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jù wǒ suǒ zhī shì zhèyàng.
据我所知是这样。
ENas far as I know, yes
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hǎoxiàng shì zhème huí shì.
好像是这么回事。
ENthat seems to be the case
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wǒ bù gǎn kěndìng.
我不敢肯定。
ENI wouldn't swear to it
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yuánzé shàng shì kěyǐ de.
原则上是可以的。
ENin principle, yes
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jīběn shàng méi wèntí.
基本上没问题。
ENbroadly speaking it's fine
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yào kàn qíngkuàng ér dìng.
要看情况而定。
ENit depends on the circumstances
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mùqián hái shuō bu zhǔn.
目前还说不准。
ENit's too early to say
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dàzhì shì zhège fāngxiàng.
大致是这个方向。
ENroughly along those lines
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bù páichú zhège kěnéng.
不排除这个可能。
ENI wouldn't rule it out
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wǒ shuō bu hǎo.
我说不好。
ENI couldn't say

原则上是可以的 - in principle it's allowed - is the sentence to be wary of, because 原则上 usually introduces an exception that has not been mentioned yet. 不排除这个可能 - this possibility isn't excluded - is careful officialese worth recognising in news and meetings.