concrete illustration
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To what extent is education the process of enlarging the content of words?As a concrete illustration of the differences in the content of words, compare various definitions of education.
From The Vitalized School by Pearson, Francis B.
As much of the following must be to some extent controversial in character, a concrete illustration may serve to prevent misconception as to this important distinction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
Solid argument, clear method, and indisputable facts are necessary for the first purpose; vivid imagination, concrete illustration, and animated feeling are necessary for the second.
From Model Speeches for Practise by Kleiser, Grenville
The camp soon had a concrete illustration of the opinion the roughs held of themselves.
From Gold by White, Stewart Edward
The theoretical weakness of an arrested offensive received a practical and concrete illustration to a degree that war had scarcely ever known.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)