Sentence examples for the fear of setting from inspiring English sources

One reason is the fear of setting a precedent.

The court reasoning that the fear of setting a criminal free might coerce a death penalty vote.

Some theorists oppose monetary expansion on other grounds, like the fear of setting off asset price bubbles.

The only limit to the central bank's ability to create money is a psychological one -- the fear of setting off too much inflation.

There are convenient reasons to say no, from the fear of setting a precedent of negotiating with pirates, to "breaking" what's working, or creating price transparency.

But the Latin fear of setting a precedent by approving any apparent "coup" has enabled the Chavistas shouting "democracy" and "rule of law"–to cynically fool or intimidate the world.

Many people, including cabinet officials and Congressional leaders, urged Marshall to become acting president, but he refused to forcibly assume the presidency for fear of setting a precedent.

Mr. Funabashi blamed the Kan administration's fear of setting off a panic for its decision to understate the true dangers of the accident.

She described the difficulty of prosecuting online hate speech and her fear of setting the wrong precedent for e-harassment if she lost the case.

UPDATE: Because C. M. received a high dose of radioactive material — so high that her radiologist suggested that she not use the Holland Tunnel, for fear of setting off a radiation detector — she was advised not to stay in a hotel.

Sitting at the center of her room, more hunched over than ever, she didn't even dare to move her head, for fear of setting off the laughter that followed each of her movements and worried her ears..