Sentence examples for there were principles from inspiring English sources

The culture wars produced some intellectually serious books because there were principles involved.

When Adam finally extricates himself from Canning and settles near his brother in Cape Town, his idealism is tempered: "There were principles, rules by which one should live, and these hovered in the air, shining and inviolate.

There were principles by Nicholas Steno, Lyell, and others.

There are principles at stake, say Palestinians.

But there are principles and principles.

There are principles of common decency which do the same.

A second EU diplomat said: "There are no preferences, there are principles and the principle is 'no pick and choose'".

"There are principles in rowing that are universally correct," Ms. Guerette said.

It implies that there are principles at stake in enlargement that can be described and measured impartially.

"But, there are principles which are much more important".

And, when modelled in this way, there are principles of rationality that apply to these agents.