He acted out of expediency, not principle.
他的行为是出于权宜之计而非原则。
Always very easy to forgive a person, not principle.
总是很容易原谅人，毫无原则。
They sacrificed, not principle, but they had a higher knowledge and stayed behind so that they could ply the knowledge that they had when the time came.
他们作以牺牲，不是出于原则，但是他们具有更高的认知并呆在背后，以便在时机来临时，他们能分享使用他们的知识。
Mr Kaczynski’s opposition to Lisbon is about posturing not principle. He says publicly that he is merely waiting for the second Irish referendum before signing.
卡钦斯基对《里斯本条约》抵制只是一种姿态而非原则性问题，他公开表示，自己只是想在签署条约前等待爱尔兰第二次全民公投的结果。
It's a written letter not a conversation, but the principle is the same.
这是一封写好的信而不是一次谈话，但它们的原理一样的。
It's not just a matter of principle.
这不仅仅是个原则问题。
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
征税原则上不受大众欢迎，只是联系背景看是可接受的。
I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
原则上我不反对必修课程，但是我认为把外语列为必修课是不现实的。
In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day.
原则上，总会有一天，凡是人能做的事，机器就能做。
Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon.
即使假定这在理论上是可能的，它也不会很快就能实现。
It is not, in principle, necessary for a biological system to age and die.
原则上来说，生物系统的衰老和死亡都不是必然的。
More generally, however, whether or not a composition establishes a new principle in the history of music has little bearing on its aesthetic worth.
然而，更笼统地说，一首曲子是否在音乐史上确立了一个新的原则，与它的审美价值关系不大。
It is not at all clear why the costs of serving a highly loyal customer should in principle be different from those of serving any other type of repeat customer.
为什么服务一个高度忠诚的顾客的成本原则上与服务其他类型的回头客的成本是不同的，这一点完全不清楚。
One must not go to extremes in applying the principle of self-reliance.
不要把自力更生绝对化。
Maybe not a principle one can live by in general, but in this case, it works.
也许这不是一个人得以生活的一般原则，但是在这个例子中，它就是那么回事。
Not convinced that this principle applies to virtually anything?
还不相信这个原则适用于每一件事？
The nerve cells themselves will not be replaced, so even in principle such treatment could not help everyone with a spinal injury.
神经细胞是不能被取代的，所以甚至原理上这种治疗不能够帮助每个脊髓受伤的人。
This extra testing may or may not be good in principle, but it is likely to lead to chaos in practice.
这种额外的检测在原则上可能好或者相反，但是在实际的实验中肯定会带来混乱。
Third, I believe what China has done is precisely to uphold the principle, not on the contrary.
第三，我认为中方的表态正是维护不干涉内政原则，而不是相反。
The key appears to be whether or not the principle is universally fundamental to project success.
是不是原则的关键在于它是不是项目成功的普遍基础。
It is the principle I contend for, not individual or private benefit.
我奋斗争取的是原则而不是个人的私利。
This is also clearly not the intention behind the principle.
还有一点也很明确，就是意图不一定就在原则之后。
But it seems that Tsinghua university has chosen not to follow this principle.
但似乎清华大学选择不遵循这一原则。
Naturally women already understand this principle, whether consciously or not.
无论是否意识到这一点，女性都自然地理解这一原则。
But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose.
但那只是情感冲动造成的罪过，并非原则上的对抗，甚至不是故意而为。
Would this same principle not apply in the situation Scott describes?
同样的原则对于Scott描述的状况是不是就不起作用呢？
First off, the penalty is not the point; the principle is.
首先，重点倒不是我被惩罚，关键是原则的问题。
The principle with cognition enhancers is not so different.
认知增强的原则不是那么的不同。
The principle with cognition enhancers is not so different.
认知增强的原则不是那么的不同。
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