concrete illustration
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And our series of forms described in the second, third, and fourth chapters is merely a concrete illustration showing how this sequence may have been evolved.
From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by Tyler, John Mason
The camp soon had a concrete illustration of the opinion the roughs held of themselves.
From Gold by White, Stewart Edward
If I were asked for a concrete illustration of self-respect I should say—the Frenchwoman.
From Another Sheaf by Galsworthy, John
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 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)
