cardinal principle

collocation in English

meaningsofcardinalandprinciple

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cardinal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkɑːr.dɪ.nəl/
of ...
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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 ofcardinalandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The system of national taxation recognises thecardinalprincipleof ability to pay.
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Everyone recognises thecardinalprincipleabout no taxation without representation and direct representation, but after all this is not very far removed from direct representation.
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It must be acardinalprinciplein all industrial rearrangements that the workers and their representatives are fully and properly consulted by government and management.
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That is acardinalprincipleand it is against that background that we must look at the proposals.
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That should be thecardinalprincipleof our approach to taxation.
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The duty to relieve suffering is, after all, an ancient andcardinalprincipleof medical ethics.
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We have also gone against another oldcardinalprincipleof foreign policy, in that we have produced a combination against us.
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The greatest and mostcardinalprincipleof law is that judges are to decide in reference to law and jurors in reference to facts.
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If this is objectionable in principle, certainly the deduction of tax at the source is not, because it is thecardinalprincipleof direct taxation.
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I suggest that that is an infraction of thecardinalprincipleof natural justice.
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I believe, and hold as acardinalprinciple, that all taxation levied upon industry is a hindrance to the development of industry in this country.
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That is thecardinalprinciplein this whole matter.
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I stress freedom of association as acardinalprinciple.
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I was brought up to believe that thecardinalprincipleof our jurisprudence was that the law must be clear and intelligible.
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To me, that is thecardinalprinciplewhich should be followed.
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I had a boy who held it as acardinalprinciplethat seven sevens make fifty-three.
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That is thecardinalprinciplebehind our policy at this time.
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Thecardinalprincipleis that the final decision on how and when to act is for the chief constable.
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Acardinalprincipleof all good industrial relations is always to hold a ballot before taking industrial action.
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There then comes into operation thecardinalprinciplethat that person is thereafter in exactly the same position as anyone else.
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