Principle
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1862 examples of Principle in a sentence
He is spineless, devoid of principle, and retreats in the face of responsibility.
Cynical forms of pragmatism take the lead, embodied in the
principle
that the end justifies the means whenever moral imperatives conflict with political interests.
They acknowledged that under the city's special constitution, the Basic Law, these elections could be the first opportunities for the territory to choose its representatives according to the
principle
of "one person, one vote."
While it does subscribe to the
principle
of one-country one-vote, it is widely perceived as a preserve of rich nations.
As a matter of principle, the hawks refuse to consider the political costs of their actions.
It goes without saying that the principles of shared sovereignty and solidarity that underpin European integration are an expression of a moral vision that contradicts the nationalist
principle
of earlier times, with its taint of racism.
That is good in
principle
– the planet is already bursting at the seams – but it will be difficult to manage in the short term, as the pace of population decline will not compensate for job losses amid the robot revolution.
As a trained lawyer, he should in
principle
understand the importance of the rule of law.
Freedom on the high seas became a foundational
principle
for human prosperity.
Yes, if a policy decision leads to aggregate gains, losers can in
principle
be compensated.
But Europe accounts for 50% of British trade, and Britain’s social systems, though different in detail, still broadly similar in
principle
to those in Europe.
But the sheer increase in the number of university presidents drawn from business and industry implies that McDonald's and MIT may, at least in principle, be judged according to the same operational and performance standards.
In principle, the Fed could launch another round of quantitative easing.
In principle, Britain could now negotiate a great deal of market access, but this would almost certainly require accepting rules made in Brussels – which is just what the British voted against.
Now, Turkey has in
principle
been accepted as a potential candidate for EU membership.
It is a classic public-goods problem: in principle, it is in individual countries’ self-interest not to take action, while the rest of the world does.
In principle, religious Jews do not fear a binational state.
The organizing
principle
seems to be to discard pragmatism entirely and advance an extreme and discredited ideology.
There is no universal figure like 60%, but the general
principle
is that, at a bare minimum, the majority ought to be demonstrably stable.
Toward North Korea, on the other hand, continuity will prevail, with Abe re-emphasizing the
principle
that normalization of relations requires resolution of abduction cases – some dating to the 1970’s – involving Japanese citizens who were seized from coastal towns.
It has long been a bedrock
principle
of American foreign policy to endorse any move to further integrate the European Union.
In his last visit to NATO, Secretary of Defense William Cohen replaced polite approval in
principle
with expressions of concern that stop just short of outright opposition.
It is commonly accepted that what lay at the root of these conflicts was the failure of independent Sudan – one of Africa’s most racially, ethnically, religiously, and culturally diverse countries – to construct a polity informed by the
principle
and practice of unity in diversity.
In this context, the Sudanese parties – North and South – have accepted the important
principle
of establishing “two viable states” if the South secedes.
In principle, private capital does not flow to non-profit activities.
Liberals do indeed place individual rights at the core of their political communities and believe that, in principle, those rights should extend to everyone.
In place of normativity and universalism, Schmitt offers a theory of political identity based on a
principle
that Trump doubtless appreciates deeply from his pre-political career: land.
He was a classical scholar of true erudition and a man of
principle.
And “credit where credit is due” is the axial
principle
around which the entire scholarly publication system revolves.
With the help of a police force that he himself describes as a “million-man mafia,” Sisi has made repression the paramount organizing
principle
of his regime.
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