Sentence examples for but principle from inspiring English sources

But principle, schminciple..

But principle is not meant to be absolute.

He said that he was heartbroken about having to resign, but principle dictated that he must.

But the professor would, I suspect, quickly shrug off such a custodial title – not out of modesty, but principle.

But principle is apt to lose to politics, and no figures for x have been fixed beyond 2010.

Much of Zhu's metaphysics centers on the relation between li (in this case not ritual but principle or pattern or the fit and coherence between things) and qi (the material force or energy stuff from which objects emerge and return at the end of their existence).

But principles and policies are one thing.

But principles of good writing apply to both.

The challenge in Afghanistan isn't about resources but principles.

I understand about principles, but principles don't pay the bills".

But principles are hard to interpret and may even conflict with one another.