concrete illustration
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History.—In this concrete illustration we find ample justification for the teaching of history in the 279schools.
From The Vitalized School by Francis B. Pearson
The abstract truth gets the concrete illustration; the concrete illustration finds its proper foundation in a series of abstract inquiries.
From On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
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
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 Francis B. Pearson
I conclude this chapter with a concrete illustration, cut from my morning newspaper.
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
