Here, the good news is that the G8 has agreed a broad set of principles.
Christopher R. Hill, the top American envoy, cautioned that composing even a broad statement of principles would be time-consuming.
The so-called Candlelight Movement came to stand for a broad set of principles: freedom of speech, government and corporate accountability, economic redistribution, and workers' rights.
In a position paper issued today, the Palestinians also rejected the option of signing a broad declaration of principles for a future accord, saying that it would be vulnerable to "Israeli noncompliance with general obligations".
Following MySpace out of the penalty box of 50 state attorneys general, the social network Facebook is agreeing to a broad set of principles to protect young users from predators and inappropriate material.
The social network Facebook has reached an agreement with 49 state attorneys general to institute a broad set of principles intended to protect young users from online predators and inappropriate material.
President Bush joined the debate over a campaign finance law today, issuing a broad set of principles that he said would serve as his framework for assessing overhaul legislation.
A1 President Bush issued a broad set of principles that he said would serve as his framework for assessing campaign finance legislation, including a partial ban on soft-money donations to political parties.
The grimiest business practices might approve cementing a lucrative international deal with a corrupt foreign regime, but nations, at least in theory, operate on a broader set of principles.
A senior administration official indicated today that Mr. Bush and Mr. Putin also plan to issue another document in Moscow, a "broad statement of principles" that will include "language which talks about enhanced cooperation in many areas, to include enhanced cooperation in missile defense activities".
