Sentences with phrase «practical purposes like»

Not exact matches

Not long after the Supreme Court deemed Aereo's service «for all practical purposes a traditional cable system,» the company, in a desperate last bid for survival, pulled an about - face and argued that it should be allowed to operate like one.

Is there a legal or practical purpose for the law to concern itself with a union like marriage if it is not about having children / family life?

They were composed not by historians, with what we like to call scientific detachment, but by Christian preachers and teachers, and for certain practical purposes.

Often fermented a second time in the bottle, like Champagne, beers such as wits (white beers) and saisons (farmhouse ales) are extra-bubbly, which means that the heavy, oversized glass and cage - reinforced cork serve a practical purpose.

For all practical purposes it looks like they are.

«The purpose of the blog is to keep it real and share practical and doable tips for making health and fitness a priority for busy mums like me.

This immensely wonderful book, full of practical lessons and next steps, as well as of stories by practitioners in the field, kept reminding me of the lessons in that parable, and why I had chosen them as my final words to my students — leadership, like all life, demands mindfulness, not only for the sake of ourselves as individuals, but in order to be true to the purpose of making life better for those we work with and those we lead.

Yet like colorful shoes, the Veloster must still serve a practical purpose.

Yes, a few bits on the concept Coupe won't follow through to the production car — like the missing door handles — but to all intents and purposes the shape will, which means a compact SUV that has a coupe roofline and a less practical nature, and will be Mercedes» answer to the BMW X4.

For all practical purposes the SL2 handles like a four - door sports car.

Cats can use their tails for practical purposes, like helping them balance, but even when they are not climbing or moving, they can still use their tail.

Although both sculptures have markings that resemble footholds, like all of Andre's sculpture they have no practical purpose and neither is fit for use as an actual ladder.

For things like the direct GHG forcing, for all practical purposes, there is no «tuning» involved in GCMs.

Perhaps I could have chosen my words more carefully to avoid the phrase «dogmatically insist» and to avoid implying an equivalence between those who are convinced by the core science (which, for all practical purposes, includes myself) and the likes of Andrew Bolt, but to get one's knickers in a twist over that phrase whilst ignoring my main argument is a serious misreading of my post — or, given Chris Warren's background, a symptomatic reading of ym post.

For all practical purposes, the collective Greenpeace organization committed outright political suicide two weeks ago, essentially telegraphing to the entire world that they never had the evidence they claimed they had, proving skeptic climate scientists lie to the public under a pay - for - performance arrangement with fossil fuel industry people just like the way shill experts lied for the tobacco industry.

The purpose behind weather modification is less megalomaniacal than it sounds at first pass; a large swath of northeast China, including Beijing, has been mired in a drought for nearly a decade, and the party leadership would like to reverse that trend for both practical reasons and to show the Chinese people exactly who is in charge.

What I'm saying is that there is no way in the world that having, for all practical purposes, the likes of Goldman Sachs controlling carbon trading would lead to good results.

So I'd like to consider the nature and purpose of law firm content — what is its practical purpose and point?

This recommendation tackles these issues and more, declaring that CPD's purpose is to meet the evolving needs of lawyers and clients (which reads to me like a call for more practice - and client - related information and training), that there should be CPD standards grounded in practical outcomes, and that the assumption that traditional CPD correlates with competence should be tested (that last point, if studied and debunked, could change CPD worldwide).

Applying for Term life insurance for most practical purposes is not even for you to use like you would a new Sony television or a set of golf clubs.

Trying to find the lowest Term, Whole Life or Universal Life insurance products without an agent for all practical purposes is like driving a car down a dead end street you're going nowhere.

Its purpose is not social but to solve practical problems, like finding a lost dog or organizing a block party.

There is no substantive evidence for the efficacy of the decisions being taken relative to the TREB situation, currently under attack as just one of the octopus - like arms of government control, that in the end serves no practical purpose.

But for all practical purposes, the experts say owning a co-op is almost like owning real property.

Being a farmer's daughter means she is also very practical so she would really like that this centerpiece can do dual purpose as Spring mantel decor.