basic principle
Example Sentences
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“It starts with a very basic principle: Do you, as the boss, want to leave the job?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Evolutionary biology explains this contrast through a basic principle: energy is limited, and species must divide it between reproduction and maintaining their bodies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
It’s a basic principle of civil society that the increased power given to law enforcement officials is balanced by increased oversight, because the one without the other presents an almost irresistible temptation for abuse.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
Martin winced and chuckled, but said nothing, which was the basic principle of his entire performance.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025
“The basic principle of physical science is this: two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Do you understand that?”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
