antecedent

anterior

earlier

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34666 , as suggested earlier.

The house did that earlier.

The other vote came earlier.

We can start emissions trading earlier.

I did in fact announce this earlier.

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Nonetheless, this sets an undesired precedent.

2329 Imagine the potential cost of such a precedent.

This must not become a precedent in our institutions.

We can do that and there is a precedent.

I wonder whether this could or should be a precedent.

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It confirms the preceding results in terms of sensitivity.

I do not think it is usual for the discussion preceding a vote to be a discussion of amendments.

previous

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The previous speaker mentioned this problem.

The previous speaker pointed this out.

This previous system has now been changed.

I would endorse what previous speakers have said.

I have a pension fund from my previous employer.