Others see it as the triumph of expediency over principle.

其他人视其为权宜对于原则的胜利。

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Handing over principle is the theory mainstream of the question of bearing risk at present.

目前关于风险负担问题的理论主流是交付主义原则。

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The second principle is to loosen the control that providers of online services have over data and give more to those who supply them.

第二个原则是放宽在线服务提供商对数据的控制，给予提供数据者更多的控制权。

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But that's a principle we'll practice over time.

但是这是一个我们以后要练习的原则。

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It appears to be the dominance of pragmatism over principle, and old-style back-room bargaining over more accountable, albeit potentially slower-moving, politics.

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This is not realpolitik over principle.

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But now, the report suggests, arguments over the principle of privatisation are merely a distraction.

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