following principle

collocation in English

meaningsoffollowingandprinciple

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following
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒl.əʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈfɑː.loʊ.ɪŋ/
The following day, morning, etc. is the ...
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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 offollowingandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This assumption, which has informed phonological analyses for the past three decades, is captured in thefollowingprinciple.
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Although the nature of evidence, or the evidential relationship is far from transparent, thefollowingprinciplewould appear formally uncontentious.
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Thefollowingprinciplecaptures the idea that the ranking of two worlds is determined by the pattern of local differences.
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Thefollowingprincipleseems to be violated by such a scenario.
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The optimality conditions may then be expressed by the current-value variant of thefollowingprinciple.
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This will have to be based on thefollowingprinciple.
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I can only tell him with deep respect that thefollowingprincipleis at stake.
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It is based to some extent on thefollowingprinciple.
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This algorithm works on thefollowingprinciple: when a page is referenced, a referenced bit is set for that page, marking it as referenced.
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The approach to chemotherapy of multiple parasitic infections depends upon the following principles.
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The following principles illustrate the emergency preparedness concept.
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Geologists still use the following principles today as a means to provide information about geologic history and the timing of geologic events.
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The goals of access management are accomplished by applying the following principles: 1.
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In order to have optimal results the individual needs to follow the following principles of tendon transfer: normal tissue equilibrium, movable joints, and a scar-free bed.
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He further suggested the following principles: 1.
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Section 6 sets out the following principles.
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