Zbigniew Brzezinski

Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well.

American Politician

Chrysippus

If something were brought about without an antecedent cause, it would be untrue that all things come about through fate. But if it is plausible that all events have an antecedent cause, what ground can be offered for not conceding that all things come about through fate?

Greek Philosopher

Richard Rhodes

Inventions are rarely just a sudden bright idea. Even if they are, they usually have antecedents in the form of pieces of the idea... Piecing these things together gives one a sense of where inventions come from, and that's interesting.

American Journalist

Ezra Pound

I consider criticism merely a preliminary excitement, a statement of things a writer has to clear up in his own head sometime or other, probably antecedent to writing; of no value unless it come to fruit in the created work later.

American Poet

Glenda Jackson

I was blessed by my parents and my antecedents by a very strong work ethic. I mean, being a Member of Parliament is 24/7, just as much as when you're actually doing a play. It's not quite 24/7, but it's the work that counts.

British Actress

Vincent Nichols

A Catholic understanding of priesthood is so strongly rooted in the historic actions of Jesus and in all their antecedents in the place of sacrifice in life. And those things... they are rooted to the role of the man.

English Clergyman

Rashid Johnson

I wanted my art to deal with very formal concerns and to deal with very material concerns, and to deal with antecedents and art history, which for me go very far beyond just the influence of African-American artists.

American Photographer

Michael A. Stackpole

I've done a lot of books with Asian antecedents to them - some of my fantasy novels have been that way, and certainly in the 'Battletech' universe, there's a lot of Asian culture in that.

American Writer

Herbert Read

Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.

English Poet

Paul Di Filippo

The sentient beast has long been a staple of fantasy fiction and its antecedents in myth and folktale.

Often used when discussing history or evolution to link past with present.

Historical Context

Think of 'antecedent' as what sets the stage for something else to happen.

Cause and Effect

Use 'antecedent' to clarify order when discussing sequences of events or ideas.

Sequence Clarity

'Antecedent' as an adjective suggests something occurred earlier than related events.

Timeframe Indication

Use to analyze prior factors that contribute to current situations.

Analyzing Causes

Identify the noun a pronoun replaces to understand sentences better.

Grammatical Connection

Understand the pronoun’s antecedent to grasp who or what is being talked about.

Context Understanding

A clear antecedent in your writing helps readers follow your points.

Clarity in Writing

 He said, and I quote, "The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present and foretell the future. Must mitigate these things with two special objects in view with regard to disease.

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