Example sentences of "[prep] principle " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may be a matter of principle here for some of those who wish their authors to be concealed : such authors should not sound like the characters they invent , any more than they should express opinions . |
| 2 | These styles are still sufficiently popular to survive , although any attempted ‘ re-fit ’ would be likely to sweep them away as a matter of principle . |
| 3 | However , as a matter of principle and good airmanship , at least one full wing-span of clearance should always be left to allow for inadvertent drifting or swinging during landings . |
| 4 | A genuine man , I would say , a man of principle . |
| 5 | After an overview of issues , questions of principle are raised with chapters reflecting different viewpoints . |
| 6 | Alternative dividing lines which have been informally mooted , such as simply restricting solicitor-advocates in Crown Court jury trials to the less serious cases , had been viewed as difficult to support as a matter of principle . |
| 7 | It is a matter of principle for the Hong Kong government that it should not seek to restrict the numbers leaving , whether directly or by influencing resettlement countries . |
| 8 | DEPENDING on who you talk to , Martin Lee is the most admired or most reviled public figure in Hong Kong ; a man of principle and courage , or a megalomaniac ; a defender of democracy , or an advocate of chaos . |
| 9 | Things have backfired and the ANC , previously reluctant out of principle to have anything to do with the Transkei , has pragmatically leapt to exploit the opportunity . |
| 10 | Peter Preston , editor of The Guardian , said his newspaper 's main aim was to get the European court to rule that it was wrong for the Government to use injunctions to prevent publication of such material , on the questions of principle and cost . |
| 11 | ‘ Because of the British side 's sticking to its erroneous stand , the two sides were divided on some major issues of principle , ’ said Ambassador Ke . |
| 12 | But even if the proposals prove sufficiently acceptable , important questions of principle will remain unresolved . |
| 13 | We launched a manifesto promoting positive aspects of our field , including a call for a clear statement of principle for the collection and use of official statistics . |
| 14 | They might have gone higher but this is a matter of principle . |
| 15 | He added that this order would leave it open to the Press to deal with the questions of principle so far as they did not apply them to the facts . |
| 16 | This firm statement of principle looks even more impressive when one considers that white women entering Britain are not subjected to these examinations . |
| 17 | And there is an obvious point of principle . |
| 18 | And there is an obvious point of principle . |
| 19 | To maintain public confidence in the ability of the press to regulate itself , the Press Council believes it necessary for proprietors or publishers ‘ to give a positive commitment to uphold the principles stated in the council 's declarations of principle and in the code of practice ’ . |
| 20 | The Press Council 's Declaration of Principle on Privacy should be observed . |
| 21 | The Press Council 's Declaration of Principle on Payment for Articles should be observed . |
| 22 | The Press Council 's Declaration of Principle on Financial Journalism should be observed . |
| 23 | They want to be the court of principle and last resort for British press standards . |
| 24 | They want to be the court of principle and last resort for British press standards . |
| 25 | This would ensure that issues of principle could be dealt with before the painstaking , line-by-line consideration of parliamentary drafting . |
| 26 | A vague statement of principle papers over policy disputes . |
| 27 | But the banks have no monopoly of principle . |
| 28 | Clasper was becoming more isolated , with his dwindling support coming from a small core of left-wingers who considered the fight to be a question of principle , namely union solidarity against management . |
| 29 | In terms of principle , the rule requires justification because it departs from the principle of correspondence ( see Chapter 5.2(a) ) , namely that the fault element in a crime should relate to the consequences prohibited by that crime . |
| 30 | There remains , however , a question of principle which has not been fully considered : should the fault element in offences against the person be widened so as to criminalize some negligent causing of physical harm ? |