Sentence examples for sacrosanct principles from inspiring English sources

Would that these sacrosanct principles had applied to Serbia, which fought on just those grounds to keep Kosovo an integral part of its recognised territory.

Legal philosopher Costas Douzinas has written a book daring to suggest that "human rights" are becoming tools of the powerful nations, more than sacrosanct principles as defined by his ancestors in Greece, the French revolutionaries and Tom Paine.

In the collection Mr. Mizrahi was to show at Cipriani 42nd Street last night, the designer jettisoned one of the runway's most sacrosanct principles, that of mixing like with like, to combine couture clothes with bargain-priced ready-to-wear, often in the very same outfit.

On both sides, it is easier to reiterate long-standing negotiating positions and insist on sacrosanct principles rather than contemplate painful compromises.

State sovereignty is a sacrosanct principle in the formal text of UN charter.

"It is a sacrosanct principle and one that the authorities need a damn good reason to interfere with.

The Nazis' attempt to exterminate the Jews helped bring about Israel's creation; its survival is a sacrosanct principle of German foreign policy.

Javid, speaking at the Society of Editors annual conference in Southampton, said that maintaining the anonymity of sources was a "sacrosanct principle" of investigative journalism.

Indeed, nothing could demonstrate the appropriateness of Ecuador's action more than the British government's threat to violate a sacrosanct principle of diplomatic relations and invade the embassy to arrest Mr. Assange.

Second, while the government is right that EU arrivals cannot really be controlled so long as freedom of movement remains a sacrosanct principle, EU citizens do not present the biggest economic or social challenge as far as migration is concerned.

Mr. Levy and his allies realize that they are never going to build affordable units by decree; under the sacrosanct principle of home rule, local officials who insist that subsidized housing will be built over their dead bodies need never fear for their corporeal dignity.