Sentence examples for approved the principle from inspiring English sources

The international community approved the principle of such a mechanism in November 2013.

The house approved the principle behind the bill at second reading before Christmas.

Yet the cabinet vote on Sunday marked the first time that any Israeli government had approved the principle of a future Palestinian state.

The official position is that a decision on what's called the "main gate" that finally authorises the building of the boats is expected around May, though much money (£3bn) has already been spent on the "initial gate" design and procurement since MPs approved the principle of renewal in 2007, by 409 votes to 61.

MPs approved the principle of same-sex marriage despite opposition from many Conservatives, which caused tensions in the party.

Peers approved the principle of same-sex marriage last month, despite efforts by opponents to "wreck" the legislation.

The EU ministers approved the main principles of the accord, which was only clarified after a further round of talks involving Condoleezza Rice, Sarkozy and the Russian leaders at the end of last week.

While there may be differences between the EU and the USA in how biosimilars and similar biologicals are approved, the scientific principles for demonstrating similarity are comparable.

The boards of both institutions have approved the alliance in principle, though neither group will so far divulge specifics of the plan.

The agency approved the idea in principle but didn't approve an actual location until this year, when Cooper Square was chosen since it was on the route of the August "Summer Streets" program.

The committee -- including Mr. Langone as chairman and a number of other Wall Street and corporate executives -- approved the request, in principle, and recommended that it be taken up by the full board.