This is how he wanted to see himself – humble and practical, a reliable friend.
Since that solution is not terribly practical, a better way is to go after the dogs.
The reason may be not just cultural or psychological but practical, a form of marketing.
This "e-Stonia" project is practical – a search for an economic niche – but also symbolic.
And her clothes – unfussy, elegant, practical, a touch forbidding – reflect this.
John is the opposite of me, solid and practical, a good Jewish husband.
No sentimental guff: something practical – a proper legacy – to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
All ancient history; Walsh is too practical a basketball lifer to worry about such conflict.
He's practical – a terrific grower of unusual plants, particularly edible ones.
An exhibition filled with miniatures is also practical: a lot can be shown on the available walls.
And if Brown finds anything negative in this development, she is too practical a campaigner to bemoan it publicly.
