in principle

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Idioms and Phrases

Fundamentally, in general, but not necessarily in all particulars. For example, The diplomats accepted the idea in principle but would rely on experts to work out all the details . [Early 1800s]

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On Tuesday, Zelensky said he was ready in principle to see Trump in Rome.

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Formula 1 bosses have agreed in principle to a mechanism that would allow engine manufacturers facing a performance shortfall under next year's new rules to catch up.

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"Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. Accordingly, Harvard will not accept the government's terms as an agreement in principle."

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However, in the study, the laser only stimulated M cones, "which in principle would send a colour signal to the brain that never occurs in natural vision", the paper said.

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MPs in Westminster voted in favour of assisted dying in principle last November but remain bitterly divided on the issue.

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