Sentence examples for yet impractical from inspiring English sources

In diplomatic and military affairs he proved to be arrogant yet cowardly, ambitious yet impractical.

Yet impractical form and colossal fragility are part of its magic.

But it has its pleasures and grace notes, like those practical yet impractical sandals, or Becca's taking time out from grilling her son's Italian girlfriend to lecture her about the evils of smoking.

The 3D layout problem with noninterference constraints is computationally difficult, and simultaneous treatment for placement of equipment and routing of pipes for the number of components comprising a typical plant is as yet impractical.

But Google using a publicity-prone yet impractical non-commercial gizmo to showcase another, far more core piece of its tech (voice-based interfaces) is standard playbook for such a savvy marketing entity.

A heart-warming yet impractical gesture from a stranger who owes you nothing feels so much nicer than another unthinking attempt from the local authorities that have a legal obligation to help you get housed.

Here's the deal: We like the Cayenne and think it's the perfect second-car for the household that already owns a Porsche or any other equally zippy-yet-impractical sports car.

All this to attain that boringly standard, yet highly impractical female archetype: the perma-tanned, smooth-skinned size eight.

Ever since AV Club writer Nathan Rabin coined the term in 2007, it's become a catch-all description for the sort of idealised kooky female archetype who breezes into about 80% of all indie movies and rescues the male protagonist from a life of existential ennui with her endearing yet massively impractical commitment to living in the moment.

Travelling to Syria to fight, they must be further confused by the volte-face occasioned by this hyperrealpolitik: the British public has no stomach for practical measures to unseat the Assad regime, yet urges impractical ones to punish individual decapitators, such as Jihadi John, while passively accepting that their fellow citizens can be imprisoned for thought crimes.

While these methods have limitations, they can still be applied on selected strains, yet are impractical for screening large strain collections.