general principle

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneralandprinciple

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is hard to imagine how the particular fact could be used, in turn, to explain thegeneralprinciple.
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They are an instance of the moregeneralprincipleof metasystem transition.
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It did not accept thegeneralprinciplethat cruelty to animals for amusement was unjustified.
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As noted above, polysystematicity can be understood as ageneralprinciplethat different systems of contrast are available at different places in structure.
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The first of these rules is a direct consequence of thegeneralprinciple.
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I hope that exploring the basis for the exception will shed light on thegeneralprinciple.
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These elements figure in the argumentation leading up to thegeneralprincipleof relativity and are reflected in the theory itself.
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Reification is ageneralprincipleof perceptual processing, of which boundary completion and surface filling-in are more specific computational components.
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Consequently, in scene perception we may have to adopt a moregeneralprinciplethan object identification as the engine behind eye movements.
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It would, of course, be against anygeneralprinciplethat we follow.
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In many cases this approach may be too conservative, but as ageneralprinciplewe should assume the competence of the compilers.
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The conflict between equality promotion and thegeneralprincipleof personal good was discussed in the previous section.
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If it is ageneralprincipleof the nervous system that perception activates response, then the particular hemisphere involved depends on the stimuli.
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In other words, this argument motivates thegeneralprincipleof relativity.
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It transpires, then, that there exists ageneralprinciplewhereby elements at the lower level differ in their affinity to their superordinate unit.
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This is, in fact, ageneralprinciplefor testing alternative hypotheses to adaptation.
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The result is an intrinsic paradox in policy and practice development, which must both respect ageneralprincipleand make specific operational proposals.
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But thisgeneralprinciplewas mitigated in practice.
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