concrete illustration

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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

If she needed a concrete illustration she could point to the Tyrolese.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

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

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

One concrete illustration from Bernhardi clearly shows that the sentences above quoted are truly representative of his philosophy, and not unfair excerpts.

From The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)