Many small businesses complain that the government's policies 'give precedence to' large corporations. [=treat large corporations as more important]
The guests were introduced in order of 'precedence'. [=the most important guests were introduced first]
The safety of the children 'has/takes precedence over' [=is more important than] everything else.
(..) about the salutary effects of brothels. Well, I imagine he isn't using them properly. I think we can all agree that ships take precedence over brothels. I think that's a very presumptuous statement. I once brought a jackass and a honeycomb into a brothel. The Queen in the North! (..)2019 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Iron Throne Season: 8 Episode 6