His speculations in the improvement of iron production were encouraged by his father, who gave him an education intended to enhance his practical abilities.
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These people, he said, have vision, practical ability and drive, they cannot rest until they have solved social problems not just locally, but systemwide.
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But her practical ability to do so is limited by her lack of complete control of any part of the Bosnian Serb power apparatus.
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Its aim is not an intellectual grasp of a definition or principle, but the practical ability to perform a task ( dao ) successfully.
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De La Salle was a man of refined manners, a cultured mind, and great practical ability, in whom personal prosperity was balanced with kindness and affability.
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His academic and practical abilities as an Aircraft Apprentice earned him a place on the officer training course at Cambridge where he graduated with a First.
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"It puts our veterans in last place with no practical ability to make any recovery whatsoever from these frozen Iraqi assets, " said Doggett, of Austin.
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The utter disregard for his personal safety, combined with the sound practical ability which he displayed, materially helped to stay the onward thrust of the enemy masses.
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If no legal barriers exist, the FCC will determine if a U . S . carrier has the " practical ability " to compete effectively in that market.
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In the absence of democratic reforms in Burma, the practical ability of an ILO presence there to assure that forced labor has been eliminated nationwide is highly problematic,
