adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
stand
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Yet, even in opposition circles, intellectuals have refused to take a principled stand .
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If Pyongyang refuses, the allies will at least have taken a principled stand .
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For this principled stand , the village fined him $ 1, 500.
way
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Our interest is in political theories that require neutrality, i.e., that are followed by acting neutrally in a principled way .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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principled leadership
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principled opposition to the idea of lower taxation
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If Pyongyang refuses, the allies will at least have taken a principled stand.
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Indeed, it is one; but it scarcely shows any principled rejection of all government.
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It remains a solid, principled groundwork for world Trotskyism.
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Setting aside any principled notions that I have, which I do have, you know, it is purely pragmatic business.
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There were very principled disagreements on both sides.
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These examples suggest that there is a possible principled basis for the distinction between semantic and syntactic deviance.
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They substitute character attack and personal diatribe for principled debate and discussion of the issues.