Sentence examples for a pragmatic focus from inspiring English sources

By 2000, however, the "Rasch wars" were essentially over (McNamara and Knoch [2012]), with abstract technical debates over theoretical models being replaced by a pragmatic focus on practical applications (Bachman [2000]), especially adaptive testing using computer technology (Bailey [1999]).

She provided a pragmatic focus by stressing commencement of sustainable community planning with a specific strategic act or project, such as a housing start, rather than imposition of a village plan.

Cortines, 83, returned from retirement with a pragmatic focus: fixing the records system and charting a path forward on technology after a disastrous, now-abandoned effort to provide iPads to every student, teacher and campus administrator.

The broad aim here was to integrate data published in scientific articles with information stored in databases [ 51], but with a pragmatic focus on protein protein interactions and post-translational modifications (PTMs); making all published biological data instantly machine-readable was clearly not possible [ 52].

That was not the move of a doe-eyed liberal but a pragmatic, focused politician who did exactly what he needed to win.

"Don't companies have to do it [protect workers' rights] anyway?" With most agreeing on this point, the discussion then took a more pragmatic focus.

12 13 14 15 16 One suggested that the guidelines' "pragmatic" focus was an important complement to guidelines for reporting traditional experimental clinical science.

Hook's approach to the naturalistic metaphysics of pragmatism was compatible with the pragmatic focus on the "foreground," that is, the interaction between human beings and their surroundings which could result in the transformation of the given nature of things.

Nevertheless, from a pragmatic, clinical focus, applied research provides evidence to practitioners and patients that is often better suited for the specific problems they must deal with.

But Mr. Abu Ismail's surge raises the prospect that the winner might not be a more secular or liberal figure, but a strident Islamist who opposes the Brotherhood's pragmatic focus on stable relations with the United States and Israel and free-market economics.

Early on, even Mr. Zuma's skeptics praised his solid cabinet appointments and pragmatic focus on the country's fundamental problems: a failing education system, one of the world's worst AIDS epidemics and high rates of joblessness and violent crime.