Sentence examples for the most basic principle from inspiring English sources

The most basic principle is to be crystal clear about the logic of the deal.

It is the most basic principle of contract law: Once a contract is signed, judges have ruled, it is legally binding.

This attitude is corrosive to the most basic principle of intelligence -- telling it like it is -- and this manager must be told that there is no place for him or her in the C.I.A.

The most basic principle of all is that all parties fighting in the conflict must distinguish between combatants and civilians, and take "all feasible precautions" at all times to protect civilians and civilian property.

As we move into the future, and as the crisis finally passes into history, how will we deal with this earth-shaking blow to the most basic principle of our economic system?

Robert B. Reich, the former labor secretary, said that Mr. Obama "has stiffened his tactical resolve" but that "he's still the same President Obama who wants a deal above all else and seems willing to compromise on even the most basic principle".

Conducting hearings of immigrants behind closed doors violates the most basic principles of American jurisprudence.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the attacks on journalists were an affront to the most basic principles of international law.

Meanwhile, Samiun Rahman was detained and interrogated in conditions incompatible with the most basic principles of law".

In his State of the City speech, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani showed a gap in his application of the most basic principles of fiscal conservatism (front page, Jan . 14.

Such voting restrictions, she said in a statement, "sent a message that contradicted some of the most basic principles of our democracy".