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assumption, basis, convention, doctrine, ethic, foundation, fundamental, precept, proposition, regulation, rule, truth

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axiom, canon, criterion, dictum, dogma, form, formula, ground, maxim, origin, postulate, prescript, source, theorem, usage, verity

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Specifically, the researchers tested whether their hypothesized mathematical rules were obeyed by the structures in the database, which guided them toward principles that known structures were highly likely to follow.

FDA has broad statutory authority to ensure food safety, but the center, created in the early 1980s, is not explicitly protected by statute, and could in principle be dismantled by executive action.

"The most important thing for me at this moment is to create the principles, the identity and the character we had in the past," he said.

The English vocal powerhouse Yola spells out her pleasure principle on “Symphony,” a funky, upbeat celebration of sensuality that will appear on her forthcoming EP, “My Way.”

It follows previous lawsuits accusing the firm of breaching the principles he agreed to when he helped found it in 2015.