"It was important to get the principles established first, and move from there."

It is not enough to establish fine principles in an agreement.

"But we want to establish the principle of their right to return," he added.

Still, it would at least have established the principle of using government bargaining power to get a better deal.

Later chapters established principles for economic management and cultural relations.

The new question is whether the principle established in that decision was limited to members of specific religions.

Establishing the particular principle behind the action we need was the important part.

Another is establishing the principle of equal opportunity for all citizens.

The idea is to establish the principle that every family has to send somebody into the workforce.

The European treaties established the principle of an open market economy with free competition.