This last observation allows us to speculate on an underlying principle that might link our two sets of findings.

It is an electrical device, but its underlying principles would be familiar to any organ maker.

He pursued "neoclassical simplicity" but in the process sacrificed the "underlying moral principles" of the original.

These ideas found a key application in Einstein's theory of general relativity and its underlying equivalence principle.

It is an underlying principle of both teleology and moral objectivism.

He not only proposed many legal and social reforms, but also expounded an underlying moral principle on which they should be based.

What underlying principle is entailed in a statement of fact or in a specific instance brought as an illustration?

The underlying legal principles that facilitate copyleft cannot function without conventional copyright.

An explanatory case study is used to explore causation in order to find underlying principles.

Explanatory case studies explore causation in order to find underlying principles.