There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life. From LearnThat.org. [Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)]
practical mathematics. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He is a very practical person. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A practical failure. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
MARTIN: I think - now, I think the word - the term practical is probably better than logical. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Mountain Activist Carole King] Reference
But what we call practical politics was always distasteful to him. From Wordnik.com. [Literary and Social Essays] Reference
To give what we call practical help we must be practical ourselves. From Wordnik.com. [Girls and Women] Reference
Well our measurements for our unabsorbed cost is what we call our practical capacity. From Wordnik.com. [Graco Inc. CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Earnings - Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha] Reference
And the goal is that we need to put it away, we need to create what I call practical systems. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2007] Reference
Cao was complimentary of Obama's efforts to find what he called a practical and compassionate solution to the immigration issue. From Wordnik.com. [theadvertiser.com -] Reference
He began to think about suicide in practical terms. From Wordnik.com. [Let’s Die Together] Reference
Which, for all short-term practical purposes, is true. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Higher Ed] Reference
Is this the ‘trickle-down’ theory in practical use?. From Wordnik.com. [New MPAA, RIAA venture] Reference
Is there any real difference in practical terms from plain brass?. From Wordnik.com. [Handloaders: What is your take on nickel plated brass for reloading?] Reference
He is often referred to as a practical, problem-solving visionary. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
They are engaged in a struggle that has no near-term practical end. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Global Home] Reference
Escape and response techniques are demonstrated in practical scenarios. From Wordnik.com. [Fairfax County community events, Oct. 28 to Nov. 4, 2010] Reference
The word practical is nearly always the last refuge of the uncivilised. From Wordnik.com. [Miscellanies] Reference
It is always then, in short, practical utility that science has in view. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution créatrice. English] Reference
I said, “Mother, that’s what I call practical in you, my dear.”’. From Wordnik.com. [Little Dorrit] Reference
Not that the size of the victory mattered in practical legislative terms. From Wordnik.com. [2010 Elections To Usher In Era Of Gridlock] Reference
Is there any real difference in practical terms from plain | Field & Stream. From Wordnik.com. [Handloaders: What is your take on nickel plated brass for reloading?] Reference
Yes, it is a symbolic blow, but in practical terms it is almost meaningless. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Brown wins Massachusetts special election; Coakley concedes.] Reference
So in practical terms, the one-week hiatus had little effect on fantasy leagues. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Put league winnings toward a cause] Reference
Then there are the proliferating classes in practical ethics and moral reasoning. From Wordnik.com. [Why Liberals Don] Reference
Dr. Willett, how do you practically in practical terms, you're in the supermarket. From Wordnik.com. [Few Americans Finish Their Vegetables] Reference
And in practical terms it's impossible to have legislation that covers everything. From Wordnik.com. [Masters of the Hunt] Reference
What this means in practical terms is that she commands almost all the top talent. From Wordnik.com. [Take Two: Hillary's Choice] Reference
Wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober. From Wordnik.com. [If You Really Want to Feel Bad ...] Reference
His constituents support "folks who look at what works in practical terms," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats Face Pivotal Test in Midwest] Reference
One error of doctrine, however, resulting in practical evil, had sprung up among them. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Of course, in practical terms, that means quarters of the right vintage and nationality. From Wordnik.com. [The Queen declares, “No chips for you!”] Reference
Freeloading is neither an ethical choice nor a long-term practical choice in this matter. From Wordnik.com. [Navy blues] Reference
Perhaps we are all somnambulists moving about in this dream-world we call practical life. From Wordnik.com. [The Flutter of the Goldleaf; and Other Plays] Reference
‘If the people who are usually called practical, were practical in your direction —’. From Wordnik.com. [Little Dorrit] Reference
But I have to agree with the others about how practical is it for the average outdoors person?. From Wordnik.com. [Best of the Best Awards: Best New Hunting Gear 2009] Reference
Yet he forges ahead, with new programs highlighting God's generosity and love in practical ways. From Wordnik.com. [Church's role gets stronger, bigger] Reference
In theory, this grants vast authorial freedom, but the longterm practical effect has been heavily debilitating. From Wordnik.com. [Dear readers...] Reference
His books detail, in practical terms, space movement in ways which expand the genre in terms of its sophistication. From Wordnik.com. [February 2009] Reference
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