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Using hydroponics, inorganic fertiliser, electric light and genetic modification we could in theory feed the entire world from a multi-storey farm the size of Wales.
In such instances, dissenters have a chance to go beyond a statement of what they, in theory, would do on an issue.
In theory, we were going to walk up the thousand steps, but neither of us could be bothered.
Steel actually work-hardens over time, so in theory, steel shafts get slightly stiffer the more they're used.
In theory, this could be a smart strategic move but it is likely to "domesticate" Julian Assange; running such an NGO would require too many boring meetings with potential funders many of whom have already been alienated by the organisation and a nine-to-five office routine - the exact opposite of the glamorous nomadic lifestyle that the founder of WikiLeaks has become famous for. The Guardian World News

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'Aren't you supposed to be retired?' 'Yes, in theory.'
In theory, PLS is applied in situations of multicollinearity, but the MBH network has many series that are essentially white noise and thus the proxies are surprisingly close to being orthogonal in the early networks and there are blocks of orthogonal series in the later network. More on Bürger et al 2006 « Climate Audit
In theory, but seldom in practice, their supposedly superior knowledge gave them a monopoly over the practice of physic and the authority to supervise the work of surgeons.
In theory, it might make sense to give judges the power to grant snooping applications. The Sun
While the idea of people telling their stories is attractive in theory, in practice the courts are overburdened as it is.
In theory it keeps your shots more consistent because the amount of force it takes to launch the bullet into the rifling is uniform from shot-to-shot. Rifles of Interest: Remington Model 700 Custom Shop AWR II
It's a spider which in theory is harmless, except that just looking at its big hairy legs gives me the willies.
In theory the sale of a squire's land to a moneylender is a minor and exceptional necessity. A Miscellany of Men
The guilds and unions in the American film industry are still strong, and have the clout (in theory) to protect their workers against the depredations of management, and against their own love of the Job.
Its usefulness will often justify a path which in theory may appear quite arbitrary or badly traced. The Education of a Gardener
What sets Professor Meally apart from all others in his field, is that as well as having it in theory he also gave a practical demonstration on mixing a batch of culm and making hand-made buns.
Although in theory they may have scruples about eating meat, they are happy to overlook them if the meat is presented cleansed of any prior history. Bad Food Britain
In theory I'm on call day and night.
I'm working two jobs (and, in theory, researching a paper for next year); he's dissertating (and working one job, part-time).
Although, in theory, the monarchy inhabits a realm far above the murk of daily government, it has been an important source of legitimacy for the unelected prime minister.
The fan is configured to exhaust air from the top, which in theory, should work pretty well.
But in direct contrast to this point the laid-back attitude is an awfully good antidote to stress - in theory.
While clever enough in theory, the chairs in reality clutter the stage and restrict the cast's sorely needed freedom to move.
Either way, the result -- in theory -- will be cost-effective pollution abatement, that is, overall abatement achieved at minimum aggregate cost. Robert Stavins: Environmental Problems and the Myth of Simple Market Solutions
In theory the prophecy could still come true. Times, Sunday Times
The site says that it keeps all of your data synonymized, so while it does know your shopping history, it doesn't in theory know who you are. TechCrunch
In theory, it should escape this pigeonholing due to its quirkiness and cheek, yet it lacks mojo to pull it through.
She was awarded two distinctions, one for Pianoforte Playing and one for getting 100% in Theory and Harmony.
The idea of love at first sight, though attractive to women in theory, terrifies them in practice.
I have an open-tuned bouzouki, borrowed from a friend, and a capo, so in theory I can play in any key.
While in theory that is true, it is only practical to place liquid or realisable assets into trust.
But though in theory every living man and woman is merely an ancestor or ancestress born again and therefore should be his or her equal, in practice they appear to admit that their forefathers of the remote _alcheringa_ or dream time were endowed with many marvellous powers which their modern reincarnations cannot lay claim to, and that accordingly these ancestral spirits were more to be reverenced, were in fact more worshipful, than their living representatives. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
In theory, the buyer could ask the seller to have a test carried out.
The US in theory has the potential to be ten to fourteen times that number. Times, Sunday Times
Of course the umpire is protected against acts of violence by the state -- we all are, at least in theory. A Theory of Government, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
And I come away from our conversations feeling far more energised and enthused than I do when talking to pretty young things who should, in theory, be more enticing.
In theory, these machines should last for ten years.
It does make sense but nevertheless, at least in theory, the president should be the commander-in-chief.
In theory, skilled authorities would regulate the issuance of paper money, increasing its quantity to foster desired economic growth.
In theory, what came to be known as the Gulag was a system of forced labor rather than a death machine. The World Of The Gulag
It can in theory go after any assets. Times, Sunday Times
The study on the application scope of statute of limitation is valuable both in theory and in practice.
Ideas such as a centralised IT procurement look good in theory, but often founder when faced with the scale and complexity of the organisation. Times, Sunday Times
In theory Cardinal Winning could have spoken out on the strength of his magisterium, as a representative of the teaching authority of his church.
In theory I was supposed to be paying bills and tidying paperwork too, but that never happened.
Listing, in theory, is an objective assessment of architectural or historical importance which does not necessarily prevent demolition.
In theory, ministers decide and are answerable for policy.
Although any toxin or infectious agent could in theory be weaponised, the WHO believes that there are only five diseases likely to be used in a biological weapon: anthrax, botulism, smallpox, plague and tularaemia.
The idea that software is capable of any task is broadly true in theory.
In theory, one of the advantages of this stripped down system is that you wouldn;t need ot live in one of those cities, as you wouldn't need accessto those apparati in order to launch into a bigger market. 1000 True Fans
The animal story, like the contemporaneous naturalistic novel of Zola and his various epigones, could, at least in theory, ground all its narrative events in observation, probability, and fact.
He had lessons in theory and composition from Rimsky-Korsakov.
A school dental service exists in theory, but in practice, there are few dentists to work in them.
Principals' managerial conduct is an inevitable conduct of principals under the school managerial circumstance. This conduct is still at the inchoative stage both in theory and practice.
In theory it is possible for competent adults to appoint a proxy to act on their behalf by granting them a power of attorney.
Such tests tend to stultify the most creative teachers even as they, at least in theory, help the worst students.
In theory, I could ask Kevin to resume printing things for me at his office at the university, but I suspect that his support for the boycott is paper thin, despite his recent good cheer.
This is another idea that in theory should help increase thermal conduction between the base and the fins, since they are all one piece.
But this year, because the parliamentary session has been extended to spring 2012, several key bills remain very much alive and are in theory amendable. Gaining the ears of power: your voices can still be heard
In theory, since God is no respecter of persons, the role of mystic / ecstatic should have been open to all.
In a long jump, in theory, the weights could be shifted mid-jump to alter the jumper's centre of mass and make the most of the extra momentum.
The bodice works in theory but is kind of saggy in practice. Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 11 Recap: Alba-tross
'Aren't you supposed to be retired?' 'Yes, in theory.'
In theory, the Gulag was a system of forced labor rather than a death machine. Books: The Other Camps
In theory, it might make sense to give judges the power to grant snooping applications. The Sun
In theory drivers could also be prosecuted for carrying passengers who are not wearing a seatbelt, meaning that in a normal car more than three back-seat passengers would be an offence.
In theory, network operators could target consumers with advertising, but this would raise technical and privacy issues not easily resolved.
The selective forces promoting such phenotypic conformity in groups should in theory make it more difficult for group members to identify other individuals.
But still and all, it's worth remembering that stakeholder systems have shown promise in the past, not just in theory but in many years of practice.
In theory it would seem like a good choice, and with enough dedicated followers the plan seems feasible.
The divisions and headings make the book easy to dip into and in theory to skim, although would-be skimmers will need to keep one thumb lodged firmly in the index.
I'm a big fan of Magic In Theory and Practice, as it's basically full of plain speaking rather than the usual Crowley clever-clever obfuscation.
I have done my best to trace the publishing history through the catalogue of the British Library, which should in theory have a copy of every book ever published in the UK.
America's race problem may have no easy solution, however, in theory at least, Americans are against racism.
We do not disagree in theory that there should be a closer correlation between actual price and the rate.
With the government's finances stretched, though, much of the burden of reviving the economy has fallen to the Bank of Japan, which, in theory, has limitless resources to print money.
Unlike a helicopter, the tiltrotor had a wing and could fly like an airplane, so in theory, if an Osprey lost both engines, it might glide to a safe landing with its rotors pointed forward rather than autorotate to the ground with the rotors pointed up. The Dream Machine
Unlike the loos of old, they have self-cleaning mechanisms, so in theory they should be clean - or at least minimally unpleasant.
The open loop characteristic of the double detector is calculated in theory and the double magnetic detector comparator is constructed for testing and performance evaluation.
In theory, pulling in the fences would cut down on the area that outfielders have to cover, thereby reducing the number of bloop hits that fall in.
In theory, banks can deleverage by raising fresh capital or retaining profits. Times, Sunday Times
In theory, at least, this creates a direct, inverse relationship between the unemployment rate and the inflation rate.
In theory this should allow the muscle cells to produce a smaller, but still functional, version of the dystrophin protein. Times, Sunday Times
In theory at least, RIM should have no problem fending off the interloper.
In theory, the Tory constituency parties could come to the rescue.
In theory, the Communist Party allows citizens to lobby the central government on matters of local corruption, the illegal seizure of land and extralegal detentions.
In theory, an analysis of flow direction can provide unique azimuthal directions.
While there is nothing wrong with this in theory, it flies in the face of Brubaker's otherwise convincingly argued claim that the miniatures were often conceived as complex visual wholes.
Domestically, China's strong government intervention in the market economy can be stabilized to a large extent in theory, economic fluctuations.
But this was not the moment to foment a breach with one of the men who were, at least in theory, his masters. KING OF DREAMS
‘In theory, DVDs should be higher resolution and lower noise than even laserdiscs,’ notes Levinson.
As to the deformed slots, the slot reactance has been analyzed in theory and therefore formulized.
The existence of one - side accomplice is an issue heatedly discussed in theory field of Criminal Law.
Second, the argument that because the government can do some things, it can do "anything" - and the implication is that "anything" includes all kinds of bad stuff - may be true in theory, but that's exactly why our Founding Fathers put a system of "checks and balances" in place, including a court system to decide on the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress and signed by the President. Video: Complete Cooch Incoherence at Tea Party Convention
In theory, I knew nabob was from nawab, but they occur in such different contexts and are pronounced so differently it's hard to keep it in my head. Languagehat.com: NABOB/NAWAB.
In theory, all the princes in the Holy Roman Empire were subservient to the emperor.
In theory, people will leave areas of unemployment and low wages to go to the areas where lucrative jobs are available. Migrants in Modern France: Population Mobility in the Later Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
To be useful to scholars a proposition must be falsifiable - there must be something which could in theory refute the statement.
This report helped to generate a great reform movement, substituting correction for punishment, at least in theory.
The Kindle battery lasted longer in theory, but the circuity for when I turned on the wireless each morning to take my newspapers tended to eat up way more battery than you'd expect, and the Kindle said its battery likes to be charged often instead of drain-and-charge, so I can settle with the battery life on the touch. The Apple E-Book Reader
But not in theory, and therein lay the most significant difference. IN DEFENCE OF ARISTOCRACY
She was grown more notorious than a way-mark,285 for her seductive genius, and outdid the fair both in theory and practice, and she was noted for her swimming gait, flexile and delicate, albeit she was full five feet in height and by all the boons of fortune deckt and dight, with strait arched brows twain, as they were the crescent moon of The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
The scheme will be mainly targeted at offenders who serve six months or less in jail, but will apply in theory to all prisoners who are paroled.
But in theory, diversity meant something less restrictive. Postethnic America: Beyond Multiculturalism
We do not disagree in theory that there should be a closer correlation between actual price and the rate.
A formulary is a list of approved or preferred prescription drugs compiled by insurance plans that–in theory, at least–are supposed to drive down overall costs for the insurer while still providing adequate treatment for patients. Buzzword: Formulary
What you describe is an isotropic antenna, which exists only in theory and cannot exist physically.
We had all been trained for this scenario, in theory, with textbooks boasting glossy colored photos, in classrooms without air conditioning, each of us in turn taking hold of the various instruments—bag and mask, laryngoscope, and finally endotracheal tubes—that would be provided at the deliveries where resuscitation was called for. Between Expectations
Although in theory they may have scruples about eating meat, they are happy to overlook them if the meat is presented cleansed of any prior history. Bad Food Britain
'Aren't you supposed to be retired?' 'Yes, in theory.'
This is, in theory, East London, but the nearest large conurbation might as well be Vladivostok. LOVE YOU MADLY
In theory the driver could make a note of it at the lairage.
The idea that software is capable of any task is broadly true in theory.
In theory, it might make sense to give judges the power to grant snooping applications. The Sun
Physicians, who in theory held control, were poorly located from a situational standpoint to exercise it effectively.
This overall morphological simplicity, in theory, makes tadpoles good models for exploring how vertebrates control undulatory movements.
This receiver is analyzed in theory and simulated in IEEE CM3 multipath channel. The results show that it has a better bit-error-ratio performance compared with a conventional ATR receiver.
The leading goal scorers should in theory save arguments. The Sun
This analysis seems plausible in theory, but it ought to be noted that the most popular person to be beatified in recent years is the stigmatic Padre Pio, who was very much an eccentric, an ascetic, and a prodigy.
In India, independence dawned with the sun of universal adult franchise shining on all, at least in theory.
In theory, the scheme sounds fine.
It froze early, in theory exposing the attacking Germans on the section of coast from Taganrog to Rostov to attacks from the south as well. Deathride
Each coin has one side smoothed down flat and in theory this should be the tails side of the coin since it is illegal to deface an image of the monarch in England.
These were tented or prefabricated hut facilities and in theory mobile, although most tended to stay at the location in which they were first erected.
Before the fight, Oscar made Floyd agree to a list of demands which would favor de la Hoya, namely that the two wear Reyes gloves (the so-called puncher's glove, which should have, in theory, been of benefit to Oscar, the bigger puncher of the two), a smaller ring (which would benefit Oscar's long-standing stamina problems), and most importantly, a 154 lb. weight limit. East Side Boxing
In theory they will not have fully overcome jet lag - experts advise one day per hour of change - let alone adjusted their skills. Times, Sunday Times
In theory, if you could keep all external contaminants out of deionized water you could have a pc that is water cooled by sinking it in water. How To Save Your Keyboard After A Spill | Lifehacker Australia
Listing, in theory, is an objective assessment of architectural or historical importance which does not necessarily prevent demolition.
In theory, Congress is supposed to represent a microcosm of America.
Many of these youngsters know the job in theory but they're still wet behind the ears when it comes to putting it into practice.
The idea that software is capable of any task is broadly true in theory.
In theory, the replenishing of the body's supplies of water and glucose should not be beyond the abilities of someone who can follow a knitting pattern.
In theory, you can get the local authority to inspect work done by an uncertified person - at a cost of about £130 for work valued at under £2,000 - but the intention is that you use a qualified electrician.
It's one thing to know in theory that governments always spy on each other, quite another to see set out in a memo the detail of how the spying will be done.
By eliminating the shim material that is inherent in most gaskets, the metal to metal joint, in theory, will transfer the vibration over the entire surface of both parts.
Your plan sounds fine in theory, but will it work?
The leading goal scorers should in theory save arguments. The Sun
Once you've got an in with the right guys, they don't need to see a full script before, in theory, they start giving you development cash.
They will expect the author to work toward a normative standard in theory and practice.
Yet the mental images accompanying prayer and devotion were, in theory at least, to be avoided by the true mystic; and the supreme ideal was imageless devotion. Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany
I truthfully can't say that any of my beltless rounds feed any more smoothly but I agree in theory that they should. What to Do With Your Gift From George W.
In theory, again, if you're the person, what would be the incentive to ... one, it would have to be collectively bargained, which is a significant issue, and two, what would be the incentive for the player to undergo that? Let's Go Tribe!
In theory, at least, inferior material, but who can gainsay the wine's elegance? Will this be English wine's best ever year?
Parkinson's disease is first off the rank in stem cell work, because in theory all you need to do is place dopamine producing nerve cells in the brain to replace the lost transmitter.
What seems so intuitively true in theory is not always so in practice. THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF BRANDING
Although unschooled in theory, he was a competent tactician and strategist.
There is a compelling logic to his main theory.
It sounds fine in theory, but will it work?
The Nanakpanthis of the present day are roughly classified as Sikhs who have not adopted the term Singh, which is attached to the names of all true Sikhs; they also do not forbid smoking or insist on the adoption of the five _Kakkas_ or K's which are in theory the distinguishing marks of the Sikh; the _Kes_ or uncut hair and unshaven beard; the _Kachh_ or short drawers ending above the knee; the _Kara_ or iron bangle; the _Khanda_ or steel knife; and the _Kanga_ or comb. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV)
In theory children over the age of 12 months could just use an adult seat belt.
Many of these youngsters know the job in theory but they're still wet behind the ears when it comes to putting it into practice.
He believes perinatal trauma to be a likely contributing factor, because this in theory could produce damage to the right hemisphere.
In theory the Thatcherites were for a minimal state.
_In theory_, the tenant in chief could not sell his land; he could sublet it to a _mesne tenant_, who stood to himself precisely in the same relation as he -- the tenant _in capite_ -- stood to the sovereign, the mesne tenant in his turn being bound to render certain _services_ to his over lord, and liable to forfeit his _lease_ -- for in theory it was that -- if certain contingencies happened. The Coming of the Friars
Though this will be effective in theory, the difficulty is the centralised distribution of state finances - an inflexible system that often causes funding delays.
In theory, it should mean no calls from that phone will be accepted - making the handset a useless piece of junk.
Although in theory a bondi had a farm of his own, in practice most young men had to live with their parents, or farm the lands of a large landholder.
The gear will, in theory, allow me to navigate across glacial ice and climb the moulin walls. Into the Heart of the Ice
In theory at least, this brought the entire body of the common law, and an unascertained number of statutes of Parliament, into force in the forests of Michigan. A History of American Law
I mean, in theory, no paper is used for the posted version of the "ezine," but what about the energy required to run all those computers and websites? Street Signs
A disagreement in private is a division in theory - once exposed in public it becomes a reality, a fact to which others are compelled to respond.
She was grown more notorious than a way-mark,285 for her seductive genius, and outdid the fair both in theory and practice, and she was noted for her swimming gait, flexile and delicate, albeit she was full five feet in height and by all the boons of fortune deckt and dight, with strait arched brows twain, as they were the crescent moon of The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Your plan sounds fine in theory, but will it work?
In addition to the core course in Theory and Methods of Literary Study, students would normally select two one-term options.
Your plan sounds fine in theory.
So in theory they should welcome a deal that diversifies that risk. Times, Sunday Times
In theory this would lead to a rush of insulin that brings blood sugar back to normal and encourages the storage of any excess sugar as fat. Times, Sunday Times
In theory, the scheme sounds fine.
So in theory, you can lengthen your life. The Sun
The term "scutage" may be roughly translated "shield money," and, as the word implies, it was a tax assessed on the knight's fee, and was in theory a money payment accepted or exacted by the king in place of the military service due him under the feudal arrangements. The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216)
He was happy enough to seize the opportunity to relieve himself and handed over his wide-bladed carnificial sword (which I in theory was not supposed to touch) and his fuligin cloak (which I was forbidden to wear, though I was already taller than most of the journeymen) so that from a distance it would appear that there had been no substitution. The Shadow of the Torturer
Now belief was essential and attendance was compulsory, at least in theory.
In theory, this governmental system was highly centralized. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity
In theory, basketball is a non-contact sport.
A school dental service exists in theory, but in practice, there are few dentists to work in them.
The experience of a former winter prevented the error being made, at all events in theory, of leaving trenches unfloored and unrevetted, until winter, bringing its consequence of mud, arrived. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
You could - in theory - be prosecuted for running a pirate radio station.
Needless to say, it ought to be run as an isolated user (so it can only trash its own files), maybe in a chroot, and ideally on a machine without network access (for it could, in theory, open a network socket and do something unneighbourly :-). Snell-Pym » Fuzz testing
- “Republicans are also proposing to expand the individual market by creating pooling mechanisms such as association health plans and individual membership accounts”: In theory, Association Health Plans (AHP) are intended to implement a laudable goal: allow small employers to pool their risk nationally so they can get the same economies of scale and negotiating power as large employers. Wonk Room » Republicans Introduce Another Health Care Alternative, What Was Wrong With The Other Four?
In theory, doing a lot of work yourself on a self-build project does cut the budget.
George Sand tells us that he was obliged "to accept, in theory, what he called the necessities of pure politics, ruse, charlatanism and even untruth, concessions that were not sincere, alliances in which he did not believe, and vain promises. George Sand; Some Aspects of her Life and Writings
This occurs often in churches that support women in theory but not in practice. Christianity Today
The Pacific deal could in theory still make it through the ratification process, but few now see that as likely. Times, Sunday Times
In theory, they are supposed to reimburse this money from their own bank accounts. Times, Sunday Times
The overall development of human being and the construction of socialist harmonious society interdepend and mutually reinforce, both in theory and practice to a high degree of uniformity.
Not seldom, in fact, they interlard their plans and hopes for a revival of the sacred liturgy with principles which compromise this holiest of causes in theory or practice, and sometimes even taint it with errors touching Catholic faith and ascetical doctrine. The Sacred Liturgy: The First School of the Faith
In theory, this is done routinely to encourage dutiful submission to authority.
In theory, the journey ought to take three hours, but in practice it usually takes four because of roadworks.
Maybe, in theory, we are moving toward a more pomogendered world, one where gender fluidity is the norm and we aren't divided in a binary fashion starting at the ultrasound. August 28th, 2006
Now, in theory at least, children could buy unlimited quantities of Spangles, gobstoppers and sweet cigarettes.
In theory the network can send its logo over the air - as with a Nokia phone - in practice they won't.
I share with Boshoff an interest in etymology, taxonomy and language (I don't claim to have anywhere near his kind of knowledge on the subjects though), but I didn't feel as fascinated by the work in reality as in theory.
Ihe traditional Ltd. Co. don't permit withdrawal share in theory, but there are suspection in society practice.
When I was growing up, my mother had a rotisserie, a kind of stovetop broiler which, in theory, could also be used for spit-roasting, though it never did that very well. Recipe of the Day: Seared Steak - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com
Under civil proceedings, the appropriate care and cure of the young offender is, in theory at least, the only consideration.
It is important to recognize the distinction between the PRC here and the infinitesimal PRC that, in theory, could be convolved with the waveform of the perturbation to obtain the total resetting.
It can deal with the reasoning in an incomplete domain theory effectively and combine the advantages of approximate reasoning and nonmonotonic reasoning to overcome their limitations.
But this was not the moment to foment a breach with one of the men who were, at least in theory, his masters. KING OF DREAMS
In theory, our representative system of democracy gives us that ownership.
But this was not the moment to foment a breach with one of the men who were, at least in theory, his masters. KING OF DREAMS

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