a matter of principle

He said we were going to fly underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. I said as a matter of principle, I try not to fly with traders at the wheel.

He said it was a matter of principle and he couldn't accept it for such a high price.

It is a matter of principle with her to answer her children's questions honestly.

When someone tells you: "No money, but a matter of principle" , the likelihood is a question of money.

Since this is a matter of principle, I cannot forgive him, but I cannot persuade myself to coax her, it's not encourage him in his evil?

This seemed to concede China's point, that the meeting was not a matter of principle, but just one diplomatic bargaining chip among many.

The antinomy that the Scholastic tradition posed as a matter of principle is here taken to be resolved by virtue of being imaginary.

However, commitment to these skills appears more a matter of principle than practice, as the subsequent chapters in this book document.

I wish you could understand that this is a matter of principle for us.

He said it was a matter of principle.

"This is a matter of principle, " he said, and China would not bend them.

Also, many ports around the world forbid armed commercial ships from docking as a matter of principle.

So it is true of one person. Never hesitate to say "no" and voice clearly when it comes to a matter of principle.

Second, there are the "open sources" - those who feel, as a matter of principle, that there should be no (or a very short) copyright term.

However, some may change or adopt Chinese names as a matter of principle, but these still belong to a minority.

As a matter of principle this is a revolutionary measure since the abolition of private property is a basic tenet of traditional socialism.

We know as a matter of principle that these concerns are misplaced: if there were a shortage of savings, the economy wouldn't be depressed.

Accordingly, as a matter of principle, the differences are preserved by distinctive renderings into Chinese.

To check bourgeois liberalization is therefore a matter of principle and one of vital importance for us.

But, I thought my action is right because paying money is a matter of principle.

Sixty years later, British law has caught up, not for him as a special case, but as a matter of principle.

In the course of cooperation, equality of all countries must be adhered to as a matter of principle.

UNICEF chief of communications for Africa services, Shantha Bloemen, said they had to work with the group as a matter of principle.

As a matter of principle we had to sever relations with Taiwan if we wanted to establish diplomatic relations with Beijing.

None of this is a matter of principle or asceticism; it's just pure selfishness.

For anyone in a leading position, this is a matter of principle and an important condition for maintaining unity.

Purely as a matter of principle I wouldn't inflict my sorry, busted-up old self on the lovely, unsullied Giovanni.

Some governors shun the exchanges as a matter of principle.

you do not want to contact people who sent gifts to be returned intact. This is a matter of principle.

We should say and do nothing to the injury of any one. It is not only a matter of principle, but also the path of peace and honor.

They regard honesty as a matter of principle and they are willing to sacrifice everything for its sake.

To serve for whom is a cardinal problem, a matter of principle.

He won't give in as it is a matter of principle.

To serve for whom is a matter of principle.

I'm sorry. I can't serve him. It's a matter of principle.

I take this seriously, it is a matter of principle.

"It is a matter of principle for China. "

It's a matter of principle. Never.

It's all a matter of principle.

It is not only a matter of principle, but also the path of peace and honor. By Robert E.

I don't think it is a matter of principle or dogma.

I think my approach is right, because the pay is a matter of principle.

It is not only a matter of principle, but also the path of peace and hornor.

waived all privileges. Torenounce is to relinquish something formally and usually as a matter of principle:

as a matter of principle