But to parents in those days it was a matter of principle.

I told him it had been a matter of principle.

They might have gone higher but this is a matter of principle.

As a matter of principle, she should do it alone.

To my mind, there is a matter of principle involved in these problem areas.

And then there was a matter of principle, the man went on to say.

This was a matter of principle for Iraq, he added.

What we are working towards here is a right and a matter of principle.

Obviously that's in general terms as a matter of principle.

She was never a woman for any compromise on a matter of principle.

He made it a matter of principle always to take the murder cases himself.

We can see that this is a matter of principle, respect for the music.

The records issues is a matter of principle to many Democrats.

But now, for some neighbors, it has become a matter of principle.

As a matter of principle he never took out a patent.

I am aware that this is a very political issue, and also a matter of principle.

It was a matter of principle, not principal, they said.

The theorists will tell you it's a matter of principle.

"It was a matter of principle to me more than the money," Williams said.

The dispute has become a matter of principle for both sides.

"As a matter of principle, I was not going to live through another.

As a matter of principle, the Council never comments on press reports.

But it is a matter of principle that the Bureau needs to look at.

It could be that he remains firm as a matter of principle.

As a matter of principle, he refused to accept any money from his parents.