This principle also held true in years past, but with the Federal deficit now at record levels, the negative effects are greater than before.

He had not played such small games before, but the principle should hold.

OK, he had probably been referring more to drugs than to relationships but the principle held good for both.

Certainly this task is a hard one, but the principle holds.

That was 1982, and the same principle holds true in 2001.

Today, as a foundation school, the same principle still holds true.

The same principle must also hold in the case of the new birth.

However, these principles do not always hold true in practice.

This principle holds for more than just jobs, of course.

But the principle holds true even when your story is more concerned with external events.