practical purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofpracticalandpurpose

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practical
adjective
uk
/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/
relating to experience, real situations, or actions rather than ideas ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofpracticalandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But its strength as a complex network of embedded continua makes it problematic for thepracticalpurpose of conceptualizing specific cases of interaction among variables.
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Furthermore, forpracticalpurpose, all matrices involved are required to be real.
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Niches in caches and burials also served a morepracticalpurposeas receptacles for some of the goods included in the offering.
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Any fact established about mosquitos is of value for we never know to whatpracticalpurposesuch knowledge may not be turned.
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It was quite definitely in its original position but could have served nopracticalpurposewhere it was.
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A subjective analysis, yes, but one which served apracticalpurpose.
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The skewness statistic indicates that the distribution of productivity shocks is, for anypracticalpurpose, symmetric.
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They are not presented as products of absolute knowledge, but have apracticalpurposefor directing participants' actions for change.
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It also served apracticalpurpose.
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We sense that there is or ought to be a way of classifying it that is the key for somepracticalpurpose, but that we do not yet know.
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The effect of this, legally, is to rob the provision for amalgamation of allpracticalpurpose.
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For whatpracticalpurposeare they still required?
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It serves nopracticalpurposeexcept to give landlords a way out.
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So, for anypracticalpurpose, those men must be deducted.
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We have been concerned that they have tended to be fitted merely as a fashion accessory rather than for anypracticalpurpose.
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With great respect, it is hard to understand how the amendment serves anypracticalpurpose.
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The answer is very simple: it will serve nopracticalpurposewhatever.
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Nopracticalpurposewould be served by such a condition.
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