Unfortunately practical reality fell somewhat short of the theoretical ideal.

The latter stood for a literal application of the details of the text and took as its norm a theoretical ideal of spiritual proficiency.

Although these conditions never obtain in reality, actual conditions are often close enough to the theoretical ideals that the great majority of government spending does indeed appear as increased land value.

Often, particular implementations fall short of theoretical ideals.

Greater recognition of the role of the states is important - and not only for reasons of achieving one or another theoretical ideal of federalism.

That is a simplification and a theoretical ideal.

These materials, or at least their theoretical ideals, give scientists models to test their predictions against, and to make predictions on how materials might behave in the real world.

Such a process would give results that are close to the theoretical ideal of an ensemble.

He was one of those for whom the world is merely an object from which theoretical ideals might be abstracted, and therefore less important than thought.

It's my theoretical ideal.