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One of the best things to do is to consult the disability community. Have a student with a disability walk the campus with you. There is practical stuff that can be done quickly.

possible practical measures and strategies for complete disarmament.

Performance art can involve the audience with taste, smell and sounds not available with electronic media and not practical with conventional theater. This is due to the usually small audience.

Obviously it's practical to think about it happening sooner rather than later because we need to know if we would have significant salary cap to deal with if he wasn't going to play in 2007.

People want to do something practical, more than just send a check, which we realize is often the most practical thing to do. But it just seems so impersonal. People want to make connections and feel like they're part of something larger than themselves, so getting involved in collecting provisions, tools, toys or whatever, gives us a sense that we are really helping.

Right now it's not practical to expect every school district will have a qualified Japanese or Arabic teacher to provide that.

I don't know. That's so far down the road, I couldn't say. This is a decision that I don't have to make for a year and a half. So I'm doing some of the practical things you need to do to keep that option open. But my first priority is serving the people of our state. That's what I care about, and that's why I'm here in Terre Haute today. So if that's a decision I do make - where - I guess we'll have to decide that if that time arrives.

Legally, ... purchasers of goods over the Internet have always been required to pay sales tax on their purchases, but as a practical matter, many haven't, and this will be seen as a tax increase.

Lethal injection is the only method being used now, for all practical purposes. The chemicals are almost the same in all the states, and they're being challenged in all the states.

Much of education is out of touch with the value of practical experience compared to academic experience when it comes to technical trainer positions. When I spoke to ASE about this, I used our newsletter as an example. It had seven ads in it for automotive faculty and six out of the seven required at least a bachelor's degree. In reality, when it comes to automotive degrees, an associate's degree is pretty much the routine degree that technicians would secure.

Men make opportunity. Every great industrial achievement has been the result of individual effort - the practical development of a dream in the mind of an individual.

Maury County has chosen to maintain its unit schools and smaller schools. As a result, it's impossible and not really practical to have the same identical courses at all schools.

Moving from the theological to the practical implications of Sony's snafu, the company couldn't have picked a worse time to offend its customers. Sony has already conceded a six-month head start to competitor Microsoft in the upcoming market-share battle for the next generation of game consoles. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is expected to debut this fall; Sony's PlayStation 3 will not arrive until the spring of 2006.

She is so smart, it's scary. She's very much a theoretician, but it's always directed toward what's practical and possible.

She did observe, with some dismay, that far from conquering all, love lazily sidestepped practical problems.

She would not sugarcoat it for you. It was always very practical and real-world.

On a one-time basis for these O Street establishments, they should be exempted from all of these restrictions so they can move as a group if they want to some practical place.

On a practical level, the design creates a new direct link to Governors Island for both tourists and Island workers from both Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. The system is very light, using only three supports, none of which stands in the water, so the shipping channels are left completely open.

She was the lawyer at the American Bar Association that was keeping the lawyers ethical. What better person do we want? She's got the practical experience.

In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.

I have made it into a practical situation by taking three goalkeepers, six defenders, seven midfielders and five guys up front, so therefore I think there is a lot of balance in the squad,

Guidelines for bone health maintenance have been developed. Practical strategies and algorithms designed to monitor bone health with interventions -- once established and widely implemented -- offer the potential to abrogate this increased fracture risk.

There are still some practical concerns. We don't want to violate federal laws on disclosing employees' medical records but once that practical discussion occurs we can go forward from there.

ideas (he has presented) for some practical steps which can help boost morale on the domestic Iraqi scene.

If I wasn't an actress, I'd be a designer. I love interior design and inventing things that are practical but also beautiful - looking at a space and creating magic.

I did a practical theatre degree, which I took seriously, and then told my parents I wanted to go into acting - because up until that point you could still say you were going to become a teacher. So I told my parents, and they said: 'But of course, that's what we always thought you were doing to do.' Until then, I was still in the acting closet.

From what I remember about Ronald Reagan, the last thing he would want is for 50 states to expend resources and time generating pretty proclamations that have no practical impact.

From a practical aspect, when you do the math the hybrid alternative is not always best financial choice because they cost more, and so a smaller car with a fuel economy of 30 miles per gallon is an attractive alternative, especially in urban areas.

From a practical economic point it makes more sense for the board to put the building at the Plymouth location.

From a practical perspective, any telecom manufacturer has to have a big position in China.

From a practical point of view, you need to be locally present to understand local circumstances, county commissions, city commissions, things like that.

From a practical policy perspective, there is no safe obtainable level of ozone. If there is any threshold it is at very low levels, nearing background level.

From a practical standpoint, most Americans don't live there.

I am convening the African Leaders Forum on Disability in partnership with Special Olympics so that a marginalized population long unrecognized does not remain in the shadows. I consider this a critical, moral and practical challenge.

I don't think it's so much a legal issue as a practical issue. In practicality, I don't think it would work.

From the practical point of view, the susceptibility to infection of the guinea pig proved to be the most useful step forward. Today, all laboratories use this animal for preserving the virus.

I believe that the New York City Ballet, its practical value is that it's about expansion of human possibilities. It's about healing. It's about food.

But those states that are not going to comply by Jan. 1 have been in touch with the Department of Justice. The agency has taken the practical position it is going to work with us, and we are making good-faith efforts to comply by the next federal election. I know of no state that is going to be sued for noncompliance.

Cell phones enabled people to connect when they were out and about. But those data connections are so unsatisfactory that it wasn't useful in practical terms.

But as a practical matter, Detroit's the sports city in the country.

But there were highs as well as lows, it was as though they said everybody was picking on the man who had more practical real life experiences than the whole batch of them put together.

Because we have offered mini-plans in the past, we've received a number of inquiries as to whether we would this year. Based on the demand we've experienced and how well season ticket sales have gone so far, it's not practical to offer them this year.

We are extremely encouraged by the vision and leadership shown by the OIC and ISESCO in mobilizing Islamic countries to accelerate progress for children. UNICEF shares their commitment and stands ready to work with them to ensure their actions have a practical impact and generate concrete results for children.

Having it all in one building would be more practical because we don't want to fragment the departments and programming. We should identify one building that could appropriately house all uses.

When hybrids were first introduced in the United States, they were only available in sub-compact cars that were not practical for all vehicle buyers.

I actually have, in all seriousness, in the back of my mind someday to write a book, the title of which would be 'Quit Now and Other Practical Advice for the Aspiring Actor.'

He was a fine guy, one who brought practical experience to the classroom.

Having a couple of inches of a step down is huge for practical reasons. If the deck and the porch are at the same height, water can seep in.

I am, it is safe to say, not a practical man. The few attempts I've made to hammer in a nail have ended in broken thumbs, burst pipes, and water spraying everywhere with the house on fire.

He understands the problems that you have and understands the situation you're in. He knows the practical side because he's been through it.

I'm a mechanical engineer, and I grew up on a farm, so I like practical hardware - somebody's elegant solution that proves itself over the long term.

His straight talk was a wake-up call. Practical energy strategies are doable and those strategies will conserve our oceans. We must act now.

He's a very good practical coach. But in his position he should think about the performances too,

Whatever agreement we come to, if we do come to one, if it doesn't change business as usual in predatory lending practices and doesn't have real practical effect in reducing or eliminating these predatory loans, we're going to come back next year with very strong language to improve it.

There is no better advertisement for our arms and military hardware than a real demonstration of their capabilities in the course of practical exercises,

There is a disconnect between the investment we're making in discovering treatments and the result in practical treatments that are reaching patients. We think that there are scientific approaches we could be taking that would help us learn more about drugs in a shorter time and for less cost.

We try to preserve them, but that's not always practical so the trade-off is data recovery.

The people that were in the building were the principal's relatives and she was playing a practical joke on them. They had come to tour the school and it was a practical joke.

He looked at everything from a practical point of view on how to make things work. He looked at everything from all sides and did his research.

we took on as a project helping a village in western Kenya. It was 5,000 hungry people beset with malaria and AIDS. And we said, 'let's apply the recommendations of the Millennium Project in this village with the support of a private donor, because government donors don't seem to do such practical things.' And we helped them get improved seeds and some fertilizer for the planting season. That's all. Very low cost. They produced four times more food this year than last year.

My perfect bag would be practical but also have the stylish element to it; it would be bold and colourful. I would actually be able to open and close it. That would be a first.

My whole life is a practical joke, ... Every evening and every show has really become about entertaining me. I was always like that. And now I've come full circle because that's what the TV show is too.

My struggle has been to return painting to the tangible object, which is like returning the personality to touching and feeling the world around it, to offset the tendency to vagueness and abstraction. To remind people of practical activity, to suggest the sense and not to escape from the senses.

Terrorism is resorted to for practical reasons because there is no other tool available. And those who use terrorism, and then subsequently become the targets of terrorism, understand its power and how difficult it is to counter it. Not just militarily. But especially in terms of international perception.

My mother taught me caring and sensitivity towards the feelings of others, animals as well as humans. She gave me much good, practical advice for getting through life.

Limitations, be they practical or arbitrary, force artists to dig more deeply instead of settling for easy answers.

Many young couples are so busy being romantic that they forget to talk about anything practical like personal finance. Money isn't a romantic subject, but marriage should be seen as entering into a financial as well as a romantic partnership.

That didn't seem to be a practical business decision.

Some people believe that if the helicopters stop tomorrow, we will just continue the deliveries by truck, this may not be practical in all instances. The road situation is just too dangerous and roads are often blocked.

Refiners are exhausted, like runners in mid-marathon. They've been pushing very hard since last year. As a practical matter, these things have limits. If you push too hard, capacity drops.

Refiners are exhausted, like runners in midmarathon. They've been pushing very hard since last year. As a practical matter, these things have limits. If you push too hard, capacity drops.

Susan B. Anthony said that the bicycle did more to emancipate women than any other single thing. The bicycle was linked in the psyches of women at that time as a symbol of practical emancipation. Women could go places, wear their skirts shorter to manage the bicycle, and be independent.

Related government bodies should come up with more practical targets of China's gas power development.

Partnerships between industry and education are so very important in the lives of our youth. With this program, students will have a wonderful opportunity to gain practical knowledge and experience in careers pertaining to the automotive industry.

Patient care volunteers work with the team, of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains and other disciplines. There are 24 hours of training required and medical and background checks because they go into the homes to provide practical and emotional support for the patients and families.

Our ongoing work with Air Products and the South Coast Air Quality Management District continues to show how electrolysis technology can work in real world vehicle fueling applications. We are helping to demonstrate how using hydrogen as a motor fuel is becoming more and more practical for our nation's transportation needs.

Oracle says a company could, for example, take out its BI tool and replace it with a third-party app. The question is, how practical will that be for users?

Our leadership is considering it but we have to discuss many practical things with the Norwegians.

People make too much out of the term drop-dead date. But, at some point, as a practical matter, it's clear that there isn't enough time left. Whether or not it's Friday night or Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon, if we aren't actively engaged in drafting documents this weekend, I don't see how we can have a season.

I seek speed, clarity, and a practical approach in people I mingle and work with. I can't see myself working in films that stretch beyond maximum four months.

I think what it speaks to is that romance has its practical and even Machiavellian and manipulative nature. People look out for their own welfare, and they'll do things that make it easier for them.

I think what's happening is we are failing to equip children with the skills that they need - the emotional skills as well as the practical skills.

Penn & Teller stopped doing practical jokes, and the reason is we got much too good at it.

My parents are a wonderful mixture of bohemian eccentric, but also incredibly practical and not airy-fairy.

MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking. One of the most practical exponents of the Malthusian idea was Herod of Judea, though all the famous soldiers have been of the same way of thinking.

Management can focus on one business. From a psychological standpoint as well as from a practical standpoint it's a positive move.

I think Lee's post won't have an impact on changing the tone of inter-Korean relations, but I expect there will be more practical actions towards South-North relations.

Experience will guide us to the rules. You cannot make rules precede practical experience.

I was kind of like the cheeky kid in school. Nothing too malicious... Nothing too nasty... I never really got into too many fights, but I was the practical joker.

I think the biggest risk is that Gore tends to be a little less practical in his approach.

I think you are seeing the benefits of building out beyond the core model as they've gone into more into practical goods, autos being an extreme example of that,

It is just a practical answer to keeping things in. They need to keep certain pieces of kit dry and a shed does that job admirably!

It is important to offer a reminder about Penn State's aggressive track in monitoring labor conditions, as well as an opportunity to advise the campus community on how we evaluate and adopt any practical new policies.

Late August is the practical time limit (to unify formats),

It is a very slow and laborious process. It's not a practical way to deal with nuisance animals, especially on a large scale.

Retail prices are going to vary among regions but for all practical purposes $3 is a floor.

Our accounting faculty has done a terrific job building an innovative and practical curriculum.

Parents bobble between a nostalgia-infused yearning for their children to play and fear that time spent playing is time lost to more practical pursuits.

Our country is not in crisis; there are no tanks in the streets, ... No matter what the outcome of the president's situation, life in America will go on. Our lives will continue to be filled with practical matters, not constitutional ones.