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The phrase "a bad thing when" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a situation or condition that is considered negative or undesirable.
Example: "It can be a bad thing when people don't communicate openly in a team."
Alternatives: "a negative aspect when" or "an undesirable situation when".
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It's a bad thing when it happens.
Is it necessarily a bad thing when the rich and the poor get more so?
"It's not a bad thing when a Japanese company buys another.
Not a bad thing when the execution is as good as it is here.
Why is it a bad thing, when being popular, like Taylor Swift, isn't?
That is not necessarily a bad thing, when you consider the impact of the cavalier lending before the financial crisis.
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Extreme partisanship In a legislature of rugged individualists, the supermajority rule might at least force the majority to seek a broad consensus no bad thing when far-reaching laws are proposed.
But broccoli is a bad thing only when it is badly done.
That's not a bad thing, particularly when you have a dancer of Mathieu Ganio's technical perfection and elegance.
Too much control can be a bad thing, particularly when innovation is a critical source of competitive advantage.
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