Principle
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1862 examples of Principle in a sentence
In terms of the French Republic’s credo, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” the first principle, liberty, became the motto of our age after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989; the second is gaining greater precedence today as the economy falters.
In principle, one can create a “cap-and-trade” system of quantitative restrictions that accomplishes much the same thing – and this seems to be more palatable to politicians, who will jump through hoops to avoid using the word “tax.”
In principle, one could cut other taxes to offset the effects of a carbon tax, neutralizing the revenue effects.
Moreover, the
principle
of "subsidiarity" is restricted to relations between member states and the Union, or "vertical" subsidiarity.
He is right in
principle
in demanding a major economic stimulus package from the German government that goes beyond the €35 billion already planned.
For the sake of what
principle
can we ask China and India, for example, to limit their economic dynamism so that they use smaller amounts of the planet’s natural resources?
Most of this increased cost would, in principle, be financed by $215 billion of taxes on high-premium insurance policies, and by about $400 billion of cuts in payments to physicians and hospitals that provide services to older patients in the Medicare program.
Civilians may not be targeted; the
principle
of proportionality requires the avoidance of excessive force in pursuing a legitimate military objective; and prisoners must be treated humanely.
Furthermore, the “one member, one vote”
principle
will remain valid and apply to all members exercising a voting right.
Draghi spent months before the ECB’s January 22 announcement that it would launch quantitative easing (QE) in intense public debate with the Germans over which point of
principle
they chose as a “red line” – the point beyond which no deal would be possible.
Or he could have adopted a less aggressive strategy: Concede from the start the German
principle
that debts are sacrosanct and then show that austerity could be eased without any reduction in the face value of Greek debt.
But the primacy of bureaucracy over democracy is a core
principle
that EU institutions will never compromise.
In principle, it would be hypocritical to advocate democracy and at the same time the exclusion of Islamists from peaceful political participation.
It has also been a year since the Russian army occupied Crimea, violating the
principle
of the sanctity of borders upon which peace in Europe has stood since World War II.
Should the
principle
of “self-determination”, however, continue to be embraced in today’s world?
In accordance with the European Union’s solidarity principle, the reform has focused on introducing more safety nets and backstops, with a shared budget, joint unemployment and deposit insurance, and so forth.
Under the latest eurozone reforms, the
principle
that those who assume a risk should be liable for it has been replaced by a
principle
of joint liability, implying financial transfers on an unprecedented scale in the event of a crisis.
It is too late to agree on issuing SDRs at the upcoming G-20 meeting, but if it were proposed by President Barack Obama and endorsed in
principle
by the majority of participants, it would be sufficient to give heart to the markets and make the meeting a resounding success.
Our guiding
principle
always remaining: One Europe.
And policymakers have long had to strike a balance between the abstract
principle
of openness and concrete measures to limit the worst effects of change.
In principle, such subsidies are supposed to be phased out through measures being taken as a result of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-reform legislation.
Perhaps its Labor Party should be given credit for pioneering the
principle
that center-left governments can sometimes achieve economic liberalization better than their center-right opponents.
In environmental economics, there is a basic principle, called “the polluter pays principle.”
Whereas the
principle
of utility calls for inquiry and argument, Bentham believes that those who advocate such pre-existing rights disdain both and are more likely to stir people up to use force.
It consists of respect for the unique human being and humanity's freedoms, rights and dignity; the
principle
of solidarity; the rule of law and equality before the law; protection of minorities; democratic institutions; separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers; political pluralism; respect for private ownership and private enterprise, and a market economy; and the furtherance of civil society.
In principle, this is an argument for humanitarian intervention in selective situations.
But translating this
principle
into practice will remain difficult, given divergent political agendas and the high costs of effective intervention.
Board members need to rethink what they are doing in those rooms, and here individual directors’ guiding
principle
should be the “veil of ignorance” proposed by the political philosopher John Rawls in his 1971 treatise A Theory of Justice.
Indeed, the union’s call for a wholesale boycott contravened its most fundamental values: the
principle
of academic freedom, openness, and exchange; protection of research from state politics; and the fundamental right to free speech.
Democratic societies depend not only on the foundational
principle
of free speech, but on the character of political thought and conversation among various constituencies.
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