For that reason, we have no precedent to follow on the involvement of the independent counsel in our proceedings.

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There is no such precedent for Apple TV and consumers have yet to express the collective need to move PC-based content into their living rooms.

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"Hopefully, this resolution will set a precedent so that no female athlete in the future will have to experience the long delays and public scrutiny which Caster has been forced to endure, " added Nott's fellow lawyer Jeffrey Kessler.

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Reactions to the punishments have ranged, but there is no debate that the league has set a firm precedent.

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If the FS-X negotiations served no other purpose but to establish firmly such a precedent, they would have been well worth the aggravation.

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While no one expects the Greek settlement to have systemic implications, it does set the precedent for any subsequent restructurings, which could take on added importance if big, troubled peripherals like Spain or Italy take a turn for the worse.

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First, there was no precedent of success for such investments, no template to follow, which should have led to more rather than less caution.

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Since these leaders have been constantly opting for consensus decision-making process that is based on precedents, when there is no precedent they malfunction.

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