practical remedy

collocation in English

meaningsofpracticalandremedy

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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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remedy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrem.ə.di/us
/ˈrem.ə.di/
a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem ...
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(Definition ofpracticalandremedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Would it have been said that non-resistance was apracticalremedy?
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It is the problem upon which we should centre the whole of our attention, in order to find the best and mostpracticalremedy.
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We appreciate thepracticalremedythat that provided for us.
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I am afraid, therefore, that this suggestion would not provide any immediatepracticalremedy.
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It is not apracticalremedy; it is not a certain remedy.
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There is no readypracticalremedyfor it.
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Is birth regulation apracticalremedyat all?
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Thepracticalremedyis to make all young people up to 17 or 18 half-timers.
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Thepracticalremedyis for the local authority to purchase land for permanent allotments where they can do so on favourable terms.
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Does not thepracticalremedylie in keeping the rubbish underground rather than bringing it to the surface?
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I do not think it is apracticalremedy, and agriculturists do not think it is, and they are opposed to it.
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In the short term, onepracticalremedyis to stop the tide of emigration which at the moment is averaging 400 doctors a year.
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Is that really in substance apracticalremedyat all?
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It would appear, therefore, that a simple ban on landings would not in itself be apracticalremedy.
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However, equitable peace, through negotiation, is the onlypracticalremedy.
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The onlypracticalremedyis to cut down exemptions.
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There is then the statement that to make apracticalremedywould be expensive, so expensive that it would be unreasonable to commence it.
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These amendments seek to provide apracticalremedy.
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The immediatepracticalremedy, in my opinion, is the remonetisation of silver in some form or other.
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This gives residents apracticalremedyin blocks that have been neglected and where the landlord, as sometimes is the case, has refused to put matters right.
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