absolute principle

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absolute
adjective
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/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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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 ofabsoluteandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a matter of prime andabsoluteprinciple.
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That is inevitably an area of disagreement, but it is not an area ofabsoluteprinciple.
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That is theabsoluteprinciplethat concerns us all.
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It is anabsoluteprinciplethat we would all expect to see honoured by whomever it concerned.
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There is noabsoluteprinciple; it is a question of how far litigiousness is allowed in our dealings.
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I repeat that there is noabsoluteprincipleinvolved.
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It is not anabsoluteprincipleat the moment.
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I cannot find any clear andabsoluteprincipleto guide me so as to evaluate the benefits of mortgagor and mortgagee.
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I think it is necessary for us, as anabsoluteprinciple, to stop thinking in that way.
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Its single-mindedness and its insistence on oneabsoluteprinciplehas its appeal.
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We are talking here about no less than anabsoluteprinciple.
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That is theabsoluteprinciple: individuals have the inviolable right to be treated equally.
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We have regarded it as anabsoluteprinciplethat the setting up, or not, of such committees is a matter for the river board.
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The case is perfectly simple, and it ought to be decided by anabsoluteprincipleof right and wrong.
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This brings me to a point ofabsoluteprinciplein the area of local government finance.
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At any rate thatabsoluteprincipleis qualified.
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There is noabsoluteprincipleenshrined in any of our jurisprudence that there should never be any retrospective legislation.
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It is a fairly pragmatic argument and not one ofabsoluteprinciple.
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Therefore, anabsoluteprinciplemust be one of priority.
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But the balance between the two parts of the equation is a matter of judgment, not ofabsoluteprinciple.
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