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A lot of their policies have more political utility than practicability.
By 1986 doubts about this timetable's practicability were emerging.
You may have what looks like a seriously good idea, but not be sure of its practicability.

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Examples of practicability

practicability
Nevertheless, projects evaluating control strategies under field conditions, are an important source of information for decisions about the practicability and efficacy of intervention measures.
This article looks at the advantages and practicability of electronic marking of such work by tutors.
Nothing was asked regarding the practicabilities of enforcing any restrictions placed on the availability of contraceptives, only what they would prefer to see.
The study is one of the practicability and value of a method.
Once they have 'shortlisted' promising candidates, clinicians should then review the evidence for their reliability, validity, responsiveness and practicability from relevant published research studies.
Larger, more complex case studies should be the next steps to obtain additional evidence about the practicability of these techniques.
It is not in the sense that practicability considerations do not threaten desert's status as a requirement of justice.
The advantages of this seroprevalence study were its low cost and practicability.
The practicability of this scheme is, of course, to a large part determined by the extent to which it is possible to obtain acceptable performance.
Administering tanniferous forages to parasitized ruminants in a conserved form, either as hay or silage, could potentially enhance the practicability and efficacy of the treatment.
The second major discourse in which 'incentives' makes its appearance on the scene in this period is the debate over the practicability of socialist economics.
Once they have 'shortlisted' promising candidates, clinicians should then review the evidence for their reliability, validity, responsiveness, and practicability from relevant published research studies.
However, its practicability depends on good knowledge of the applicants and the estates.
The author even makes the practicability of a legal system dependent on its law of procedure.
This occurs in light of the local situation, such as the quality of the water source, and practicability, in terms of available technology and needed water supply.
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