Nordhaus has similarly noted, "In reality, estimates of damage functions are virtually non-existent for temperature increases above 3°C".
But, Mr. Seda noted, "the reality is that by the time I had arrived, the number of homicides was going down sharply, as were cases of kidnappings".
The New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, who also appeared at the news conference, noted the reality that plugging every security hole during grand-scale events, like the New York City Marathon, would be almost impossible.
As Andrew Weaver, a Canadian climate scientist who is a Green Party member of British Columbia's provincial legislature, noted, "The reality is we are all consumers of products that come from oil".
Although the Golden Globes will no doubt inject frivolity into the movie capital at a very serious time, at least one nominee noted that reality intrudes whether you want it to or not.
In our story of Jan 29 , 1998 "Intel's Hubris: The First Deadly Sin," we noted, "The reality is that Intel's fabulous profits may have already peaked.
How to Respond: The idea here is that a rising tide lifts all boats, but as Warren Buffet has noted, in reality, a rising tide lifts all yachts.
Editor's Note: Reality TV at its best.
As the Pew study noted, those realities are not lost on most Americans, only 1 in 10 of whom said the average black person is better off financially than the average white person (although more than 4 in 10 white and Hispanic respondents said the average black is about as well off as the average white).
But he's hardly alone in noting this reality.
I'm just noting that reality on these issues is complicated.
