The phrase "in the practical sense" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing something that is applicable or relevant in real-world situations or applications.
Example: "While the theory is interesting, in the practical sense, it may not be feasible to implement."
Alternatives: "in practical terms" or "from a practical perspective."
"Unfortunately, the security legislation has limitations in the practical sense".
For Dr. Smalley, a chemist, the task just appears too hard, impossible in the practical sense.
It was not only a help in the practical sense but a pleasure to know someone was coming in.
It's interesting in and of itself, whether or not it's likely to "apply" in the practical sense of the word.
Come to that, I think we need to take a serious look at mature ladies' undergarments (in the practical sense – behave).
IN the practical sense, of course, it matters little what architectural label is slapped on a house in a real estate listing.
Johnson wants to understand popular culture — not in the postmodern, academic sense of wondering what "The Dukes of Hazzard" tells us about Southern male alienation but in the very practical sense of wondering what watching something like "The Dukes of Hazzard" does to the way our minds work.
Johnson wants to understand popular culture not in the postmodern, academic sense of wondering what "The Dukes of Hazzard" tells us about Southern male alienation but in the very practical sense of wondering what watching something like "The Dukes of Hazzard" does to the way our minds work.
Much better, no doubt, to define "educated" in the stark, practical sense of having been through what the modern age regards as an education, that is spent two years in a school sixth form or further education college and acquired a decent (i.e. upper second-class) degree at a university.
Alan Johnson has a rare perspective on Westminster, in the very practical sense that his corner office affords some of the best views in town: the Abbey, parliament itself, Big Ben.
However, when evaluating this condition to data used in the nanofluid suspensions experiments, one obtains that t0* ~ 6 ms, and the time beyond which the solution (5) can be used reliably is therefore of the order of hundreds of milliseconds, not so long in the actual practical sense.
