- principle
- 01. My daughter is studying the [principles] of algebra at school these days.02. Our society supposedly believes in the [principle] of equality for all.03. Too many successful businessmen seem to have very few [principles] when it comes to making money.04. It is simply against my [principles] to lie to anyone.05. The machine works on the [principle] that heat rises, while cold descends.06. Karl Marx believed that the social [principles] of Christianity preach the necessity of a ruling and oppressed class.07. Martin Luther King once remarked that at the center of non-violence stands the [principle] of love.08. Former President Jimmy Carter once said that we all must adjust to changing times, and still hold to unchanging [principles].09. Mark Twain once said that [principles] have no real force except when one is well-fed.10. Legend has it that Isaac Newton formulated the [principle] of gravity while sitting under an apple tree.11. The most basic [principle] of citizenship is that people should govern themselves.12. The Koran is interpreted in many different ways, but certain [principles] clearly stand out.13. According to Gandhi, politics without [principle] is a sin.14. Under the Soviet system, the economy of Georgia was run on socialist [principles], such as public ownership of the means of production.15. In April of 1978, Afghanistan's armed forces seized power and established a government based on Islamic [principles].16. He is a completely [unprincipled] salesman who will do anything to increase his profit margin.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.