Sentence examples for sad precedent from inspiring English sources

A sad precedent was the series of attacks in 1948 on Baghdad's synagogues, which prompted the flight of most of the country's 200,000 Jews.But the Christians (with the possible exception of the Assyrian community) do not yet believe they are condemned to eternal persecution in Iraq.

A "sad good" is a very slippery slope that sets a lamentable precedent for opening the door for the more widespread "experimental killing" of barred owls and other species just to see if it works.

For me, a "sad good" is a very slippery slope that sets a lamentable precedent for opening the door for the more widespread "experimental killing" of barred owls and other species.

This would establish a sad and dangerous precedent in the region.

Emily Gould, an occasional Guardian contributor who edited the site from 2006 to 2007, wrote: "It's a sad outcome that sets a scary precedent".

If he chooses to do it for political reasons, I think that's a terrible precedent and it's a really sad commentary and it's an abuse of the system".

It will be sad if Sears goes out of business, but there is precedent.

Dr. Charlotte G. Borst, who wrote "Catching Babies: The Professionalization of Childbirth 1870-1920," publinhed in 1995, said, "The sad part to me is that there is no historical precedent for doing it alone".

The most obvious precedent for Car Share is Marion and Geoff, where sad-sack minicab driver Keith Rob Brydonn) filmed his own personal video diary to help him keep track of his disintegrating relationship with his estranged wife and kids.

"It is sad that she has misused it in this way - it sets a bad precedent".

Steve Carrell called it "a sad day for creative expression", while Zach Braff described the move as "a pretty horrible precedent to set".