tenet

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“The overriding tenet of our annual planning this year was to be leaner.”

From Washington Post

Feb. 25 - German Ambassador Steffen Seibert tells Israeli television that Berlin is watching the dispute and believes an independent justice system is a tenet of democracy.

From Reuters

While sovereign citizen beliefs vary, a core tenet holds that a long-ago conspiracy infiltrated the original, legitimate U.S. government and slowly replaced it with an illegitimate, tyrannical “de facto” government.

From Washington Times

But public access to legal proceedings remains a basic tenet of the U.S. judicial system, and it is rare for judges to delay public notice of hearings or ask lawyers not to discuss scheduled hearings.

From Washington Post

However, Mr. Hardison said he still holds to the tenets the group once espoused but operates as a “semi-independent” Christian after a 1990s schism split the Worldwide camp into several factions.

From Washington Times