on principle in English

as a rule, according to a general habit

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1. On principle, I don't accept strangers in my house.

2. 13 Polster: No , we don't publicize this information on principle.

3. 1 He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle.

4. She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.

5. 9 The debates on principle in contemporary American bioethics highlight the situation of fabricating bioethical theories.

6. Eigenface uses a detailed algorithm based on Principle Component Analysis to translate the characteristics of a face into a unique mathematical code.

7. Whether it’s moving to a new place, taking a chance on a job opportunity, or standing on principle, Bravery has many faces.

8. On principle, both bright-blonde highlights and Bangs are high-maintenance — the color requires frequent salon appointments and the cut takes methodical

9. 11 Besides rejecting birthday customs on account of pagan and spiritistic roots, God’s servants of old likely rejected them on principle as well.

10. Oh, oh, and, um, I also really like that idea of going Dutch on principle except, you know, I don't have any money so it's kind of more of an intellectual exercise.

11. The delegation of swab and instrument counts to reliable OP nurses and other personnel is juristically possible and leads to their own responsibility, based on principle of basic trust, i.e. the physician can rely on the correct count of abdominal sponges, swabs etc.

12. ... But it would seem clear on principle that a unilateral document cannot be regarded as part of the “context” for the purpose of interpreting a treaty, unless its relevance for the interpretation of the treaty or for determining the conditions of the particular State’s acceptance of the treaty is acquiesced in by the other parties.