1.   Hastings said he would approve the trip unless the defense attorneys could cite legal precedents supporting their argument.

2.   It was a legal precedent, if not a very reassuring one.

3.   The court ignored mountains of its own legal precedent.

4.   The Decision is important as it could set a legal precedent for other similar cases.

5.   The outcome of the case will set a legal precedent.

6.   There are several legal precedents for this.

7.   Thirdly, there was now a legal precedent upon which to mount attacks on politically inspired censorship.

8.   I can cite several legal precedents.

9.   But in the wake of legal precedents from America, the prospect of workers suing their employers for stress related illnesses could soon be a real one.