abstract principle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabstractandprinciple
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abstract
adjective
uk/ˈæb.strækt/us/ˈæb.strækt/
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a ...
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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 ofabstractandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But there is no ideal period based on anyabstractprincipleand jurisprudence.
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People do not join a union as a sort ofabstractprinciple.
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I am, therefore, not concerned to argue theabstractprinciplethat anyone has a right to absolute liberty.
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My view is that anabstractprincipleis an extremely good servant, but a very bad master.
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But when you turn to the objection based on theabstractprincipleof liberty, there is no suchabstractprinciple.
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Therefore, obligations to help parents do not exist as anabstractprincipleof firmly established norms, but are created concretely through interaction over time.
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After all, many moral philosophers have wanted to maintain that such rules are justified or known only when derived from a higher or moreabstractprinciple.
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This is far from being anabstractprinciple, based only on generalities about human character.
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We must consider not only theabstractprinciplebut the practicalities of the situation, which potentially affect thousands of businesses and millions of custo- mers.
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I state that as anabstractprinciple, subject to a qualification.
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Of course, we all know you cannot have any sort of bargain on a mere matter ofabstractprinciple.
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There is noabstractprinciplein the matter.
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He said very truly that what we were engaged in discussing was anabstractprinciple.
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It is not an easy thing which can be settled straight off on anabstractprinciple.
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Yes, but the point is that an important opposition to it was developed not on party lines, but on lines ofabstractprinciple.
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It is not a matter of considering theabstractprincipleof a flat rate at all.
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If we carry it as anabstractprinciple, is it made administratively possible to operate it?
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I know of noabstractprincipleto justify it.
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So, for the sake of anabstractprinciple, they are inflicting hardship on both parties.
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