Christopher, does your reputation precede you on the set?. From Wordnik.com. [Good As Gold] Reference
A documentary about Mr. Mellencamp will precede the shows. From Wordnik.com. [Mellencamp's Mono Roots] Reference
That can precede margin-crushing discounting and price wars. From Wordnik.com. [Investors Say No to 'Let's Expand' Companies] Reference
It is vitally connected with events that precede and follow. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
But the loss of all things must precede this wonderful increase. From Wordnik.com. [Sanctification] Reference
All the petitions which precede it are included in this last one. From Wordnik.com. [An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism] Reference
And so also of the blood, wherefore does it precede all the rest?. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Allowing Louis to precede him to Paris, he removed his captives from. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Alice made Chicken Little precede her back to the spot where Katy and. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
And fans will expect them to live up to the reputations that precede them. From Wordnik.com. [Young Guns] Reference
But effective organization must precede most effective and permanent service. From Wordnik.com. [Church Cooperation in Community Life] Reference
But I do want to precede what I say by an acknowledgment that this is only a guess. From Wordnik.com. [Biography Speculates Emily Dickinson Had Epilepsy] Reference
The whiny self-defense yields more insight into Aznar than the 250 pages that precede it. From Wordnik.com. [SNAP JUDGEMENT: BOOKS] Reference
She was to take a carriage a little farther on and precede him at her house by a few minutes. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I recognized he was going through the usual last-minute jitters that precede a crucial battle. From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf] Reference
The galvanic current should precede the faradic, and be employed for not more than ten minutes. From Wordnik.com. [The Electric Bath] Reference
It is no longer customary for a couple to enter arm in arm, but for the woman to precede the man. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
National reconciliation is a vital political action that must precede the economic and the social. From Wordnik.com. ['God Is A Nigerian'] Reference
It may precede or run simultaneously with word-of-mouth, press relations and social media strategies. From Wordnik.com. [Traditional Advertising: Why Companies Need It] Reference
A year's worth of bipartisan "" education '' will precede a "" summit meeting '' on the Hill in early 1999. From Wordnik.com. [Bill's Social Security Schmooze] Reference
To which Abdullah responded with courtly ferocity, “Your lies precede you and your grave is in front of you.”. From Wordnik.com. [K Is for Vendetta] Reference
Moscheles figures prominently on another program, when two of his Etudes will precede the Etudes, Op. 10 by Chopin. From Wordnik.com. [Tracing Two Romantic Heroes to Their Musical Roots] Reference
Vice President Quayle won't approve, but it's conceivable that the royal christening will precede the royal wedding. From Wordnik.com. [The Princess, The Bodyguard And The Baby] Reference
Fridays that precede school vacations of at least a week will not be dress-up days, nor will Fridays that are half days. From Wordnik.com. [Bum Rap] Reference
In the days that precede and follow the tenth anniversary there will also be activities in schools and other public places. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Singer: From Nine to Ten and the Commemoration of 9/11] Reference
Ideological breakthroughs like these, where each side surrenders a cherished shibboleth, often precede phases of social progress. From Wordnik.com. [Why Rio Will Make History] Reference
Many of the events in the bubble will inform exhibitions at the museum, which may precede, be concurrent with or follow the forums. From Wordnik.com. [A Bubble Bursting With Ideas] Reference
Their common ground is that peaceful coexistence and the development of mutual economic interests should precede peaceful unification. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Divide] Reference
That is, your answer will follow the first word I give and precede the second one in each case to complete a familiar two-word phrase. From Wordnik.com. [A Bundle Of Laughs] Reference
I still haven't had any letters which is quite amazing to me as well as unusual because letters as a rule precede parcels of any kind. From Wordnik.com. [Cigarette Diaries] Reference
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