‘This is indicative of the sentiment-eschewing pragmatism that has been characteristic of a driven performer.’
‘Fortunately, democratic politics normally are characterized by pragmatism and compromise, not ideology.’
‘For a government that prides itself on pragmatism and prudence, this is a policy that astonishes in its fecklessness and recklessness.’
‘In foreign policy, he combined a high degree of pragmatism with nationalism.’
‘But the party realises that pragmatism rather than dogmatism is required if it is to make headway in a deeply divided polity.’
‘Since you temper your gut instincts with pragmatism and cool thought, trusting them is usually a safe bet.’
‘I admire their idealism, but wish it could be tempered with a little pragmatism, and also that their science was more sound.’
‘Is it the pursuit of perfection, a realisation of pragmatism, the search for the divine or perhaps baser instincts which drive us into wanting someone?’
‘Having developed the capacity to play some breathtaking rugby, we have sometimes failed to serve this captivating dish with a side order of pragmatism.’
‘Well, commerce has inspired a degree of pragmatism.’
‘This was not Utopia; it was merely hard-headed pragmatism shorn of illusion.’
‘At the same time, however, he has shown himself capable of pragmatism.’
‘But by Thursday morning a note of pragmatism had crept in.’
‘The peculiar ethic which they have evolved for themselves embraces a perfectly elastic system with lots of emphasis on pragmatism.’
‘His presumed pragmatism upholds the status quo by ridiculing the relative few who dare to challenge it.’
‘In football, pragmatism usually triumphs over romance.’
‘Underpinning his work is a ruthless pragmatism that many a maestro could learn from.’
‘Such apparent political pragmatism worries many, because of the dangerous precedent it sets.’
‘He has handled the situation practically and with pragmatism and common sense.’
‘In doing so he echoes the humanist pragmatism of Florentine practical mathematics a century before.’