Principle
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1862 examples of Principle in a sentence
The
principle
of pluralism is valuable, but curbing bloodshed deserves priority.
It is equally wrong to paint “the rest” as callously defending the
principle
of sovereignty in the face of human suffering.
The key provision (article 2) that no law may contradict “the undisputed rules of Islam” violates the basic
principle
of parliamentary sovereignty, and will prevent legislation from meeting international standards.
Their opposition is more elemental: they do not accept the
principle
of democratic majority rule.
Yes, in principle, it would be a much better world if emerging markets could somehow pool their resources, perhaps through an International Monetary Fund facility; but the trust required to make such an arrangement work simply is not yet there.
In these circumstances, the
principle
of self-determination, so beloved of foreign ministries everywhere, becomes an empty slogan.
What must be discussed is the security wall’s unnecessary and aggressive geography, accompanied by the provocation of further Israeli settlements on the West Bank, not the
principle
that stands behind it.
Consider, for example, the European Union’s approach to subsidiarity, the
principle
that decisions should be left to the most local form of government able to handle them.
The
principle
of subsidiarity – derived from the Latin word meaning “to aid” – was enshrined in 1992 in the EU’s founding treaties.
The
principle
holds that assistance should be given only when and as required.
Simply put, he said, the
principle
means that “we [should] never entrust to a bigger unit anything that is best done by a smaller one.”
Delors’ successors were similarly enthusiastic about the
principle
– at least in their speeches.
And José Manuel Barroso called subsidiarity “a fundamental democratic principle,” because “an ever closer union among the citizens of Europe demands that decisions are taken as openly as possible and as closely to the people as possible.”
And yet, Europe’s leaders have been equally clear that the
principle
remains to be implemented in practice.
“More attention needs to be paid to the subsidiarity principle,” says German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“Since the Maastricht Treaty, we have been talking about the correct application of the subsidiarity principle,” says European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
In order for democracy to thrive and for the EU to survive, the
principle
of subsidiarity must finally be put at the center of European policy.
In principle, it is supremely easy to clone or improve on Bitcoin’s technology.
The non-binding political commitments reached in
principle
at Copenhagen already have run into controversy as well as varying interpretations, dimming the future of the so-called “Copenhagen Accord,” an ad hoc, face-saving agreement stitched together at the eleventh hour to cover up the summit’s failure.
The modern equivalent of the band widening of 1993 would be to maintain the euro for all members of the eurozone, but also allow some of them (in principle, all of them) to issue – if necessary – national currencies.
Smaller member states, notably Finland and Ireland (as well as Spain) and the two non-euro area countries Denmark and Sweden, have stuck to the
principle
of fiscal balance or small – though diminishing – surpluses.
But while Article 18 is important in principle, it is almost irrelevant in practice.
After all, the oft-repeated
principle
that the IMF’s managing director should be chosen on the basis of merit rather than nationality need not mean a departure from past practice.
But Macron’s unabashedly Europeanist policies are not just a matter of politics or
principle.
If this
principle
is permanently violated, how can one expect a prosperous future based on a new set of treaties that are even more demanding than the existing ones?
The Westphalian
principle
of multiplicity will be critical, he believes, as it will be necessary to allow different countries and civilizations to operate on very different domestic principles.
Indeed, when Russia demanded that agreed limitations on nuclear strategic warheads be defined in a document binding both Moscow and Washington, the US balked, preferring a vague declaration of
principle
instead.
No single geographical and cultural territory can be considered a priori better than any other once and for all, or as a matter of
principle.
Russia, China, and others believe that the
principle
was misused in Libya, and that the guiding doctrine of international law remains the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force except in self-defense, or when authorized by the Security Council.
Our third test is a matter of pragmatic
principle.
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