in principle

基本解释

After a Ministry has obtained in-principle approval from the Cabinet on the proposed Bill, the Ministry will approach AGC for the drafting of the Bill.
经过部已经获得了拟议的条例草案，并原则上由内阁批准，该部将接近的草拟条例草案的AGC。
In-principle approval from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank for a "student loan" for a specified amount and with a term covering at least the designated period.
上海浦东发展银行“学生贷款”的意向性批准信的原件，注明贷款数额和还贷期限，并且还贷期限必须满足签证处有关学生贷款期限的要求。
The recommendations, which have been accepted in-principle ahead of stakeholder consultation, included the introduction of a range of civil penalties and broader powers for DIAC.
在利益相关方协商之前，包括引入民事处罚和下放给移民和公民部（DIAC）更广泛权力的建议已经被基本接受。

He was influenced by Thomas Malthus' work, "An Essay on the Principle of Population" written in seventeen ninety-eight.
I would suggest that in the context of Beyond the Pleasure Principle we could re-title Tony the Tow Truck as The Bumpy Road to Maturity.
我建议我们可以在《超越快乐原则》的基础上,将《托尼的拖车》改写为《通往成熟的颠簸之路》
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That's what, in principle, we can do and what I think is the most important concept in finance--this concept of risk pooling.
原则上，这就是我们能做的,我认为这也是金融业最重要的概念,即风险汇聚及分摊。
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The cabinet's decision-in-principle triggered a wave of demonstrations throughout the Palestinian territories, and stern warnings to Israel from foreign governments to leave him be.
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