Sentences with phrase «what practical purpose»

I'm not sure what practical purpose this could serve, but it was absolutely brilliant for annoying the crap out of everyone around me, which is priceless.

But what practical purpose would have been served by the UK's MEPs all voting in support of the present government's stance?

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Part of our purpose was to give one another permission to ask very nosy and practical questions about what «worked.»

But what more is needed to persuade us that, at least for practical purposes, education is a universal biological function, co-existent with the totality of the living world?

That more is prudence, the practical wisdom that can discern what is ordered toward God's larger purposes, and yet realistic.

Sometimes I think the church (read: the institution, «Christianity Incorporated») is afraid of what everyone else would think if they stripped themselves of the artificial crap, if they stopped — for all practical purposes — encouraging other to lie about their emotional state (which, by extension, means they're encouraging others to SIN).

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.

And that is then, for all practical purposes, what the Church actually teaches.

So, although for practical purposes our lack of intuitive certainties is much as Peirce says, theoretically we can say what we mean by definite relations and definite terms, and this seems an advantage.

We are obliged to make them for practical purposes as well as for a theoretical understanding of this or that special question; but they are exactly what they are called, they are «abstractions» from the richness of experience as we concretely know it.

Because our abilities in prediction are not perfected, we may for practical purposes have to put up with probabilities somewhere between, as we do when we predict what electrons will do.

What if loving the people were central, the proposition of the community was that every person deserves to be loved, the purpose of the community was to love all, and the product of the community was loving real people in practical ways that would translate into the mutual respect and dignity of each person along with the equality of the rights and freedoms of all people?

In the absence of space travel the practical ancients could not see what purpose these planets served, and since it was an axiom of their thought that God or nature does nothing without purpose, the way was open for a widespread acceptance of the principles of astrology.

What does the product offer the user beyond its immediate practical purpose in terms of sensual quality, possibilities of a playful use or emotional attachment?

Having learned what works and what does not work from their practical experience, Lovesflirt.com does not go through the process of trial and error; it was established with a clear vision and purpose to guarantee successful mature dating, friendship, relationship, and marriage.

Just go with the flow very chill, sophisticated, fantastic sense of humour, intelligent i know what i want i think piercings are detrimental and don't serve any practical purpose.

In what is for all practical purposes his first major film as writer and director, Ivan Reitman's son Jason, gives us an essay on how the spoken word can be a tool or even a weapon.

It is critical that we find practical ways to cultivate awareness of inner strengths, increase our empathy, and find a connection to what gives a sense of purpose and meaning in life.

We wanted exactly what we got; a safe, practical all - purpose road cruiser

The display though has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels which may be a far cry from what the Nexus 10 or iPad 4 boasts of but can be enough for all practical purposes.

What is true for practical purposes or for naive common sense is significant for psychology.

While some hair removal has its origins in practical purposes, much is based on the taste of the owner, whether or not the dog will be shown, and what work the dog does.

But, instead of envying his ingenious application of current technology for intrepidly practical and perhaps sometimes sexual purposes, I instead encourage everyone to follow his example of what it truly means to plot one's own course.

«In the case of sea level, society might want to know what is science's best guess for the future rise, but for any practical purposes of coastal protection it is the worst case that is relevant.

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.

What really sets these Cylons apart, though, is that some of them are, for all practical purposes, human — down to the cellular level, in fact.

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

If you want to get a basic understanding of what life insurance would cost you, complete the form on the right and choose your face amount, term period and use a «Standard» rate class for all practical purposes.

F.) Are asked to perform and submit large amounts of work as an «experiential interview» technique that take up more time than what should be considered practical for evaluation purposes.

The key is not how awesome you are (the amjority of people believe this is the purpose of resume writing — to demonstrate how good you are in all things) but rather what practical things (skills, qualifications, etc) you can offer to employer?

For all practical purposes, that's exactly what happens when you throw in your fee.

Every team is unique in what positions they need to have filled, but it all needs to be written out, from a practical standpoint as well as for legal purposes.

What we used to be able to buy properties for in 2010 - 2012 is irrelevant for all practical purposes.