In support of this argument, they note that wives in the Prophet Muhammad's time are known to have served male guests and that even today, Saudis rely on maids and drivers in a practical form of daily ikhtilat.

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"These young people clearly already had the talent to compete at the highest levels but they also needed a practical helping hand in the form of a financial boost, " he said.

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"A sophisticated appearance and practical design make our all-in-one form factor very popular with consumers, " said Irene Chan, senior business manager of consumer desktops for Acer America.

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In that basic form, translation is straightforward, practical, and fun.

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There's no mention in either document of the Tanaiste needing to sign off on such a decision, even if in practical terms it's impossible to imagine London pushing ahead with such a move without at least some form of tacit approval from Dublin.

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In practical terms, the real revolution in management practice comes when the firm starts defining the goals of work in the form of user stories.

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