| Subject | English | Russian |
| law | as a practical matter | на практике (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| law | as a practical matter | в практическом плане (did not wish to – and in fact could not, as a practical matter – take delivery of Farrukh2012) |
| gen. | as a practical matter | в сущности говоря |
| rhetor. | be not significant as a practical matter | не иметь значения на практике (Alex_Odeychuk) |