Sentence examples for a principled decision from inspiring English sources

It was a principled decision: but trouble flows as principles collide.

Mr. Clinton praised Mr. Obama's willingness to compromise as a principled decision.

This is a principled decision: sport and politics should be separate".

"The voters know me and they know I made a principled decision," he said.

The recognition of Palestine and its people is both a principled decision and a significant step towards justice and peace".

Say what you like about David Cameron's parliamentary tactics, he took a principled decision, having seen images of dead children and people frothing at the mouth".

He took a "very principled" decision to take Phil Woolas to the election court and was vindicated, he said.

Senator Hatch recently praised Mr. Bush for making "a studied, principled decision" but added, "I would have gone further in some areas and reserve my right to seek changes in the administration's policy if warranted".

He called its final choice a difficult but principled decision.

Guantanamo was not a considered and principled decision.

But he could not act until his armies won a military victory – otherwise his deeply principled decision would seem merely an act of desperation.