Sentence examples for reply in principle from inspiring English sources

Reply: In principle, any experience of our daily lives can be produced by electrochemical alternations of the brain, but this does not show that, for example, I did not actually eat breakfast or talk to my wife this morning.

The same kind of reply, in principle, would deal with the even more exigent requirement that the place-notation numeral '12' be regimented as (1 × (101)) + (2 × (100)), which now brings in exponentiation as well.

But when Bob Gavron asked him, "Are you Jewish, Andrew?" he replied: "In principle, yes".

According to the simultaneous translation of Mr. Rouhani's remarks from Persian into English, he replied: In principle, we and I condemn the massacre carried out by the Nazis in World War II.

Searle's response to the Systems Reply is simple: in principle, the man can internalize the entire system, memorizing all the instructions and the database, and doing all the calculations in his head.

But, this in principle reply appears to be ad hoc.

"In principle," replies Troels, darkly.

In principle several replies to these objections are open to defenders of Searle's position.

In principle, in further reply to the query re installing bespoke double glazed windows – in existing listed properties etc – – the main obstacle, assuming the relevant authorities can agree the project – is actually cost.

So when this year I was told 'E.T phone home', I understood and immediately replied: 'At last!'" Spielberg accepted the title in principle two years ago and ensured he would be available for this year's Cannes Festival, which takes place from 15-26 May. 15-26 May

He replied that he agreed to the offer "in principle," but no decision was made at the time whether to accept the offer of assistance or not.