A vital principle we must follow in developing China's advanced culture is to emphasize the central theme of the socialist culture， persevere in serving the people and socialism， and let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend.
The Songhua River system is the vital principle to the economy of Heilongjiang province.
Humans cannot escape nature's dictatorship, and without a system that centers on resources as the vital principle, human quality of life will systematically deteriorate.
The vital principle or animating force in living beings; incorporeal consciousness; supernatural being.
