1.   As a legislator, he generally hewed to conservative principles, opposing tax increases and supporting a balanced budget.

2.   As a legislator, he hewed to conservative principles, opposing tax increases and supporting a balanced budget.

3.   Ashcroft insisted his decisions were not directed by a personal agenda, but by conservative principles.

4.   At the same time, the deterministic view could be used against many conservative principles, particularly those that stress personal responsibility.

5.   Buchanan, who cast the GOP contest as a battle over conservative principles, vowed to ignore increasing pressure on him to unify the party.

6.   But he got to talk about his deeply conservative principles, and he met a lot of wonderful people.

7.   But other members suggested that if the leadership did not improve its communications operation and hold firm to conservative principles, trouble could erupt again.

8.   Downs has fashioned a plan along sound conservative principles.

9.   He has also downplayed his conservative principles, not side-stepping the abortion issue but not raising it, either.

10.   His pace quickening, his voice firming in resolve, the new president delivered his clearest evocation yet of the conservative principles that will guide his administration.