Sentence examples for backing the principle from inspiring English sources

Members rejected the idea of moving towards just two centres from the current eight - backing the principle of retaining three.

And in Madrid, El País said that after backing the principles of freedom of religion, the president was now "qualifying them" because of "the pressure of populist demagoguery".

This time, 81% of the 56,333 who voted backed the principle of industrial action.

The City of London Corporation also backed the principle of making its land available.

She said she backed the principle that tax credits should not be used to subsidise low pay but believed the timing of the cut was wrong.

It's a view predominantly associated with the right, although plenty of Labour figures, such as Frank Field, have backed the principle when it comes to, say, social housing.

Ed Miliband has shrewdly backed the principle of a cap, while contesting the government's analysis of why welfare spending has been rising and how it should be controlled.

Malcolm Turnbull has consistently backed the principle of limiting donations to enrolled individuals, which would ban donations from corporations – Australian or foreign – as well as unions.

He hopes most MPs will back the principle that there should be a meaningful response to the use of chemical weapons.

The prime minister has previously backed the principle of limiting donations to enrolled individuals, which would ban donations from corporations – Australian or foreign – as well as unions.

But Burt – a close ally of the foreign secretary, William Hague – revealed his deep anger at the failure of MPs in August to back the principle of military action.