1.   Elizabeth followed precedents set by her ancestors in selling Crown rights in some forests for ready money.

2.   The pattern of assessment followed precedent, with only two courses requiring examinations.

3.   The Soviet Union could soon choose to follow these precedents.

4.   There is direct precedent in the first case, and he knows that sound strategy might require him to follow that precedent.

5.   But he said he was obliged to follow precedent, because of concern that open-ended definitions of people who can recover damages could overwhelm the courts.

6.   But in deciding whether to try to impeach Clinton, they must follow political precedents, not case law.

7.   Following that precedent, other states are now planning to unload their banks.

8.   Great, they ought to follow the precedent, but the real tough votes are yet to come.