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Common collocations with principle in American Collocation

principle noun

US /ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l/

basic

basic
elementary
first
fundamental
underlying

The need for a thorough grounding in the basic principles of mathematics and statistics has never been more important.

important

core
guiding
important
key
overarching
overriding
underlying

The University’s animal research work is governed by four key principles.

general

broad
general

The general principle in employment tribunal cases is that each party has to pay their own costs whether they win or lose.

main

essential
main

One of the Government’s main principles for addressing family issues has been that paid work is the route out of poverty for families.

from the beginning

founding

One of the founding principles of the National Health Service was that health care should be provided free at the point of use.

types of principle

democratic
legal
scientific

There is considerable discussion at the moment in the UK about the wisdom of adopting some legal principles developed in the United States.

establish a principle

develop
establish
identify

This report established some important principles.

explain a principle

cover
explain
illustrate
outline
set out

The following example illustrates some of the principles set out in this article.

use a principle

apply
follow
use

The problems of applying such principles in practice are therefore familiar.

support a principle

support
uphold

The Council supports the principle of meeting a proportion of energy needs from renewable sources.

accept a principle

accept
adopt

The government had finally accepted the principle that “society should include in its economic structure some form of direct financial provision for the maintenance of children”.

make a principle less important

abandon
compromise
undermine

Bukharin blamed Lenin for undermining the principles of the revolution.