Sentence examples for practical to learn from inspiring English sources

He tried to encourage his four children to take an interest in science, to be practical, to "learn a trade".

But modern Scots hasn't been systemised in a way that makes it practical to learn to speak for everyday use, or to prepare Scots to accept hearing it spoken with a non-Scottish accent, and Ireland's experience suggests even universal Gaelic teaching doesn't make Gaelic a first language.

There is a practical reason to learn.

Brief for American Library Association 15 (many books lack indication of place of manufacture; "no practical way to learn where [a] book was printed").

Since its founding, the center has been focused on giving students practical opportunities to learn, said Jonathan Schiesel, a 1969 graduate and one of the student founders of the center, which was then called the Community Projects Office.

But beyond these stale left/right debates, there are larger, practical lessons to learn from Rawls in light of the recent revelations about American poverty.

Staff members found the system mostly useful, clearly presented, practical, and easy to learn and use.

A Darwinist would say that the urge to acquire practical knowledge -- to learn how to do things -- is what defines us as human and is what enabled us to prevail over our simian relatives.

So at least in the short term, the government's only practical option is to learn how to manage the chamber more or less as it is.

The purpose of this tutorial is not to describe the theory of model fitting, but to focus on practical aspects and to learn how to work around difficulties.

"The smaller the company, the less practical it becomes to learn a new language, deal with new tax codes and currencies and to take a huge global risk," said Lavin, also a former U.S. ambassador to Singapore.