Sentences with phrase «practical interest»

The products of human imagination extend far beyond the satisfaction of practical interests.

This distinction is made on the basis of our attention, and our attention is guided by practical interest.

Remove practical interest, and it becomes quite possible that our normal distinction between the past and present would cease to be a psychic fact.

Click links below to read articles and lessons of practical interest to foreign language educators across the grades.

Cognitive and affective neuroscience have come of age and are now of practical interest in many fields involving human behaviour, including business, education, law and, as Bell reminds us, warfare.

«Mary Beth has the background and experience to make responsible choices, and the will to stand up for practical interests and against the special interests.»

Forgetting all the digressions, the book contains much of practical interest including, for example, doubts cast on the efficacy of numerous compounds used in the treatment of fish diseases; and the view that, given a preferential metabolic utilisation of lipid, the addition of both carbohydrate and lipid to the diet of carnivorous sea fishes in captivity is not beneficial.

He says determining these reaction rates «is both quite fundamental and of immediate practical interest in high - power applications like traction batteries for cars, trucks, and buses.»

So the response of local water - bearing rocks and clays — hydrologists call this the phreatic level — to extremes of flood or drought is a matter of intense practical interest to local authorities, town planners, home buyers, builders and the insurance industry.

Browning's central purpose is to show that all authentic Christian theology is governed by practical interests.

If the material from one such reactor (of a size of practical interest for power production) were diverted, it might be a matter of some two or three years before it could be used to make a small number of atomic weapons.

«14 Thus the denial of religion is not an end in itself, but a fighting doctrine; its source is not a theoretical interest for truth, but the practical interest in the changing of this world into a human one.

To the extent that a connection exists between perplexing objects and objects of practical interest, a definite connection of this sort would have to be claimed for time as well.

Thus, for instance, the very unity of time could be of practical interest.

What matters is a lively dialogue among the branches of theology, with full appreciation for the practical interest that governs them all.

«With a broad range of physical properties — optical, electrical, optoelectronic, catalytic, magnetic, and sensing — that are dependent sensitively on their size and shape as well as their assemblies, the produced nanorods are of both fundamental and practical interest,» Lin said.

To date, much has been stated about the promise of quantum computing for myriad of applications but there have been few examples of a quantum advantage for real - world problems of practical interest.

They may also have practical interests and fear that a Ph.D. will have little relevance to the applied work they intend to do and won't help them much in their future job hunts.

There have been few examples of a quantum advantage for real - world problems of practical interest This might change with a demonstration of how a quantum processor could be used as a predict... Read more

Equity aside, it's also in the district's practical interests to retain its student body.

These mistakes are of academic and practical interest to dog fanciers and can be of the utmost importance to those who are looking for a family pet or a working dog.

Part retrospective, part how - to guide, Problems and Provocations actively leverages Grand Arts» past to engage problems of theoretical and practical interest to cultural producers moving forward — and serves as essential reading for today's artists, students, curators and all those interested in tales of unpredictable ventures in the world of contemporary art.

This approximation breaks down for very low concentrations and for concentrations greater than 1,000 ppmv, but is valid in the range of practical interest.

[It] will be of practical interest to all lawyers aiming to build their law firm or in - house legal team; whether you are a managing partner, a senior partner or running an in - house legal department, a practice head, business director or a partner seeking to contribute to the growth of the firm».

The fiduciary can exercise such power unilaterally so as to affect the beneficiary's practical interests.

International Newsbrief combines legal articles designed to be of genuine and practical interest to our readers with some more light - hearted commentary about recent UK affairs and S&B news.

Work - family balance has not been consistently defined despite widespread academic and practical interest.