governing principle

Christian charity will be the governing principle of its administration.

Just as a ship needs a captain, so too does the individual need a governing principle.

"Interest alone is the governing principle of nations," he told the convention.

Her approach often gave rise to no governing principle that could clearly be applied in future cases.

See how hypocrisy has been elevated into a governing principle!

But that can't, in a rule of law situation, be the governing principle.

The governing principles of both schools are "excellence" and "opportunity".

When will we learn that celebrating and believing in our nation's governing principles are only the first step?

The governing principle was: which post office is the closest to the patron?

It has everything to do with accepting arbitrariness as a governing principle.

This was detrimental to representation of the citizens, which should actually be the governing principle.

The league makes parity one of its governing principles.

The group's main governing principle is that it plays nothing smaller than a quintet.

The governing principle at the school is that structure, calm and safety are prerequisites for learning.

Close scrutiny is the governing principle of Minimalist art.

Consumption, not creation, had become design's dominant force; novelty and change, its governing principles.

He sees the campus as not one but a series of settings, each with potentially different governing principles for free speech.

Fifthly, we would insist that transparency is one of our governing principles.

The Reynolds equations can be used to derive the governing principles for the fluids.

How could universities embrace two different governing principles, diversity and meritocracy?

Complex protocol demanded that Court dress conform to a set of governing principles.

Given this framework and governing principles, the civil service has operated without many upheavals over the last century.

Rather than just presenting a load of good opera, dance, theatre and music, he has tried to order the work around a governing principle.

Religion is the governing principle of civilized life.

Its end should be the service of human beings, to which cities should adjust their structures and governing principles.