principle

[ˈprɪnsəpl]

Definition:
1. A basic truth or law or assumption.
2. A moral rule or a strong belief that influences your actions.
3. A rule or standard especially of good behavior.

Use 'principle' in a sentence:

1. In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day.
2. I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.
3. His guiding principle has been never to stop learning.
4. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship ．
5. We must never abandon this principle.
6. He was a man of the highest principles.
7. If he agreed to their demands, he would have to be untrue to his own principles.
8. And finally, reach some agreement in principle.
9. The same principle applies to the processing of food.
10. Haig went on to elucidate his personal principle of war.
11. I use this example to simply demonstrate the principle.
12. The principle of market forces was applied to some of the country's most revered institutions.
13. It is a principle that underlies all the party's policies.
14. The government appears to be applying the same principle.
15. Nuclear weapons seem to violate the just war principle of proportionality.
16. Privatization goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry.
17. There are three fundamental principles of teamwork.
18. These machines work on the same principle.
19. One principle is highlighted each day of the holiday.
20. She held firm to her principles.
21. Basis of Moral Principle of Collectivism in Light of Human Science.
22. He acted out of expediency, not principle.
23. These people lack all understanding of scientific principles.
24. No matter who it is, we'll act according to principle.
25. The doctrine was based on three fundamental principles.
26. The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it.
27. More education is the new principle.
28. He has high moral principles.
29. She resigned over a matter of principle.
30. I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
31. She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle.
32. I refuse to compromise my principles.
33. I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
34. There is one exception to this general principle.
35. The principle behind it is very simple.
36. She has always remained loyal to her political principles.
37. Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it.
38. Their foreign policy is based on the principle that 'might is right'.
39. Paying for hospital treatment goes against her principles.
40. She refused to back down on a point of principle.
41. It's not just a matter of principle.
42. Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.
43. I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles.
44. Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
45. I think we should go back to first principles.
46. It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
47. This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labour relations in this country.
48. He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle.
49. By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles.
50. The Government appears to be applying the same principle.
51. The present world crisis should in principle be analysed from different temporal perspectives.
52. Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law.