"Huawei is disappointed that the Commission has taken this unprecedented step of deciding in principle to open the first ever ex officio dumping and subsidy investigations, " it said in a statement.

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Posterity may indeed one day thank the president for taking America a giant step closer to entrenching the principle of universal health coverage that other rich countries take for granted.

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This may seem like a fairly insignificant step toward saving money, but the principle behind it isn't.

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The precautionary principle says the company should make informed decisions every step of the way.

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Applying the principle governing civil liability, we go only a step farther in holding that the act of the agent, while exercising the authority delegated to him to make rates for transportation, may be controlled, in the interest of public policy, by imputing his act to his employer and imposing penalties upon the corporation for which he is acting in the premises.

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In a society, a lot of times we have to step back and ask ourselves if what we're doing in principle, not in practice, is right.

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said the in-principle agreement to devolve capital borrowing powers was "an important step forward".

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He said it was a good idea in principle but - surprise, surprise - governments needed to take it one step at a time.

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