The party has for too long lived in denial of Mr. Reagan's pragmatic, centrist record in Sacramento.
The point is not necessarily that Mr. Christie is a centrist, but that he is a pragmatic Republican whose record and rhetoric reflect his job of having to win election, and govern, in a relatively blue state.
More cost effective models of assessing cardiovascular safety like use of biomarkers, electronic medical records, pragmatic and factorial designs can be adopted.
Government archives used Kannada for recording pragmatic information relating to grants of land.
Is this perhaps the essence of Emery's style and the secret behind his European record: a pragmatic view of the game that offers more options to adapt to different types of opponents?
When asked for comment on his new challenger, Petri said in a statement, "My record of pragmatic conservatism will speak for itself.
Hillary Clinton's pragmatic approach and track record of accomplishments are the reason so many Democratic leaders, including Gov. Jerry Brown, are supporting her, the former president said.
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.
(Back in 2000, Mr Bush presented himself as a pragmatic governor with a track record of working with Democrats).
To the public, Frank looks much like Waxman — a blunt partisan with a flair for sound bites — but, like Dingell, he has a record as a pragmatic legislator.
