Sentence examples for force in principle from inspiring English sources

The House of Commons will be asked by the government on Thursday to approve a "strong humanitarian response", possibly including force in principle.

A larger labour force could in principle help fuel economic growth but only if the economy has the dynamism to absorb it.

Anthony Kennedy, another Catholic and the court's perpetual swing vote, worried that on Mr Verrilli's reasoning corporations "could be forced in principle to pay for abortions".

Justice Kennedy asked Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., for instance, whether for-profit corporations "could be forced in principle to pay for abortions" and be powerless to object on religious grounds.

"Under your view, a profit[-making] corporation could be forced in principle to pay for abortions," Kennedy said.

Anthony Kennedy pointed out to Verrilli that "under your view, a profit corporation could be forced… in principle to pay for abortions".

Anthony Kennedy pointed out to Verrilli that "under your view, a profit corporation could be forced… in principle to pay for abortions". Verrilli ducked, saying that there was no such law.

Greece took a major step forward in overhauling its debt-plagued economy by forcing through, in principle, a pension bill that would substantially cut the cost of Greece's welfare state by increasing the retirement age and slashing benefits.

The balance of these forces could, in principle, lead to the particular sex ratio observed in the few populations sampled.

Molecular dynamics simulations using physics-based force fields can in principle offer atomistic details of the denatured state.

Since women most often maintain family ties (Hagestad 1986), increasing female labor force participation could in principle lead to a decline in intergenerational contact.