Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.

征税原则上不受大众欢迎，只是联系背景看是可接受的。

I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.

我原则上是同意它的，但我怀疑在实践中它是否会发生。

In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day.

原则上，总会有一天，凡是人能做的事，机器就能做。

The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it.

在今天的会议之前该决定原则上已获同意，但围绕这项决定还存在一些争议。

I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.

原则上我不反对必修课程，但是我认为把外语列为必修课是不现实的。

And finally, reach some agreement in principle.

最后，在原则上达成一致。

It is not, in principle, necessary for a biological system to age and die.

原则上来说，生物系统的衰老和死亡都不是必然的。

In principle, he is too young to study at college, but he was admitted because of his intelligence.

原则上来说，他还没到大学入学年龄，但是因为他很聪明，所以仍然被录取了。

That is why today's environmental problems in the poor countries ought, in principle, to be solvable.

因此，原则上当今贫穷国家的环境问题应该是能够解决的。

If you know how high you are and where you are around, in principle you know where you are on the sphere.

如果你知道你所在的高度和周围的位置，原则上就可以确定你在球面上的位置。

If you made the furniture with our resins, in principle you could just smash it, or burn it, or use it for energy.

如果你做的这件家具用的是我们的树脂，原则上你可以粉碎它，或者燃烧它，或者把它用作能源。

Democratic governments differ in form because democracy is in principle dynamic and has therefore responded to local needs.

民主政府的形式不同，因为原则上民主是动态的，会适应当地的需求。

The units can be used to generate tiny amounts of power, and in principle, giant dipping birds could be constructed which would generate more power.

这些装置可以用来产生少量的能量，而且原则上，可以制造出能产生更多能量的巨型蘸水鸟。

It is not at all clear why the costs of serving a highly loyal customer should in principle be different from those of serving any other type of repeat customer.

为什么服务一个高度忠诚的顾客的成本原则上与服务其他类型的回头客的成本是不同的，这一点完全不清楚。

In principle, all the power needs of the United States could be provided by exploiting the wind potential of just three states—North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas.

原则上，美国所有的电力需求，只开发三个州——北达科他州、南达科他州和得克萨斯州——的风能潜力就可以满足。

They also proved that, in principle, the overshot wheel, a type of wheel in which an overhead stream of water powers the wheel, should win the efficiency competition.

他们还证明，原则上，打捞轮（一种由高架水流驱动该轮的轮）应该会赢得效率竞争。

The announcement follows in principle the agreement reached on the opening of the consulate between Australian Prime Minister and Indonesian President in Bali last month.

澳大利亚总理和印尼总统上个月在巴厘岛就开设领事馆达成了协议，公告跟这个协议原则上是一致的。

Economics is precise about the tax that should, in principle, be levied to deal with negative externalities: the tax on a liter of fuel should be equal to the harm caused by using a liter of fuel.

从经济学的角度来看，为了应对负外部性，原则上应该征收的税收是准确的：对一升燃料征收的税应该等于使用一升燃料所造成的危害。

Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporated—for example, decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rates.

他们的方法足够灵活，原则上可以纳入其他重要的生活质量变化，如减少污染物排放总量、降低犯罪率。

Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon.

即使假定这在理论上是可能的，它也不会很快就能实现。

They have agreed to the proposal in principle but we still have to negotiate the terms.

他们已基本同意了这项提议，但我们还得磋商各项条款。

In principle, this makes sense.

原则上讲得通。

In principle, that's a short step.

从原则上说，那只是一个简短的步骤。

Is there a difference in principle?

有没有原则上的区别呢？

A: in principle, yes.

答：原则上，是的。

In principle, it should not be too hard.

原理上，这应该不会太难。

In principle, yes.

原则上说，是的。

Poland plans in principle to join the euro.

原则上，波兰是计划加入欧元区的。

In principle, the right thing has been done.

大体上，已经做了正确的事。

In principle, could immortality be a good thing?

从原理上讲永生是好事吗？