Sentence examples for be realistic by from inspiring English sources

And I told him that the Stones should make a killing, you know, on this contract, because, to be realistic, by the time of the next contract they'll be near forty, and one can't be sure what will happen then.

The model considered here is not supposed to be realistic by any account.

Motion and deformation of the ossicular chain during a palpation with the tools were subjectively reported to be realistic by the surgeons.

None of this was realistic by today's standards, but then it didn't have to be.

Formal candidacy is "realistic" by December, claims Ms Djurovic.Montenegro may by then have a new government.

"They simply weren't being realistic — by assuming 'We can do it' they let their pride override a rational assessment of their situation and they probably lost five billion dollars in value," Davis said.

So if we're being "realistic" (by MCU standards), then, yeah, a 20% jump would give Endgame a $809m domestic and $2.458b worldwide cume (still below Avatar).

"Being realistic, by the time everything is planned out and agreed at Loirston, we'll be well through to the middle of next year and maybe slightly beyond that.

Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the BBC on Friday that a security handover to Afghan forces was realistic by the end of 2014.

That reminds me, also make sure before embarking on your Ph.D. that the research project is realistic by considering the facilities and assistance on offer from the university or your supervisor.

"Beyond Borders" probably thinks it's being realistic by implying that lack of funding gets the doctor more and more involved with the CIA, but it's yet another contrivance.