What is the translation of " 是原则问题 " in English?

• is a matter of principle

Examples of using 是原则问题 in Chinese and their translations into English

废除死刑是原则问题，不是文化问题.
The abolition of death penalty is a matter of principle, not a matter of culture.

这不仅是原则问题。
This is not only a matter of principle.

那是原则问题，我不能那么做。
As a matter of principle, I can't accept that.

是原则问题，吗？?
It's a matter of principle, right?

这确实是原则问题。
This is really a matter of principle.

那是原则问题，我不能那么做。
As a matter of principle, I can't.

以下是原则问题.
The following are matters of principle.

姐姐买了头等舱的票，这是原则问题。
Sister bought first-class tickets- it's a matter of principle with her.”.

委内瑞拉玻利瓦尔共和国认为这种斗争是原则问题，不管外国当局是否承认我们或证明我们的努力。
To the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, this endeavour is a matter of principle, regardless of whether or not our efforts are recognized or certified by foreign authorities.

最终，GOFAI议程的障碍，似乎是原则问题，而不仅仅是有限的技术、或者科学知识问题，而且它已经崩溃。
Eventually, obstacles to the GOFAI agenda appeared to be matters of principle, not just matters of limited technical or scientific know-how, and it collapsed.

许多人说，这是原则问题，不能被吓得沉默不语。
Many said it was a point of principle not to be intimidated into silence.

免费提供人员的捐助者本身应当负担那些费用，这是原则问题。
The donors of gratis personnel should themselves bear those costs, as a matter of principle.

斯大林：这不是威信问题，是原则问题。
Mr Poynton- It is not a question of complaint; it is a matter of principle.

首先，我们能够实质上增加很多收入，其次，这是原则问题。
First of all, we're going to raise substantially more revenue, and second of all, it's a question of principle.

这是政治立场问题，是方向问题，是原则问题。
This is an issue of methodologies, this is an issue of orientation, this is an issue of principle.

当家作主是原则问题，但必须本着伙伴关系精神这样做，因为任何摆脱冲突的国家都无力单靠自己开展每项工作。
Ownership is a matter of principle, but it must be assumed in a spirit of partnership because any country emerging from conflict is not a position to undertake every task on its own.

这不仅是原则问题。
And this is not just a matter of principle.

伊拉克强烈谴责一切形式的恐怖主义，这不单单是原则问题。
Iraq' s strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms was not based on considerations of principle alone.

中方一贯反对所有单边制裁，这是原则问题，在伊核问题上也是如此。
China always objects all forms of unilateral sanctions, which is a matter of principle, and the same is true with the Iranian nuclear issue.

因此，第10段中提到的分歧与其说是原则问题，不如说是出发点的问题。
The divergence mentioned in paragraph 10 is thus rather a question of a starting point than a matter of principle.

国家自主权不仅是原则问题，经证明,它也是该倡议取得成功的实际先决条件。
National ownership is not only a matter of principle. It has proven to be a practical precondition to success of the initiatives.

这是一个原则问题。
It is a matter of principle.

这是重大的原则问题。
These are important matters of principle.

当目标是原则性问题的时候，我们称之为理想主义。
When the goal is a matter of principle, we call that idealism.

为什么人的问题，是一个根本的问题，是原则的问题。
This question of"for whom?" is fundamental; it is a question of principle.

美国，这不是党派斗争的问题；这是原则问题。
America, this is not about partisanship; this is about principle.

就像她觉得“这不是钱，这是原则问题“，他也是。
The same way that she feels that“it's not about money, it's about principle”, so does he.

两派的争论都更少关心德雷夫斯的清白与否，更多关心的是原则问题。
On both sides, the debate became less about Dreyfus' innocence and more about the principle.

这些是原则问题，我们表示理解和接受，因为我们从未停止宣称我们致力于民主和法制。
These are positions of principle that we understand and accept, for we have never ceased to proclaim our devotion to democracy and the rule of law.

同时，白俄罗斯不得不表明，它不支持就通过关于人权理事会报告的决议草案达成的共识----这是原则问题。
At the same time, Belarus is compelled as a matter of principle to dissociate itself from the consensus on adoption of the draft resolution on the report of the Human Rights Council.