Synonym: in essence, in principle, on paper, theoretically. Similar words: theory, cell theory, domino theory, a fly in the ointment, in the open, in the offing, theorem, theorist. Meaning: adv. 1. according to the assumed facts 2. with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details 3. as described in contrast to as practiced.
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61. Neither in theory nor in practice is one process distinguishable from the other.
62. Such networks, operating between research groups, could, in theory, modify the actual content of research.
63. In theory FAXgrabber then operates in the background and you carry on with what you are doing.
64. In theory, the whole island could be live and extremely dangerous.
65. In addition to the core course in Theory and Methods of Literary Study, students would normally select two one-term options.
66. In theory, the model should rotate about its vertical axis until the control is released and then stop.
67. This can, in theory, be of any amount, provided the subscribers to the memorandum take at least one share each.
68. So, to generate the same annual pension, they should in theory pay more.
69. In theory delegates met not as Nonconformists but as evangelical Christians who were free of state control because outside the Established Church.
70. We found that neither in theory nor in practice need the net effect be one of disincentive.
71. Issues which may have looked problematical in theory can be compared to see whether they are of consequence in practice.
72. That's fine in theory,[http://sentencedict.com/in theory.html] but in reality we have a problem.
73. Unlike the restricted professional, he is interested in theory and current educational developments.
74. The Combine linked far-left activists and militants in Ford plants right across the country and, in theory, throughout the world.
75. All the computers we consider are general-purpose, at least in theory, although they may be oriented towards particular application areas.
76. In theory, the long-distance companies are supposed to have your signature on something before we switch you.
77. In theory, it should be easy to tell whether you have left voluntarily or have been dismissed.
78. The benefits of computer networking are obvious in theory - but so frequently disappointing in practice.
79. Listing, in theory, is an objective assessment of architectural or historical importance which does not necessarily prevent demolition.
80. In theory the age range is in the order of a million years but in practice it may be less.
81. So the dinosaurs could in theory have continued to pile on genetic advantages.
82. This ought in theory to have raised the amount demanded by Wolsey, but would have taken much longer to collect.
83. The hydraulics, in theory, separate the chassis from the body to provide firm suspension yet a comfortable ride.
84. In theory, a star-driven period melodrama with top-notch production values should have been an attractive proposition for distributors.
85. In theory the slower the trickle the better, so you would need a huge filter to treat a heavily-loaded tank.
86. In contrast, Type 11 systems, by allowing patients to seek treatment anywhere, in theory avoid this form of inequality.
87. In theory all providers of financial services and products are supposed to keep clients' money separate from their own.
88. All of them would, in theory, apply the same dreary procedures.
89. After 1975, the grades were changed to A to E, with, in theory, no fail grades.
90. In theory the theatre can hold about 2,800 people, although new security measures limit this on most occasions to around 2,000.
More similar words: theory, cell theory, domino theory, a fly in the ointment, in the open, in the offing, theorem, theorist, theoretical, theoretician, out of the ordinary, on the other hand, liberation theology, in the red, plinth, in that, in the way, in the end, in the air, in that way, in the main, in the past, in the dark, in the way of, in the world, in the least, in the black, in the front, labyrinth, in the lurch.