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Officials may fear that they would create a precedent for public-interest regulation of other industries.

Dayan said not doing so could create a precedent barring settlers from representing Israel abroad.

He said in his resignation letter that "to create a precedent for unilateral military action" was wrong.

It could also, America hoped, create a precedent for similar overseas processing of Iran's uranium in future.

If he sets proper boundaries, it would create a precedent that his successors would have to justify breaking.

When you create a precedent you empower the masses to believe that they can do the same.

"Now that Galloway has publicly made these ridiculous, outdated, misogynistic remarks, it will and can create a precedent.

"Grexit" would create a precedent, smashing the treaty-defined promise that membership of the euro is irreversible.

This suggested legislation should not create a precedent that would produce higher mortgage interest rates in the future.

In practice I believe it is against Britain's interests to create a precedent for unilateral military action.

If the Justice Department supports the coal industry in its brief, it will create a precedent with nationwide consequences.