Example sentences of "[noun sg] work [prep] the principle " in BNC.
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| 1 | The therapy works on the principle that like cures like . |
| 2 | A stack works on the principle of ‘ last in first out ’ ( LIFO ) . |
| 3 | The stirring is automatic , the cutting is done by machine and the milling is done by a machine working on the principle of a giant food processor . |
| 4 | Unlike a petrol engine with a throttle , or accelerator , to vary the amount of fuel and air being sucked into the engine , diesel works on the principle that air in a cylinder will , if it is compressed , heat enough to ignite fuel without the use of a spark plug . |
| 5 | This was an actual 15-megaton bomb working on the principle of fission-fusion-fission and exploded on Bikini Atoll , on 1 March , 1954 . |
| 6 | This American computer-produced service works from the principle that people with similar research interests who write articles cite the research of other people in their references . |
| 7 | The method works on the principle that the art form is a healing agent but that time must be allowed for the work to be effective . |
| 8 | A spokesman said : ‘ The centre works on the principle that if one shop opens on a Sunday , they all open . |
| 9 | Disco in its most grandiose form worked on the principle that a heartbeat rhythm , combined with soupy strings and a chain of Afro-Cuban drum breakdowns , could pop out the tightest emotional and sexual blocks . |
| 10 | A water softener works on the principle of ‘ ion exchange ’ . |
| 11 | Bunny works on the principle that if he asks every woman he meets to sleep with him , a certain percentage are going to say yes . |