The phrase "applications and practice" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to situations where theory needs to be put into practice through trial and error. For example, "In order to become an expert programmer, one needs to gain a thorough understanding of the theory, as well as engage in frequent applications and practice".
I received excellent support from my manager who encouraged me to apply for paid positions, offered help in completing applications and practice for interviews.
There are a large number of standards concerned with gasketed joints in the UK that are derived from the applications and practice of different industries.
The Diploma in Mass Communication is structured around the fundamentals of mass communication theory, applications, and practice, with an emphasis on organizational ability and creativity.
When not taking apart or fixing family PC's, the Martin Luther King squad members tend to use their computers at home for decidedly unchildlike pursuits: researching scholarships, downloading college applications and practicing for the Regents.
Business intelligence (BI) system as an architecture of competencies, processes, technologies, applications and practices to support productivity measurement.
At the last, it is also sounded as development the production to consumption management schema for tea agricultural cropping with all applications and practices.
Numerical examples show that the calculated natural frequencies and mode shapes of two symmetric buildings are very close to the corresponding field measured data, suggesting that the proposed methods are applicable to engineering application and practice.
Further, Ms. Konnikova tells us, with application and practice "even the elderly can reverse signs of cognitive decline that has already occurred".
Active learning affords the opportunity for application and practice, and the asking of questions.
Perhaps it is not so automatic: Theory is one thing, application and practice is quite another!
The authors drew from their clinical application and practice management experience to present a guide to incorporating into the dental practice computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology for creating dental restorations.
