constructive
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Contemporary Examples of constructive
Constructive criticism is different from people just being dicks, and I love constructive criticism.
Andrew Garfield on the Evils of Capitalism, the Hacking Scandal, and Criticism of ‘Spider-Man 2’Marlow Stern
September 10, 2014
Reformers understood that constructive societal evolution was the antidote to socialist revolution.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDRJohn Avlon
September 9, 2014
On Monday, European Union countries condemned the air strikes and called for a ceasefire and “constructive dialogue.”
“We have since begun a constructive dialogue with the committee on the redactions,” Price said.
White House Must Decide Who Will Be Named in the CIA ‘Torture Report’Josh Rogin, Eli Lake
August 7, 2014
So that they can return and approach the world—and approach women—with constructive confidence and calm.
Historical Examples of constructive
Vaucanson was a man of the highest order of constructive genius.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
He is fertile in plan and constructive in method because he has creative imagination.
Herbert HooverVernon Kellogg
The field is almost virgin, and the need for constructive programs is acute.
College TeachingPaul Klapper
With a fifty-dollar teacher, constructive work was likely lacking.
Rural Life and the Rural SchoolJoseph Kennedy
We see at once that that doctrine was not negative but positive and constructive.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies