1.   Moves to lift the clause would set a national precedent.

2.   Because the Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of the case with a decision, it does not set any national precedent.

3.   Some observers have said it could set a national precedent on the issue of whether religious hospitals should be required to follow labor laws.

4.   Supporters say it sets a necessary national precedent.

5.   The decision to be issued later by the Board of Immigration Appeals in Virginia is expected to set a national precedent.

6.   Their concern is that if the Millers have to remove the heron, it would set a national precedent.

7.   There is some national precedent to this situation.

8.   Urban areas, with large minority populations traditionally undercounted by the census, fear the Virginia law will set a national precedent.

9.   If the Constitutional Court also rules against the school, it would create a national precedent against communities or regions setting policies that violate constitutional rights.

10.   The action, taken without comment, is not a decision and sets no national precedent.