A good constitution enshrines general principles rather than specific rights.
The Financial Services Authority, Britain's main financial regulator, relies on principles rather than rules.
Dr. Marmor was also a proponent of therapy based on scientific principles, rather than theory.
Mr. Meshal's harsh words reflected longstanding Hamas principles rather than new, specific threats toward Israel.
One of the ground rules the committee worked under was that any proposals would emerge as principles rather than rules.
In Edwards's hands, the play becomes the tragedy of a man who reserves his passion for principles rather than people.
Here's how it works: Offense Unlike with most teams, the Patriot offense is built primarily on principles, rather than players.
We will do more to help the situation by appealing to their ethical principles rather than to their business prowess.
The above are principles rather than rules, and such structural flexibility makes it easy to find ambiguity in isolated sentences.
The fact that the speech, by Obama's own admission, focused on broad principles rather than specific policy ideas also limited the ensuing criticism.
Now, he says, the relationship has cooled because student leaders are sticking too much to principles rather than being willing to negotiate.
