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For such practical-minded students, traditional course requirements in culture, history and, especially, literature, seem to form a roadblock -- while interest in film courses is on the upswing, she said.
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He's much more practical-minded and I'm much more, 'Oh, it's going to be fine.'
Rachel Zoe on New Baby Skyler, Feuding with Rodger and Falling Out with Brad 2011
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With so many bike companies in attendance, the Expo is a good place to gauge emerging trends and walking around the floor, I saw a lot pandering to the practical-minded cyclist.
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It might be a while before stylists and cold-weather dandies renounce traditional layering, but more practical-minded types seem to be gravitating toward the single but versatile piece of outerwear.
Action Figures Darrell Hartman 2011
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It takes a special kind of person, a very practical-minded person, to say, hey, who cares,
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To Gore, however, there is no more debate -- just an opportunity for fact-driven, practical-minded individuals to mobilize around the cause.
Jose Antonio Vargas: The Goracle -- Al Gore, the Internet and the Future of American Politics 2010
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To Gore, however, there is no more debate -- just an opportunity for fact-driven, practical-minded individuals to mobilize around the cause.
The Goracle -- Al Gore, the Internet and the Future of American Politics 2010
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Might practical-minded business people now admit that there are occasions when government intervention can be good for capitalism by saving it from some of the very forces it unleashes?
The auto industry lives. Can we admit that government intervention worked? 2010
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To Gore, however, there is no more debate -- just an opportunity for fact-driven, practical-minded individuals to mobilize around the cause.
Jose Antonio Vargas: The Goracle -- Al Gore, the Internet and the Future of American Politics 2010
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Alec MacGillis: Another good practical-minded point.
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