The nature of the Russian objection was unclear, but an EU negotiator told me he believed the Russians were making a point of principle and did not expect further action.
In his thought-provoking Fashion: A Philosophy, philosopher Lars Svendsen emphasises the cyclical aspect of fashion, stating that the business is now driven by the principle of making those cycles as short as possible.
He conceded that the making of a whole-life order for Roberts was "wrong in principle" but he said in making such a concession, "we are not seeking to minimise the seriousness of the offences".
Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis said ministers had "abandoned the fundamental principle" of making academic and vocational qualifications of equal value.
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Perhaps there is now also a need for an international standard on how to use the precautionary principle in decision-making.
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By making seating arrangements based on the principle that most people are short they can squeeze more people in the plane.
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Proton has always violated every principle of economics and car making.
Are you for making sure that laws enforce that basic principle?
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To what extent do they depend on each other, when threats produce resolve, when terror engenders courage, when an ultimate challenge to principle has the effect of making principles stronger, forging them by fire?
That undercuts one of the principle arguments McCain's been making on the stump: experience.
He was thanking Vint Cerf for making state-full edges a core design principle of the original web.
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Finally, throughout the rule-making process, safety has remained our guiding principle, and it will continue to be our number one priority.
This principle has gained fame (and an equal measure of notoriety) in the last few years and is now a guiding principle in environmental policy and decision making with the United Nations and many countries around the world.
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So, a Category 4 or 5 hurricane making a direct hit on Miami would trigger a principle loss for investors.
Leaders can stop and monitor whether this principle is at play when they are making assignments and choosing whom to mentor.
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"The principle would be to invest early, making substantial intervention less likely and in the event of escalation success more likely as well as improving post-conflict planning, " he will argue.
The grounds for making murder a unique exception to the double-jeopardy principle are shaky.
In principle, a stronger yuan would help by making exports less profitable and by giving consumers more spending power.
"But as far as investing taxpayer dollars and making a strong public policy effort, we think the principle focus should be on encouraging abstinence, " he said.
His first splash came in 1968, when he announced that he had succeeded in making a switch out of amorphous silicon that relied on a principle he called Ovonics--named, of course, after himself.
In principle, muscles with shorter fibres ought to exert less downward force, making those who have them less firm on their feet.
The party said it supported the cap in principle but voted to support the amendment - arguing the current cap risked making people homeless, ultimately increasing the cost to the taxpayer.
Translation: Since ObamaCare abandons every actuarial principle known to insurance, it must impose lots of government controls in the hope of making the albatross work.
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