Adjective : practical mathematics. ,a practical application of a rule. ,practical affairs. ,practical instructions. ,a practical politician. ,a practical person. ,a practical certainty. From Dictionary.com.
Psychology, by contrast, doesn't deal with what is possible; psychology deals in practicalities and probabilities. From Wordnik.com. [Valerie Tarico: God's Emotions: Why the Biblical God Is So Very Human (Part 2)] Reference
But a level-headed consideration of practicalities is in order, not a moralistic, “never forgive, never forget” crusade. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Amnestied Aliens Can Dance in the Nib of a Pen?] Reference
The IBC questioned the "practicalities" that were preventing the IBA from issuing temporary licences. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Thursday to consider "practicalities" for the Durban negotiations within a month, Masire said, without elaborating. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Kuper said the activists did not seek to stir controversy by leaving from north Cyprus, but that "practicalities" necessitated the choice. From Wordnik.com. [Jewish Activists Attempting To Breach Israel's Gaza Blockade] Reference
There are potential issues with the "practicalities" of section. From Wordnik.com. [Computerworld] Reference
I am not concerned here with 'practicalities', but rather with the principle of undivided loyalties. spraynasal on Sun, 2006-06-25 22: 09. From Wordnik.com. [The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe] Reference
Garage gigantism isn't just driven by practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [The Garage That Ate Tucson] Reference
He's not ready to talk about any of these practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [Aaron Cohen: Family Guy, Hebrew School and Cancer] Reference
So just looking at the practicalities of time, it doesn't add up. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry And Dan Tarullo] Reference
And that is something, the practicalities of which are very complex. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2006] Reference
She drew a slow breath and forced her mind to deal with practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [Irresistible]
Hewson says of her husband that "he is unencumbered by practicalities.". From Wordnik.com. [Magatte Wade: How Bono Is Undermining African Entrepreneurs] Reference
Ali Hewson says of her husband that "he is unencumbered by practicalities.". From Wordnik.com. [We Are Working Hard to Build Our Business in Africa] Reference
Her interests lie less with an abstract "war on terror" than in commercial practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Iron Lady] Reference
Medart sensed the other's reluctance to pursue that subject, so he returned to practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
But I think, just in terms of the practicalities on the ground, that's where the problems are. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2005] Reference
JULIAN OUDART, BUSINESS TRAVELLER: I usually look for accommodation of design, practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2008] Reference
He evidently did not know how serious this might be, so he limited his comment to practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
This does not mean that they are lacking, though they are based on practicalities, not on abstractions. From Wordnik.com. [Is David Cameron tough enough to be a Tory revolutionary?] Reference
When addressing the subject, politicians talk exclusively in terms of numbers and ignore practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [The growing threat of a military coup in Iraq] Reference
Most business books talk in philosophies, for instance, who's stealing your cheese, instead of practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 9, 2003] Reference
His talents lay in the practicalities of warfare, not in its paperwork, which is why he had become a Paratrooper. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
The intention is to offer advice on practicalities and identify any Whitehall elephant traps that may lie in wait. From Wordnik.com. [John Rentoul today puts Trevor Kavanagh and myself in the...] Reference
Protocol had prevented my officials from talking to Peter Brooke or me beforehand about the practicalities of the job. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]
Which means that, at some level, artistic vision needs to be bent a little to the practicalities and politics at hand. From Wordnik.com. [Bill McKibben: An Invitation to Create Moving Images Seeable from Space (350 EARTH)] Reference
He established the architectural template for the towering artistic genius who is impervious to dreary practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [Pardon Us, But Our Museum Is Falling Apart] Reference
And the society for reproductive medicine has said we are nowhere near the legalities, all of the practicalities of that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2009] Reference
And so I think there's some practicalities on the ground, unfortunately, that will make things take a little while longer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2003] Reference
In fact, it took some time to work out the practicalities of the visit with the retaining authority of the coalition forces. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2004] Reference
But the monks of Magadha, Kosala and the republics to the east of the Gangetic plain were more interested in practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [Buddha]
Ms. Hewson confirms the account and says the wonderful thing about her husband is that "he is unencumbered by practicalities.". From Wordnik.com. [Out of Africa, Into Asia] Reference
So what I feel is you have three or four months time, and if these two countries can come to a discussion on the practicalities. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2003] Reference
So that there is not a requirement under the law that separation be immediate, given the practicalities of the military determination. From Wordnik.com. [Quinn And Dellinger Briefing On Hiv Provision] Reference
Or are you so grounded in the practicalities of a business life that you have not realized that life is ultimately not worth living at all?. From Wordnik.com. [A Christmas Bride]
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