1.   School officials say releasing those kinds of notes would set a bad precedent and inhibit communication among teachers and administrators.

2.   Such a harsh punishment would set a bad precedent.

3.   Edi Sudrajat, cautioned the military against setting bad precedents in politics, an intervention which was generally interpreted as a warning against seeking too large a role.

4.   Although the county eventually renegotiated terms of repayment with its debt holders, it set a bad precedent, fund companies said.

5.   Although the county eventually renegotiated terms of repayment with its debtholders, it set a bad precedent, Ciccarone said.

6.   And he said the deal sets a bad precedent by paying Hurwitz for the estimated price of the trees, not just the price of the land.

7.   Backus said the NRC is already setting a bad precedent by allowing Seabrook to turn off emergency systems that get in the way of maintenance.

8.   A conservative policy group, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, opposes the bill, saying it creates a bad precedent.

9.   But companies that have been paying Columbia to use the patent say the extension is unfair because it circumvents patent law and would set a bad precedent.

10.   But the U.S. Postal Service argues that the stamp would set a bad precedent.