What this does is it sets a precedent.

而最高法院刚刚作出的裁定开创了先例。

But what this is really about is about setting a precedent.

但这实际上关乎的是建立先河。

There are also concerns about this president's decision setting a precedent.

也有人担心这位总统的决定会开创一个先例。

The first is whether the FBI's request sets a precedent.

第一要看FBI的要求是否会开先例。

The second reason is that Republicans are setting a precedent which, if followed, would make America ungovernable.

第二个原因是共和党人正在开启不良的先例，若被后人学去，美国将变得难以统治.

Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace says the U.S. set a precedent back in January.

卡内基国际和平研究院的卡利姆·萨迪加布表示，美国在1月份开了个先例。

When he did this, he set a precedent, or a way of doing things that other people followed.

他这样做后，就立下了先例，或者其他人遵循的做事方法。

The Sacklers won protection from a bankruptcy court without actually filing for bankruptcy. Does that set a precedent?

萨克勒家族没有实际申请破产就获得了破产法庭的保护。这开了一个先例吗?

The outcome of the case could set a precedent for how future administrations can fight climate change by restricting pollutants.

这起事件的结果或成为未来政府通过限制污染源来对抗气候变化的先例。

It hopes this will set a precedent for negotiations with holdout investors in bonds with a face value of $6 billion.

此外还有另外一些顽固的投资人持有面值为60亿美元的违约债券，与他们的协商也将参照这一做法。

Watching such an important and sizable country as Mexico takes a step by this does set a precedent for the region.

看着墨西哥这样一个重要而庞大的国家迈出这一步，这确实为该地区树立了一个先例。

They hoped it would set a precedent that could help stop doctors and backstreet practitioners from flouting the law against FGM.

他们希望这能开创一个先例，让医生和黑诊所执业者不再触犯有关女性割礼的法律。

Can't afford to set a precedent of losing.

不能开失败的先例。

Almost everything George Washington did, because he was the first president, set a precedent.

乔治华盛顿所做的几乎所有事情，因为他是第一任总统，都开创了先例。

They don't like to set a precedent of settling, either.

但他们也不喜欢开创和解的先例。

The negotiations with the teachers will set a precedent for salary talks with other unions scheduled for later this month and April.

本月晚些时候和四月份亦有跟其他公会就薪水问题进行谈判的计划，与教师的谈判会为他们创造先例。

Provided the case is not settled out of court, it could set a precedent on fair use.

如果案件没有在庭外解决，它可以开创合理使用的先例。

The British government says it does not believe the settlement with Mau Mau veterans sets a precedent for other victims of British colonial rule.

英国政府表示，它不认为与 Mau Mau 退伍军人的和解为英国殖民统治的其他受害者树立了先例。

But in 2012, the European Union barred Swift from serving Iranian firms and individuals sanctioned in relation to Tehran's nuclear programme, setting a precedent for action against Russia.

但在 2012 年，欧盟禁止 SWIFT 为因德黑兰核计划而受到制裁的伊朗公司和个人服务，为针对俄罗斯的行动开创了先例。

(Applause) As we are constantly reaching for more land and more fresh water, we have set a precedent that our planet can not keep up with.

（掌声） 由于我们不断地争取更多的土地和更多的淡水，我们开创了一个我们的星球无法跟上的先例。