Sentence examples for principle sometimes from inspiring English sources

A second principle, sometimes called sudden death, was also considered and abandoned in the early days of competitive chess.

His wife, the former Charlotte P. Horwood Faircloth, said Mr. Armstrong savored a fight over principle, sometimes at a loss of comfort in the world of top government jobs, old-line firms and clubs in which he was at home.

Many grapes have multiple names, and though the authors made a laudable effort to use the name by which it is best known in its country of origin — grenache and mourvèdre, for example, are listed under their Spanish names, garnacha and monastrell — the principle sometimes defies common sense.

Young people are often encouraged to speak their minds these days, and while this is a nice idea in principle, sometimes when a young person opens his or her pretty mouth a pile of steaming crap comes out.

Brendan O'Neill began his castigation of unpaid interns yesterday with the words: "Young people are often encouraged to speak their minds these days, and while this is a nice idea in principle, sometimes when a young person opens his or her pretty mouth a pile of steaming crap comes out".

The origin of this oversight is related to the basic principle sometimes referred to as the lex parsimoniae most commonly known as the Ockam's Razor.

Even if you do, the best principles sometimes bump up against practical limitations.

You talk about principles, sometimes you have to change them when it's not working and credit to Van Gaal, he did".

Dualism, in philosophy, the use of two irreducible, heterogeneous principles (sometimes in conflict, sometimes complementary) to analyze the knowing process (epistemological dualism) or to explain all of reality or some broad aspect of it (metaphysical dualism).

Behavioral Economic principles sometimes feel manipulative.

Hiding goes against my principles, but sometimes principles can be bent".