Rumaan Alam

I think that in the cultural imagination, motherhood has a primacy that fatherhood just doesn't; and that's not to say that there aren't many fathers who are active and engaged and for whom that is their life's passion. But somehow, in the imagination, there's something different about maternity.

American Author

Jeremy Hardy

For me, ancestry is just one thing that connects us to people, and feeling connected to other people is generally a good thing, as long as one kind of connection does not have primacy over all the others. Heredity, race and nationhood are not the best criteria by which to judge our fellow humans.

British Comedian

David Novak

The relationship between God and his people was always the one having absolute primacy, the one that had basically to determine all human relationships, whether those within the covenanted community itself or those between the covenanted community and the outside world.

American Theologian

Nicholas Kristof

Conservatives highlight the primacy of family and argue that family breakdown exacerbates poverty, and they're right. Children raised by single parents are three times as likely to live in poverty as kids in two-parent homes.

American Journalist

Lee Kuan Yew

The values that East Asian culture upholds, such as the primacy of group interests over individual interests, support the total group effort necessary to develop rapidly.

Statesman

Johan Huizinga

The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards.

Dutch Historian

Dennis Lehane

I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic.

Fred Tomaselli

I've come to believe in the primacy of form - the notion of art seducing you through your senses, through your eyeballs.

American Artist

Sol LeWitt

I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea in making art.

Gina Miller

British democratic values are embedded in the primacy of parliament.

Guyanese Activist

Use 'primacy' to discuss leadership or top status in professional or competitive settings.

Business Context

'Primacy' implies that something isn't just first but also has a significant lead over others.

Nuance of Importance

Despite its association with rank, 'primacy' doesn't always suggest a desirable position.

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In a religious context, 'primacy' often relates to authority within a church's structure.

Religious Hierarchy

Use a respectful tone when discussing the 'primacy' of a religious figure to avoid offending.

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'Primacy' in psychology can refer to the lasting impact of first impressions.

First Impression Impact

When presenting information, the 'primacy' effect means starting with key points can be persuasive.

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 of alternating, or taking turns, and it's always on the minor road, allowing the major one to have primacy. So, it's hard to create a new meaning for the existing sign. You couldn't suddenly tell everyone, "OK, remember what you used to do at yield signs? Now do something different." That would not work. So, what the world needs now

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 into politics as a as an economist and therefore I've tended to primacy on on economic arguments I mean the argument for independence is no instantly a fundamentally an economic one argue a friend demand mr. Scott miss a nation and nations are better when they govern themselves and the nobody's going to

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 is the consideration of these three things. I'm not asking for the complete primacy of one over the other. I'm merely saying that when you solve problems, you should look at all three of these equally, and you should seek as far as possible to find solutions which sit in the sweet spot in the middle.

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 Despite their strong backs and good characters, many of them would lack the basic literacy and numeracy skills to do all but the most mundane jobs. Many of them would be unemployable. What this example highlights is the primacy of our institutions, most especially our schools,

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 There's much to be said for national history, more for the sovereign state. Culture exists in community, and community exists in context. Geography, tradition, collective these things are important. What I'm questioning is primacy.

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 are of that two to a prime number, take away one. I won't go into great detail as to why, because most of your eyes will bleed out of your head if I do, but suffice to say, a number of that form is fairly easy to test for primacy.

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 but I'm not speaking it well right now. I'm trying. That clock has got me. But everyone that I knew had an interest in the primacy of the written word in terms of nurturing a democracy, nurturing an enlightened life.

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 climate change in all the areas in which we really need a capacity to reintroduce the primacy of politics into the economy which is operating in a in a worldwide arena and I think corruption and the

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 who popularized the idea of shareholder primacy. Now, shareholder primacy is a pretty reasonable idea when you think about it. Shareholders own the company, shareholders want profits and growth,

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 in all the areas in which we really need a capacity to reintroduce the primacy of politics into the economy, which is operating in a worldwide arena.

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