As such, economics is rather more like engineering than physics, more practical than spiritual.

OIOS sees it as the only practical way ahead.

To achieve that, resources will have to be made available as soon as practical.

Robinson is a practical, rational and brave man.

The course included familiarization visits to relevant facilities as well as a practical inspection exercise.

As a practical matter, even controlling for expectations (as Phelps work insists that we do), the relationship between unemployment and inflation is highly unstable.

As a practical matter, damage is disproportionately likely to occur in a port because cargo is more likely to be damaged when it is handled.

But space research is expected to yield practical benefits.

The problem is viewed as a practical one and it is noted that the relation between the FOB seller and the carrier is not very clear.

Slovakia, as member of the European Union, fully supports the Strategy as well as the practical measures envisaged therein.

Withdrawal must not be seen as a practical formality that was without consequences.

To meet these cases a code of rules, well thought out from the practical as well as from the scientific point of view, is much wanted.

Here is a useful practical task it might take on.

Practical matters

Practical application.

But Russia is simply not as good at copying practical things like laws and economic models as it is at transforming cultural impulses into works of art with a Russian soul.

The 13 practical steps adopted in 2000 remained important commitments, as did the CTBT.

There is another, practical, reason why the burqa ban is a bad idea.

International legitimacy is a moral and practical imperative. A multilateral approach is indispensable.

However, the present topic is certainly not devoid of practical significance.

UNOPS practice is aligned with expectations of practical capacity support measures.

Thus, even as the Bush administration and some scientific contrarians pretend that there is no problem, US corporate leaders are seeking practical solutions.

I invite your interest as well as your involvement in driving this vision to a point of practical reality.

Of course, this enrichment included such practical benefits as medical breakthroughs and labor saving technologies.

WCO has suggested a more flexible and practical approach to cooperation as a better alternative.

This is a simple and practical idea, and there is a precedent for it.

As initially suggested by the Steering Committee, the action is of a practical nature, taking into account the capacity that exists in the Secretariat.

This recommendation is being acted upon as UNHCR currently reviews its Practical Guide to the Systematic Use of Standards and Indicators in UNHCR Operations.

Under these circumstances, the only practical source of stimulus is the ECB.

The practical difficulty is in recognizing when political profes sionals are distorting reality.

This provision of IHL is potentially of great practical and institutional significance.

We have to reckon with those developments and to do so in as pragmatic and practical a manner as possible.

Indeed, social network analysis has found applications in various academic disciplines, as well as practical applications such as countering money laundering and terrorism.

The 13 practical steps adopted at the 2000 Review Conference should serve as a departure point.

So what can be done in practical terms when division leads to stalemate? One solution is to form a grand coalition, as in today s Germany.

But practical challenges remain.

Besides his academic work, practical experience as a defence counsel in Austria and Turkey as well as before the European Court of Human Rights.

One possible approach is purely practical, comparing democracy with all other conceivable alternatives.

This raises the practical question of what Iran s current bomb making capability is.

Many observers portray Raúl Castro, Fidel s younger brother and designated heir, as a pragmatist the practical Castro.

Natural philosophy has been categorized as a theoretical rather than a practical branch of philosophy (like ethics).

The legal position and the practical possibilities of progress, remain as described in the Commission's sixteenth report.

Today, robotics is a rapidly growing field, as technological advances continue researching, designing, and building new robots serve various practical purposes, whether domestically, commercially, or militarily.

The work contains more than two dozen cases of country experiences in biotechnology development and commercialization, and is designed as a useful practical guide for policymakers.

The European Union also encourages both sides to meet under the auspices of the United Nations Mixed Commission as soon as practical.