1.   Democratic principles would, of course, take time to percolate through a population accustomed to autocracy.

2.   Is it the best that can be achieved, the nearest practicable approximation to the democratic principle?

3.   Young people have not been taught any democratic principles or told about the constitution.

4.   The democratic principle is one person one vote, as is the principle of statistical analysis.

5.   From a British perspective this seems little to ask for, though the Chinese might be justified in wondering why such democratic principles were not applied long ago.

6.   America was built on the democratic principle, and what is more American than football, right?

7.   Although Luzhkov and his allies are presenting themselves as the guardians of Russian democracy, their own commitment to democratic principles looks dubious at best.

8.   As a nation operating under democratic principles Israel exercises self-restraint when defending itself and retaliating against Palestinian attacks, Sharansky said.

9.   Because of his support for democratic principles and racial and religious tolerance, Wahid was widely viewed as the best choice to lead Indonesia into a modern democracy.