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With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars. / According to theory.

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in principle

Source Word

in principle

Prepositional phrase

With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars. / According to theory.

Japanese Meaning

原則として / 理論上 / 基本的に

In principle, we approve the budget, but we will need to adjust some line items before finalizing it.

原則としてこの予算案は承認しますが、最終決定の前にいくつかの項目を調整する必要があります。

Sense（1）

With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars.

Sense（2）

According to theory.