in principle

They are agreed in principle but not in detail.

他们的看法在大体上是一致的, 但是在细节上有所。

The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.

政部原则上反对这些提案。

This is in contrast with an overdraft which is subject to periodic review and is in principle recallable at any time.

这透支向，透支要接受定检查，且在原则上可随时要求还款。

Similar in principle to the enclosing of parenthetic expressions between commas is the setting off by commas of phrases or dependent clauses preceding or following the main clause of a sentence.

类似将附带说明放在间的规则，位在句子主要子句前或后的片语或从属子句，也应以隔开。