principled stand

The politician took a principled stand against his own party's position on the issue.

Many other businesses have taken a principled stand against tobacco.

Others say they took a principled stand for fiscal responsibility.

That's called taking a principled stand, something not too often associated with the world of professional sports.

She took a principled stand, he said, early enough to have a chance at altering events.

"Take a principled stand against companies which are doing business with the military regime of Burma."

Members of the Council acted with courage and took a principled stand.

It was a principled stand that will not change.

Supporters of the long-standing agreement say they are taking a principled stand in the public interest.

Clearly one should applaud someone who takes a principled stand when that could easily come with a cost.

It's rare to see what appears to be a principled stand from a party."

He took a principled stand against spending money and draft picks on a quarterback.

But history is very seldom kind enough to provide the ideal venue for a principled stand.

This is as a result of our principled stand against political vetting or discrimination.

Yet, even in opposition circles, intellectuals have refused to take a principled stand.

And 49 percent of the public expects those in the loyal opposition to continue taking principled stands against the administration.

A couple (of the best schools as it happens) are making a principled stand against it.

Sometimes you have to take a principled stand.

The public wants it both ways, electing those with principled stands, then telling them to compromise.

Substituting pragmatic management for principled stands, however, has solved only some problems.

The really principled stand is to vote against him.'

This is a principled stand and the overwhelming majority of the people of the world support it.

This was their chance to prove it, she said, "so one country doesn't take a principled stand and the others sign up the contracts."

And we remember what happened in Europe when we refused to take a principled stand."

They adopted a principled stand against market interference.