Sentence examples for less hypothetical from inspiring English sources

Away from Washington, the debate over inmates working for private companies is less hypothetical.

But just before "Bushwick" opened, in August, Confederate flags were flying in Charlottesville, and a new civil war suddenly seemed a little less hypothetical.

"For a variety of reasons, the possibility of oil and gas exploration in the Arctic has become much less hypothetical than it once was," Donald L. Gautier, the chief geologist for the survey, said during a news conference Wednesday.

In turning down the plaintiffs' appeal, Smith v. University of Washington, No. 00-1341, the justices were undoubtedly aware that other affirmative action challenges presenting cases that are less hypothetical would be reaching the court soon.

At it happened, the Williams-Pavlik fight was no less hypothetical than Jacobs's boxing career — the festive press conference has been followed by years of extraordinary difficulty, for both men.

But now, thanks to new research, there's a less hypothetical question to consider: What if the would-be guardians of the public overestimated the demand for their supervisory services?

Or will Mr Netanyahu instead "batten down the hatches", thus making a deal with the Palestinians still more unlikely?Even if a new government in Egypt were to re-endorse the treaty, Israel's defence spending will probably rise, as its planners contemplate the now-less-hypothetical threat of a war in the south.

The remainder is made up of what is known as dark energy, an even less understood hypothetical component of the Universe that would explain its ever-increasing expansion.

The more the descendants' well-being can be attributed to actions or inactions for which they themselves or members of the intermediate generations are responsible, the less the hypothetical state of affairs that would obtain had the direct victims received adequate compensation is relevant[47] for the determination of the claims of the indirect victims (Sher 1981).

And there is nothing I support less than a hypothetical United States-led Global War on Poverty, given the incompetence of our current administration.

Earthlink, which hasn't emphasized free-time offers, reported service revenue for dial-up accounts that was just 7% less than the hypothetical full-pay amount.