2 QUOTES WITH «UNPRACTICAL»
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unpractical.
Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.
Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPRACTICAL»
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unpractical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
unpractical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Olmsted's America: An "
unpractical Man" and His Vision of ...
In Olmsted's America, Lee Hall presents not just a biography per se but an examination of how Olmsted's particular ideas affected the United States during his time and the important significance these concepts hold for today's world, ...
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The Spoils of the Park: With a Few Leaves from the ...
With a Few Leaves from the Deep-laden Note-books of "a Wholly Unpractical
Man" Frederick Law Olmsted. had had reason to be grateful ; who had once been
a member of Congress, — a man of wealth and social position, but at the time ...
Frederick Law Olmsted, 1882
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
See unjust enrichment. impower is an obsolete spelling of empower.
impracticability ( = practical impossibility) is sometimes wrongly spelled
impractibility. impractical; unpractical. Fowler had a point in believing that "the
constant confusion ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
2660. Are those defects in the Agricultural Building noticeable to any casual
observer? Very noticeable, I should say. . _ 266i. Even if he were an unpractical
man? Even if he were an unpractical man? Well, I don't know how unpractical.
2662.
Queensland. Public Works Dept, 1900
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The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated ...
But it is not "unpractical" to go to Brighton if you like Brighton. It is not "unpractical"
to go to Lapland if you like Lapland. There are unpractical methods. There is no
such thing as an unpractical aim; though there may be such a thing as a wrong ...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Lawrence Clipper, 1987
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The Contemporary Review
The academic person does not admit he is " unpractical " : how should he ? He
smiles at the charge with an air of conscious superiority. But it is from this epithet
that we may best approach the investigation of the academic spirit and its place
in ...
Is. it. unpractical. to. retain. impractical? Where two derived
formsexistitisoftenthecase that weinventa distinction between them. It seems that
there is a tendency to opt for unpractical as an alternative to impractical ...
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Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature
His first charge against them is that they are “ unpractical.” There is something
humorous in the complacent way in which they receive this charge. So far from
being annoyed, they take it as a compliment. They regard it as testimony to their
real ...
John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele, 1893
She might indeed be conceived as carving out some career for herself in London,
if she could have left behind her the old father, in danger of the drinking habit, the
two unpractical sisters, and, more saddening than all, the brother who had ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPRACTICAL»
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unpractical is used in the context of the following news items.
Bjarke Ingels Is Reshaping the Architecture of New York City
He added: “And then you also have a wild avant-garde that makes spectacular, amazing works of art, but they are often also a little unpractical and maybe ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
How do geniuses come up with new ideas?
The challenge here is that most combinations will be unpractical. As a kid I loved my Casio calculator watch for its cool factor, however, using it for real ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
The tech of Computex 2015
It's wacky, of questionable utility, and entirely unpractical -- but deep down, it has a certain allure that makes you want it. Disclosure: Chris Duckett attended ... «ZDNet, Jun 15»
Dysfunctional Ukrainian Military
“The command considers this training unpractical as evacuation attempts result in mounting death(s) among the personnel,” a Kiev report said. “(O)nly three ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
Will Self: Oscar Wilde, champagne socialism and why I'm voting …
... his vision of a happy realm peopled by aesthetical and egalitarian individualists is impractical, he writes: “It is unpractical, and it goes against human nature. «The Guardian, May 15»
HBO's Going Clear should be the final nail in Scientology's coffin
... for their menial labor; the pressure to have abortions because children are an "unpractical burden"; extreme punishments for perceived transgressions against ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 15»
Education: Ghana's Education Is Almost Useless – Amoako-Baah
Due to that wrong mindset, much was not done to improve the country's educational system rendering it “unpractical and almost useless”. Speaking for the ... «Pulse.com.gh, Mar 15»
Unpractical Excise law runs into storm
The move by President Maithripala Sirisena to close down 349 liquor outlets that have violated the stipulated operational regulations has run into a storm with ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Mar 15»
Blizzard 'trying hard' to add diversity to Overwatch
New character Zarya eschews many of the typical traps that female games characters fall victim to – such as unpractical armour designed purely to show off ... «Develop, Mar 15»
The Ongoing Quest For The 'Brain' Chip
To others they are another in a long list of interesting but unpractical ideas not too dissimilar to the ubiquitous flying car. They're called neuromorphic chips and ... «TechCrunch, Feb 15»
