Similarly to reverence a problematic verse - I can imagine a much less tortuous and much closer-to-plain-sense reading of our notorious passage in Leviticus 18 22, the words traditionally understood as banning homosexuality, "Ve'et-zachar lo tishkav mishkevei ishah," as practically meaning "And one affined to the male shalt thou not forcibly cause to lie down with women".
Practically meaning, this software (still in its experimental phase) understands when we're joking or being mysterious or just sad -- at the same time, this lack of emotional understanding remains a timeless bone of contention between many couples.
As a light source, he said, they are practically "permanent," meaning that the lasers should last for the set's lifetime.
Bought 11 years ago because they matched my gym kit – shameful, but I was young – close inspection revealed the soles had practically perished, meaning I was slamming my heels, and therefore knees, into unforgiving slabs of hard rubber.
But parliament's powers are so archaic that they may no longer be practically enforceable, meaning it was always unclear what could be done to Ashley if he failed to show – a move that would have put the whole select committee system on trial.
As is the norm in remote places, cell phone reception was spotty, and TV and Wi-Fi reception was practically non-existent, meaning that our two kids had to be entertained via other means.
But for many, the only way in is through the ground floor, meaning practically everybody starts out working for peanuts, if anything at all.
Shultz said his discussion with the premier was "practically all content," meaning a systematic review by both sides of the key issues in the Washington-Moscow relationship.
To enhance the diagnostic accuracy in breast cancer metastasis, decreasing false-positive hot spots had practically important meaning, and it explained why the diagnostic improvement was obtained in BN1 and BN2 as compared with EB.
I love the rocky mountains where my family used to go camping every summer and I think that those sunny, spring days right after a long winter are practically the meaning of life, but that's not the main reason I'm concerned about climate change.
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs compared nearly 800 products with female and male versions — meaning they were practically identical except for the gender-specific packaging — and uncovered a persistent surcharge for one of the sexes.
