concrete illustration
Example Sentences
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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
This concrete illustration both raises the question, Which of these is the "community?" and also points the way to the answer.
From Church Cooperation in Community Life by Vogt, Paul L. (Paul Leroy)
The abstract truth gets the concrete illustration; the concrete illustration finds its proper foundation in a series of abstract inquiries.
From On Liberty by Mill, John Stuart
With language: The vocabulary of the pupils is enlarged by the introduction of new words whose meaning is made clear by means of the concrete illustration furnished by direct observation of the rabbit.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education
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
