concrete illustration
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He had occasionally seen a small wheel in a toy shop, but this so concrete illustration of the game startled him more than he would have been willing to admit.
From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
A concrete illustration will bring them before us more forcibly than an abstract characterisation.
From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by Leuba, James H. (James Henry)
A concrete illustration of the impracticability of scientific forestry under existing conditions is afforded by the experimental forest in Franklin County established under an act of 1898.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
I turn to this as a further concrete illustration in order to characterize at once the lengths to which such vocational studies may advance.
From Psychology and Industrial Efficiency by Münsterberg, Hugo
A concrete illustration of these conflicting emotional reactions is the case of the girl who declared that she feared her fiancé as much as she loved him, but felt that she must marry him nevertheless.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Knight, Melvin Moses