The executive committee of the Correspondents Association at first accepted the suggestion "under strong protest," but later rejected the offer after some members objected that it would create a damaging precedent.

Acting on it would be bad for Iraq and would set a damaging precedent for the international financial system.

"Failure to disqualify in this case would constitute a damaging precedent that would undermine the deterrent effect of the election rules."

But it also set a damaging precedent.

But when it comes to the labor force, half the budget, he has never overcome the damaging precedent of an unaffordably high wage increase to the teachers 15 months ago.

This kind of open warfare between management and employees has damaging precedents in the airline industry.

The majority in the State Council feared that these proposals would set a damaging precedent and, with the consent of the Tsar, rejected the bill.

They should not be laying plans that undermine an orderly and honest transition to a new presidency or set damaging precedents for future elections.

I find this a troubling and damaging precedent.

Mr. Clinton's assertion that the subpoenaed material is protected by lawyer-client privilege, and his quieter claim of executive privilege, are legally dubious and risk a damaging precedent.