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Meanings of purely practical in English

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Usage of purely practical in English
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He gave a purely practical judgment, though resting upon the highest principles.
Life of Luther
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The first question came from Stacey, and it was purely practical.
Under the dome: a novel
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Those who did told researchers that the courses were purely practical and vocational.
The Guardian
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The intellectual movement inaugurated by Peter had a purely practical character.
Russia
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In a purely practical sense, that would mean a return to the status quo.
News.com.au
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But we cannot successfully eliminate and teach by itself that which is purely practical.
Medical Essays, 1842-1882
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One of the reasons, she suggests, was purely practical.
The Irish Times
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Decorative in appearance, they were in fact purely practical, serving many purposes as need arose.
The Mantooth
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Its gesture proved purely practical, however, when Dust Fox himself sat up and grabbed its mane.
A Day Dark as Night
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What has changed is that at a purely practical level we're a much bigger organization, said Scherr.
Reuters
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He began to be interested in the conversation from other than a purely practical and local standpoint.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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The bearing of this change upon the opposition of purely practical and purely intellectual studies is self-evident.
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
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The question of reconstruction was purely practical.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
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Of course, from a purely practical standpoint there is much to be said for the wire E.
Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers
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But his objects throughout were purely practical.
Caesar: A Sketch
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That's certainly the opinion of Clodagh Carthy who says she made the switch for purely practical, economic reasons.
The Irish Times
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