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1agree in principle — index concede Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2principle — n. 1) to establish, formulate, lay down a principle 2) to adhere to, apply a principle 3) to betray, compromise one s principles 4) a basic; general; guiding; high; sound; strict principle 5) the principle that + clause (we adhere to the… …
3principle — / prInsifipFl/ noun 1 MORAL RULE a) (C, U) a moral rule or set of ideas which makes you behave in a particular way: She resigned on a matter of principle. | the principle of the thing spoken: You shouldn t just take the car without asking, it s… …
4principle — prin‧ci‧ple [ˈprɪnspl] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a moral rule or set of ideas that makes you behave in a particular way: • The single European market works on market principles. • As a matter of principle (= a rule that is very important …
5agree — a‧gree [əˈgriː] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to make a decision with someone after a discussion with them: • They have agreed a price for the land. • He has agreed a new two year contract. agree to do something • The company agreed in… …
6principle — [[t]prɪ̱nsɪp(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ principles 1) N VAR: usu poss N, adj N, prep N A principle is a general belief that you have about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour. Buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything… …
7principle — prin|ci|ple W1S3 [ˈprınsıpəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(moral rule)¦ 2¦(idea behind something)¦ 3 in principle 4¦(rules of a process)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: principe, from Latin principium beginning , from princeps; PRINCE] 1.) …
8agree — verb 1 SAME OPINION (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have the same opinion about something as someone else (+ with): Mr Larsen seems to think it s too risky and I agree with him. | agree: Teenagers and their parents rarely agree.… …
9principle — /prin seuh peuhl/, n. 1. an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles. 2. a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived: the principles of modern physics. 3. a fundamental… …
10principle — noun 1 basic general rule ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, broad, central, fundamental, general, underlying ▪ the basic principles of car maintenance ▪ b …
