principled position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprincipledandposition
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principled
adjective
uk/ˈprɪn.sə.pəld/us/ˈprɪn.sə.pəld/
always behaving in an honest and ...
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position
noun
uk/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofprincipledandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is aprincipledposition, which puts the national economic interest first.
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That seems to me aprincipledpositionand one that most taxpayers, who fund non-contributory social security benefits, can understand.
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The trueprincipledpositionfor his party actually is to rule it out—for ever, which is what a majority of his party now want—yes.
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Does he believe that aprincipledpositionneeds to be adopted?
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There are others on these benches who have not adopted aprincipledposition.
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What he had to say in that respect indicated his own very strongprincipledpositionin this matter.
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Constructing aprincipledpositionaround that in a winding-up speech does not work.
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These set out aprincipledpositionon a number of crucial issues in a clear and determined manner.
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If it is aprincipledposition, why not rule it out for ever?
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They show the clear,principledpositionto which we should adhere.
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That is perfectly reasonable; in fact, it is a veryprincipledposition.
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I think this is clearly aprincipledposition.
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We have aprincipledpositionof 50:50 women and men in public appointments.
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That is an important andprincipledpositionto take.
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There will be some courageous chief officers in future who, if this regime is imposed upon them, will maintain aprincipledposition.
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Thatprincipledpositionwas taken by some local authorities as long as 20 years ago.
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It is much to their credit that they have maintained aprincipledposition, while doing their utmost to contribute to the search for a real solution.
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He takes aprincipledposition.
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That is theprincipledposition.
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This is ourprincipledposition.
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