The phrase "decision in principle" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to describe a decision that has been made but is not yet implemented. For example, "After much deliberation, the town council arrived at a decision in principle to renovate the local park."
The EU has only taken a decision in principle to expand the list.
Mr. Sharon's government has faced strong international criticism for its decision in principle to oust the Palestinian leader.
The Boumediene decision, in principle, ought to have given hope to Mr. Latif and men like him.
He suggested that Parliament might make a decision in principle on future big projects, leaving the details to local authorities.
The DCMS has also confirmed that it intends to finally make a "decision in principle" later this year on a date for digital radio switchover.
Nonetheless, last week the security cabinet announced a decision in principle to have the Palestinian president "removed," which presumably means sent into exile.
Such a hierarchical decision could in principle be achieved by an alternative design: an intricate network of cross regulation, where a low-ranking sugar system is repressed by the regulator of the higher ranking sugar; this requires numerous repressive binding sites, especially at the lower ranking promoters.
Again, decision making should in principle be possible for large enough population sizes.
Torfaen's executive member for children and young people, councillor Mary Barnett, said: "The news that the Welsh government has taken this "in principle" decision is fantastic for pupils in Torfaen and Monmouthshire.
Most disability organisations support the decisions in principle.
A spokesman for Almunia told the Guardian that after discussions with the UK authorities, he would "propose to the college of commissioners to take a positive decision and in principle the decision should be taken during this mandate of the commission in October".
