basic principle
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While today's leasehold system is very different, critics argue the basic principle remains the same - homeowners pay for the right to occupy land they do not fully own.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
This is a basic principle: If AI lowers the cost of routine work, it raises the value of everything else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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
“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
