Sentence examples for former practical from inspiring English sources

A semi-structured interview guide was developed by the researchers and music therapists based on former practical experiences and the study aims.

In Rome, members of the former king's entourage implied that concerns for his security or other practical problems might have prompted the delay.

The dons at Cambridge, where he was educated, included many former servicemen, practical men of the world.

Reference books typically define the former as "not practical", and the latter as "not able to be done".

The latter most cherish the swaying backdrop of cornfields and woodland when bathed in sunlight; while the former have more practical distaste for rain clouds.

Gbagbo's opponent in the runoff, a practical former prime minister named Alassane Ouattara (he gained thirty-two per cent of last Sunday's vote, while Gbagbo had thirty-eight per cent), is from the north, where rebels are angry about the inferior treatment of their communities.

Difficulties in detecting (low-level) mosaicism and the former absence of practical, high-resolution whole genome screening techniques could partly account for these low incidences.

They recognized that to recall the former army was a practical impossibility because postwar looting had destroyed all the bases.

Lesley Mitler, a longtime recruiter for Wall Street and a former C.P.A., is a practical person, someone who describes herself as risk-averse.

"He is the organization for all practical purposes," said former Police Commissioner William Bratton, "its face and heart and soul".

"There are ways to improve the system but the issue is finding one that's practical," said the former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, a CBS Sports "N.F.L. Today" analyst.