It is a matter of principle for me and something that responds to the public mood.
Ashcroft is considered a man of principle, admired for his deep moral and conservative convictions.
He is a man of principle, but his principles are neither unwavering nor always coherent.
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's former prime minister, viewed all these issues as grave points of principle.
Republicans say that manual counts are inherently subjective and inaccurate and are against them as a matter of principle.
IAS39 is an important question of principle: how should assets and liabilities be measured?
It is a point of principle that is at stake here for developing countries.
Unionists denied this, insisting their defence of the Union flag was a matter of principle.
And in real life, many middle-class voters feel the same way as a matter of principle.
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But he also worries about turning away great ladies who wouldn't pay a fee out of principle.
Mr Lee, a former supreme court justice, is presenting himself as a man of principle and integrity.
These longer term bonds are most susceptible to loss of principle in a rising interest rate environment.
Canadian fisheries minister Gail Shea told reporters on Friday that Canada's fight was "a matter of principle".
Or Swartz, an unabashed idealist committed to Internet freedom, may have suicided as a matter of principle.
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That was an important issue of principle, to be sure, but hardly one that swayed many voters.
But it would offer a way to make better raincoats, and is also a proof of principle.
Millions of small borrowers mobilised into debtors' associations and refused to pay as a matter of principle.
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Because the strike is over matters of principle, not just dollars and cents, it could last for months.
For many in society, profit and education are viewed as diabolical opposites, presumably as a matter of principle.
It is in accordance with that statement of principle that the courts must reach decisions in contempt cases.
For most papers this is a simple matter of principle - Parliament has no role in the press.
Sadly such belief is rooted in something that vexes all large organizations: namely the conflation of principle and process.
The budget that Orszag and his colleagues drafted was the Platonic ideal of Obamaism, a Presidential statement of principle.
Such behaviour has never prevented these countries from issuing high-minded declarations of principle.
With names like Men of Principle and the True Brother Initiative, the programs prop up civility, scholarship and virtue.
You can see why they would think this point of principle is important.
Nick believes that Kent is in jail out of principle and not deceit.
These results are a proof of principle and a demonstration of huge potential.
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This is problematic for practical reasons, but also on a point of principle.
No one could remember a secretary of state, the highest post in the cabinet, resigning on a matter of principle.
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