1840 C. F. Hoffman II. iii. ii. 111 The stern realities of life which he had beheld..had long since changed Max Greyslaer from a dreaming student into a practical-minded, energetic man.
1906 14 Apr. 4/6 The practical-minded makers of modern Egypt.
2001 99 14 Even the practical-minded Lady MacBeth recognizes her husband's problem as one of thought, not action.