Principle
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1862 examples of Principle in a sentence
By focusing on the social benefits of competition while ignoring the costs to specific people, the market fundamentalists disregarded the
principle
of individualism at the heart of their own ideology.
Equality . . . is not given us, but is the result of human organization insofar as it is guided by the
principle
of justice.
To be sure, living by Mill’s
principle
often requires protecting the rights of unsavory characters.
Only when David Irving has been freed will it be possible for Europeans to turn to the Islamic protesters and say: “We apply the
principle
of freedom of expression even-handedly, whether it offends Moslems, Christians, Jews, or anyone else.”Bringing It Back HomeCAMBRIDGE – An increasing number of American companies are making plans to shift their headquarters to Europe.
In any event, history’s great statesmen have always earned their spurs by bucking the political odds for a matter of
principle.
Churchill was a politician of
principle
who, like Peel, fought against his own party and, unlike Peel, survived to go on to yet greater political triumph, in the epic battle against the Nazis.
This is and should be the
principle
behind WikiLeaks and its successors – to publish information that officials would keep secret, not information about private lives.
The words epluribus unum need not be included on euro notes and coins to recognize that the
principle
for which they stand – the political unification of Europe, no less than that of the US – is indispensable to the euro’s survival.
They recognize inequality as a problem, and in
principle
they support government policies that provide high-quality education and health-care services, but they do not trust politicians or bureaucrats.
Once the
principle
is agreed, however, the European Council could authorize the ECB to step into the breach, indemnifying it from solvency risks in advance.
Global markets need global regulations, but the regulations that are currently in force are rooted in the
principle
of national sovereignty.
The press could not imagine that a technocrat might voluntarily relinquish a sure shot at a position of great power – successor to Jean-Claude Trichet as ECB President – on a matter of
principle.
While the
principle
is clear, the details will require a lot of work.
The ECB operates on the
principle
of one vote per country; the IMF assigns voting rights according to countries’ capital contributions.
In principle, many of these activities could benefit from better technologies, improved organization, and greater formalization.
They have been soldiers of freedom who kept Christians from being purged from the last place in the world where the language of Christ is still spoken, while defending the
principle
of equality of the sexes, even in combat – a
principle
that is the hallmark of great civilizations.
This system reflects the
principle
that “economic policies are a matter of common interest.”
Such a fiscal capacity would be based on the
principle
of budgetary neutrality over time.
Launched in 2014 in Barcelona, the forum, which meets annually, operates on the
principle
that healthy and sustainable urban centers – a key component of any country’s dynamism and success – depend on the equal rights, duties, and opportunities of its residents.
Ryan apparently meant that it would be a bad idea politically, rather than a bad idea in
principle.
First, if we apply the
principle
“You broke it, you fix it,” then the developed nations have to take responsibility for our “broken” atmosphere, which can no longer absorb more greenhouse gases without the world’s climate changing.
So Blair decided that New Labour would not just accept, but embrace the
principle
of market forces.
In principle, there is little difference between monetary easing – lower policy rates or more QE – that leads to currency weakening and direct intervention in currency markets to achieve the same goal.
It is time to place
principle
back at the forefront of policy.
Kyoto’s underlying
principle
– that countries that emitted more in 1990 are allowed to emit more in the future – is unacceptable to developing countries, as is granting greater emission rights to countries with a higher GDP.
The only
principle
that has some ethical basis is equal emission rights per capita (with some adjustments – for instance, the US has already used up its share of the global atmosphere, so it should have fewer emission allowances).
But adopting this
principle
would entail such huge payments from developed countries to developing countries, that, regrettably, the former are unlikely to accept it.
The same
principle
needs to apply to all government efforts to spawn new industries.
Trump could in
principle
pick up Democratic support, for example if he adds some infrastructure spending.
The main alternative tradition takes the opposite tack, arguing that other countries’ domestic affairs are what matter most, whether for reasons of morality and principle, or because it is believed that how a government behaves at home affects how it acts abroad.
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