Diploma holders were often regarded as more practical and experienced than those with degrees.
Sure, the Nissan Leaf is more practical as a family car for everyday driving (and I loved the way it handled in a test drive, too).
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Maybe it's a function of being middle-aged, but these days having the coolest new gadget isn't as important as having what's more practical.
Maybe someday, but fusion and improved solar energy seem to be more practical than antimatter as directions to move to for cheaper energy.
On a more practical note, as a consultant, I find that it can actually be dangerous to be mistaken for a journalist when your income depends on doing rather than observing.
There is plenty of room for debate as to which is more plausible, or practical.
In Latin America, Lula was seen as the more charismatic, if not more practical leader of South America.
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These new hybrid courses will be in more practical subjects, such as engineering, leisure and tourism, and social care.
In the middle there may be more practical policies, such as decriminalizing consumption but putting all the efforts into interdiction.
Plus, if you reframe a decision to quit your job as a practical learning experience versus something more stereotypical, it goes a long way toward convincing those around you to support your choice.
It certainly won't replace an orchestra anytime soon -- it takes an incredible amount of care to play in a group without falling out of a sync -- but Gocen is designed more as a learning tool than a practical device for coordinated performances.
This would, as a practical matter, make it much more difficult to constrain the transfers of such technologies.
As for Ms. Breaux, she offered a more practical solution: The best way to fight chaos is to stick to the routine.
The aurora is a fantastic light-show, but as our life becomes more dependent on technology, we face practical problems.
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There will also be more practical projects on nature reserves, such as developing initiatives with schools, improving access for all, and getting volunteers involved with building ponds or planting woodlands.
As the carnival has no real contemporary connection with the Notting Hill or the Caribbean save for a few largely ignored floats, why doesn't Mr Livingstone put his foot down and move the carnival to a more centralized, logistically practical location readily accepted as a space for all Londoners to gather such as Hyde Park!
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Dale Nordquist, associate director of the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota, said Missouri's practical approach to understanding farm finances is relatively uncommon at large, land-grant universities where both students and professors are more likely to concentrate on theoretical approaches as opposed to practical solutions, and the use of personal data can still be seen as an intrusion.
Unfortunately, the sheer volume, ambition and costs associated with the panel's recommendations dictate, as a practical matter, that some are going to receive more urgent attention than others.
As the herd departed, the veteran shoe salesman found himself thinking more practical thoughts.
While he indicates HR departments as becoming more and more involved in this area, they often lack practical experience.
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The imbroglio may not have much practical effect, as Senate Republicans share power with a more liberal group of five self-described independent Democrats who largely support the governor's agenda.
"As a practical matter, Reed Hastings' personal webpage probably informed more people more quickly of the information than" a formal SEC filing, said Mr. Grundfest, who published a paper in January urging the SEC not to pursue an enforcement action against Mr. Hastings.
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Progressive thinkers such as Piaget and Young have been squeezed out of the teacher-training curriculum, as first the Tories and now Labour have insisted that courses put more emphasis on practical teaching tips.
The political, as opposed to the practical, impetus for these procurement decisions is made even more evident by the fact that Britain is building a force inferior to that which could mesh with America's - and doing so at a far greater cost than would be required for the more capable force .
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What is going on is more subtle and, for now, as much a signal as a demonstration of practical intent.
As a practical matter, Mr Blair argued that a legal right to recognition made more sense than to risk damaging strikes about it.
Moreover aspects such as mutual care within traditional gender roles and bringing up children as a form of old-age insurance had huge practical importance and were much more important than romantic love.
Much later, at the same time as wanting to learn more about all this public space, to have a geographic and practical knowledge - that is by getting hold of maps and keys to use the tunnels - we realized this really was the ideal location for numerous projects.
But as I pondered it, I wondered if maybe, just maybe, something a little more practical might have been in order.
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