concrete illustration

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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

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)

History.—In this concrete illustration we find ample justification for the teaching of history in the 279schools.

From The Vitalized School by Pearson, Francis B.

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 may bring out the philosophy underlying farm schemes better than abstract problems.

From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Hunt, Thomas Forsyth