concrete illustration

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As a concrete illustration, consider the case of a body projected vertically upwards with great velocity from the surface of the earth.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

Landers saw further: not a single man, but a type; the concrete illustration of a vague ideal he had long known.

From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.

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)

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

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)