practical effect

The new guidelines, scheduled to go into effect in January, 2014, may in fact have little to no practical effect.

But for practical effect, you'd be better off trying to explain the fundamentals of tensor calculus.

The debate might have been held in any of the last dozen Sessions, with as much practical effect.

The actual practical effect with her is that she succeeds often in wisely deceiving, while intending to be perfectly sincere.

The practical effect of such an adjustment is to make the tide-agitated body turn a constant face towards its tormentor.

Practical effect was to be given to this principle by the Court before proceeding to divorce.

He issued his commands and it was for the gens du mtier to give practical effect to them.