Some argue that this is so merely because of current ignorance, others that there is a difference in principle.

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Here it should be noted that there is no difference in principle between the way the likes of the Obama administration and its supporters treat Israel and the way they treat the US and its non-Israeli allies.

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The principle difference is that modern beers almost invariably have hops in them.

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The danger of this happening will become acute on December 21st, when a Scottish businessman, Andrew Cubie, is due, at Mr Dewar's request, to publish a report about the future of university tuition fees, a subject which accident as much as design has elevated into a difference of high principle between Labour and the Lib Dems.

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While Jackson and his successors framed economic policy as a matter of limited-government principle, Howe argues that the practical difference was that the Whigs sought to create a coherent national transportation system, while Jackson preferred to dole out projects on an ad-hoc basis to individual states.

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The bill also controversially abolishes the principle of doli incapax which presumes that children under 14 do not know the difference between right and wrong.

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The difference between America and Europe in dealing with Islam reaches down to some basic questions of principle, such as the limits of free speech and free behaviour.

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Matthews applies a similar principle to her "tummy-tuck" treatments at the spa, the only difference being that the longer needles used in those procedures actually cause muscle contraction, tightening the appearance of the stomach.

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