in principle

Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon.

即使假定这在理论上行得通，它也不可能于短期内实现。

The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.

财政部原则上反对这些提案.

In principle, the higher the steam pressure, the higher the water could be pumped.

从原理上来讲, 蒸汽压越高, 水就能够抽得越高.

These hypotheses, I contend, must be refutable in principle.

我认为这些假说在原则上必须是可以反驳的.

Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.

征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。

In principle we willingly admit the Russians'right to a share in the Italian Fleet.

在原则上,我们愿意承认俄国有权分得意大利舰队的一部分舰只.

The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it.

该决定在今天的会议之前就已达成原则上的共识，但围绕这一决定还存在一些争议。

I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.

原则上我不反对设置基础课程，但我认为要求掌握一门外语是不现实的。

I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.

我大体上同意这一点，但是怀疑它是否能够付诸实践。

They are agreed in principle but not in detail.

他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.

Figure 3 illustrates in principle a vertical pendulum and a horizontal pendulum of the simplest kind.

图3说明了最简单的竖直摆和水平摆的原理.

We would emerge at best with an agreement in principle that would haunt us for years.

我们最多也只能达成原则协议,今后多年还会牵扯进去不得解决.

Ultra-violet recorders consist in principle of geophones.

紫外线振动记录器的原理与听地器相似.

A single base might in principle suffice for computation.

在原理上用一条基线就能满足计算的要求.

Her idea is sound in principle.

从原则上来说,她的观点是正确的.