But the spoils of her victories -- blankets, bed sheets, machetes, axes, tin sheeting for the roof -- put practicality ahead of cultural taboos.
It eschewed the grand travel experience promised by airlines like the now defunct Pan American World Airways, placing its money on travelers who put practicality as their top priority.
And men tend to react more emotionally when buying a car than do women, who often put practicality first, according to Art Spinella, an industry consultant with CNW Marketing Research Inc. of Bandon, Ore.
I can respect putting practicality above fashion, but my father takes practicality to an extreme, which can make public appearances with him exceedingly embarrassing.
The venue, which will host many of the Olympic football events, is hewn out of the Communist bloc — neo-realistic statues to artisans stand outside in the car park and its design is one that puts practicality over aesthetics.
Rather than won by the allies, the war emerges as lost by the French: Napoleon's grand strategy put prestige above practicalities; his marshals behaved like satraps and wasted effort on manoeuvres among themselves.So far, so good.
Publications emphasizing practicality has not been able to achieve effective protection, probably due to their overtly simple protection method, while publications emphasizing theories are difficult to put into practice due to the complicated protection method devised by them.
He quickly sketched a caricature of one and, for practicality, put a backpack on it.
But then perhaps we've evolved enough to put comfort and practicality ahead of inaccessible high fashion?
Let's put aside the practicality of the whole scheme, and the question of whether it was wise of Romney, when talking about the fiscal madness involved, to sound so enthusiastic about firing a moon-loving employee.
