21.   But Gingrich backers argue that paying from his own money would set a dangerous precedent, even if it does forestall political trouble for the speaker.

22.   But rewarding voters for borrowing too much sets a dangerous precedent.

23.   But Sen. Dale Bumpers, D-Ark., called the road project a dangerous precedent.

24.   But state Sen. Scott Bundgaard said the Wold case sets a dangerous precedent.

25.   But the bill faced stiff opposition from medical professionals who worried that the law would amount to coercion and set a dangerous precedent.

26.   But the council said such payments would breach economic sanctions and set a dangerous precedent.

27.   But the majority ruled that allowing the injunction to stand would set a dangerous precedent.

28.   But the Justice Department argued that broadcasting the trial would set a dangerous precedent because it would overturn a long-standing judicial rule banning cameras in federal courtrooms.

29.   By uncritically promoting Yeltsin the media set a dangerous precedent that political loyalty trumps objectivity.

30.   China also sees the bombing in Yugoslavia as a dangerous precedent for possible foreign involvement in Taiwan or Tibet.