Some fellowships maintain these distinctive principles while updating many traditions and practices, while others continue in much the same way as they have for most of the 20th century.

But it is in his doctrine of the Reason that the distinctive principle of the philosophy of Cousin lies.

From the time of the Revolution Settlement in 1691, the foremost of Reformed Presbyterian "distinctive principles" was the practice of political dissent from the British government.

For most of his adult life, he had John Cage as his partner, and it was from Cage that he learned what would be the most distinctive principle of his art: chance.

The most prominent and distinctive principles in the Bahá'í teachings are Love and Unity, which are exemplified by the Golden rule, and the many social principles.

South Africa's interim Constitution is scheduled for replacement within two years, but its distinctive principles are expected to survive.

In syntax, verb-second (V2) word order is the most distinctive principle of word order in Germanic languages.

The first separatists became the Seventh Day Dunkers, whose distinctive principle was that they believed that Saturday was true Sabbath.

The first schism from the general body occurred in 1728-the Seventh Day Dunkers, whose distinctive principle was that the seventh day was true Sabbath.

Mr Miliband will seek to define his distinctive principles for leading Labour over the next three years.