The phrase "advanced the principle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the promotion or development of a particular idea or concept in a formal or academic context.
Example: "The researcher advanced the principle of sustainable development through her groundbreaking studies."
Alternatives: "promoted the concept" or "furthered the idea".
His efforts to prosecute the former Chilean dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, and investigate the horrors of the Spanish Civil War era, though unsuccessful, advanced the principle that there can be neither amnesty nor impunity for crimes against humanity.
It was Rousseau who first advanced the principle of the autonomy of reason, and who made reason alone the touchstone of political legitimacy.
He is very deeply committed to making opportunity more widely available, to advancing the principle of equity".
Instead, it would exist to advance "the principle that sustained and expanding economic growth is central to America's future".
His campaign was both ideological and political, seeking to advance the principle of equality of results, an attack on what he perceived as part of the social infrastructure of his conservative opponents.
"We understood that there was heavy emotional content here, but there was also a heavy principle here, and today the United States Senate really failed to advance the principle of rule of law," Ifill said on HuffPost Live Wednesday evening.
This year, State Senate President Kevin De León and I announced a 10-piece package of legislation -- The Immigrants Shape California Package -- designed to protect immigrants, provide increased opportunity and advance the principle of justice for all.
This study therefore takes a first step toward advancing the principle of building local ownership of research in relation to mental health in humanitarian settings a need specifically identified by participants in this study by investigating the perspectives of local stakeholders working in academic, policy, and implementation settings.
Developed by Ecolab and Trucost, it reflects their shared commitment to advancing the principles of water stewardship.
Soon after the storming of the Bastille, pro-Revolutionary elements came together to form an association that would become known as the Jacobin Club, an umbrella group of politicians, journalists and citizens dedicated to advancing the principles of the Revolution.
"We can all agree that the timing is extremely unfortunate and that at this critical time our efforts should be directed to advancing the principles that allow a free society to prosper," the letter said.
