for all practical purposes

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as might be reasonably expected; essentially. For all practical purposes, this is simply a matter of right and wrong. This should be considered final, for all practical purposes.

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On my first voyage as chief mate with good Captain MacW- I remember that I felt quite flattered, and went blithely about my duties, myself a commander for all practical purposes. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context It is certain, on the one hand, that the sterility of various species when crossed is so different in degree and graduates away so insensibly, and, on the other hand, that the fertility of pure species is so easily affected by various circumstances, that for all practical purposes it is most difficult to say where perfect fertility ends and sterility begins. The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context The dead don't sigh, and for all practical purposes I was that, except for the final consummation, the growing cold, the rigor mortis - that blessed state The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context			Fools rush in Fools rush in where angels fear to tread foot foot in both camps foot the bill foot-in-mouth disease football foothold footloose footloose and fancy-free footsie footstep for a change for a kick-off for a lark and on a lark for a living for a price for a song for a spin for all cares for all I care for all I know for all intents and purposes for all it's worth for all knows for all practical purposes for all problems for all the world for all the world like for anything for better or for worse for better or worse for certain for chicken feed for Christ's sake for crying out loud For crying out loud! for days on end for fear of for free for God's sake for good for good measure for goodness sake for goodness' sake for hours on end for instance for keeps for kicks for kicks and for laughs; for giggles for life			for all (one) is worth for all (one) is worth for all (one) is worth for all (one) is worth for all cares For All Coffeemakers for all he cares for all he cares for all he cares for all he cares for all history for all I care for all I care For All I Know For All I Know For All I Trust Him for all intents and purposes for all intents and purposes for all intents and purposes for all is worth for all is worth for all is worth for all is worth For All It's Worth For All It's Worth for all knows for all knows for all knows For All Lovers of American Estates For All of You for all practical purposes for all problems For All the Cows For All the Emptiness For All the Saints for all the world for all the world for all the world for all the world like for all to see For All We Know for all you care for all you care for all you care for all you care For Angles of commutation For Answers I Trust Him for any price For Anyone Who Cares for anything for anything For Anything I Trust Him For Artists, By Artists For At For Auction For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid For Automated Search of the Catalog For Avoidance Of Doubt For aye For because For Benefit

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