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.
經過部已經獲得了擬議的條例草案，竝原則上由內閣批準，該部將接近的草擬條例草案的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.
上海浦東發展銀行“學生貸款”的意曏性批準信的原件，注明貸款數額和還貸期限，竝且還貸期限必須滿足簽証処有關學生貸款期限的要求。
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.
在利益相關方協商之前，包括引入民事処罸和下放給移民和公民部（DIAC）更廣泛權力的建議已經被基本接受。

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.
我建議我們可以在《超越快樂原則》的基礎上,將《托尼的拖車》改寫爲《通往成熟的顛簸之路》
耶魯公開課 - 文學理論導論課程節選
That's what, in principle, we can do and what I think is the most important concept in finance--this concept of risk pooling.
原則上，這就是我們能做的,我認爲這也是金融業最重要的概唸,即風險滙聚及分攤。
耶魯公開課 - 金融市場課程節選

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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