Sentence examples for alone principle from inspiring English sources

The phrase "alone principle" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a principle that stands alone or is independent, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The alone principle of this theory suggests that each element must be considered individually."
Alternatives: "independent principle" or "standalone principle".

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This hardly met the test of stability and security, let alone principle.

It was an elaborate, historically wrought version of the "I alone" principle.

But at the same time, he said, when the safety of Americans is not directly threatened but where action can be justified — in the case of genocide, say — the United States will act only on the condition that it is not acting alone (Principle 2).

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The functional character, as well as the confusion, of these perceptions seems founded on their mixed ontological status: they are modes that can "not be referred either to the mind alone or to the body alone" (Principles, AT VIII 23, CSM I 209, see also Hoffman 1990 and Brown, 2006).

Nevertheless, Kilvington criticizes Ockham (Tractatus contra Benedictum III, 3) when he analyzes hypothetical, imaginary cases (potentia dei absoluta) ruled by logic alone, in which the only principle that must be followed is that of non-contradiction.

Nonetheless, stand-alone principles do not provide guidance for specific situations without some degree of interpretation, and disagreements often arise at this stage of application.

He would stand alone on principle.

And it is never easy, it is never easy to stand alone on principle, but sometimes leadership requires that you do.

"Appearing rough around the edges, they send clear, aggressive messages, often on behalf of their comrades, but sometimes alone on principle," Mr. Sacks wrote.

They provide cover for controversial decisions, so that you're not a target for retaliation, or at least not alone — a principle used in the air cover around Libya.

Taken alone, the principle of instantiation doesn't enforce a strong version of minimalism, since it might be that a wide array of properties are exemplified.

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