Sentence examples for plainly practical from inspiring English sources

Under Mao, the party assaulted anything old and erased the imperial past, now Mr Xi's emphasis on national greatness has made party leaders heirs to the dynasts of the 18th century, when Qing emperors demanded that Western envoys kowtow (Macartney refused).But there is also plainly practical politics at work.

Of the trio, Ms. Umanoff is plainly the practical one.

The practical aims of DIB come through plainly here and throughout Book III, where the priority seems to be clarifying what exactly is and is not permissible in war by considering a large number of actions which could belligerents could undertake and determining their moral and legal standing.

Following the practical method of investigation advocated by the French philosopher René Descartes, Hobbes states plainly that power creates law, not law power.

Plainly, it does not need military help; its European allies should be feeling shamed by the technological and practical prowess it has shown in Afghanistan.

Plainly dressed.

Speak plainly.

ADDRESS plainly.

Plainly not.

"Plainly saying" entails not plainly saying.

Plainly, he still wonders.