More practical minds prevailed during an executive session, and the language of the resolution was changed.

He had a very practical mind for an engineer, one that I learned to rely upon.

All this, however, is foreign to the mission on which you sent me, and will probably be very uninteresting to your severely practical mind.

To Harriet's practical mind such remarks were a direct approach to a proposal of marriage.

The Wolf had a thoroughly practical mind, and was never at a loss for a good argument.

His practical, everyday mind told him it was empty for the time being.

Carpenter asked, for when frontiers were involved he had a practical mind.

Some very practical minds had on occasion tried to divert his attention to another part of the store.

Two men, however, better educated and with more practical minds than the rest, had always resisted this temptation.

Her practical mind was beginning to take over again.