7 sentences with 'principle'
Example sentences and phrases with the word principle and other words derived from it.
• « The principle of Alcoholics Anonymous is that the sufferer admits his or her condition, and is willing to discuss his or her situation frankly and to admit to gradual - and, more importantly, possible - ways of controlling and giving up the vice. No one knows the other's surname, no one objects to the other. »
• « In principle, it should be borne in mind that drinking water is not simply a thirst quencher. Drinking water means replenishing the sweat lost during exercise, as well as regulating body temperature. »
• « In principle, before doing the first movement, it is essential to undergo a thorough medical check-up. Once the results of this examination have been obtained, it will be possible to determine what type of exercise to start with. »
• « In principle, you should have someone who already knows the exercises explain to you how to do them. »
• « Archimedes discovered the principle of using the displacement of water to calculate the specific gravity of objects, and devised a series of complex war machines used against Roman forces when his home city of Syracuse in Sicily was under attack. »
• « Perhaps the most important thing Augustus did, besides establishing the principle itself, was to reorganise the Roman legions. He created a professional standing army with regular pay and retirement benefits, permanently ending the dependence on citizen volunteers - soldiers who had fought for Rome under the republic. »
• « The important effect of Magna Carta was its principle: even the king had to respect the law. From then on English kings began to convene Parliament, a meeting of the Church, nobles and well-to-do commoners, in order to obtain authorisation and money for their wars. »