Sentence examples for pragmatism from inspiring English sources

He also paraphrases William Galston, a former aide to Bill Clinton, who says the president is taking "a 'winning the future' approach rather than dwelling on the problems of the moment".So is Mr Obama giving up on a progressive liberal vision of the future for realist pragmatism, or is he being pragmatic by staying above today's partisan squabbling and focusing on the long-term liberal vision?

It may be British pragmatism: budget cuts are the number one concern, but equally many think their services are actually getting better as deteriorating.

To insist that all this be done within a year, entailing huge savings and cuts that will make a relatively benign situation worse, represents a triumph of dogma over pragmatism.

From a modest educational background (he was a student at Flint High School and then Kelsterton technical college), his choice of where to take a degree was dictated by pragmatism.

He talks about restoring some of the "grandeur" and "dignity" of riding a London bus, qualities that "had evaporated in the name of pragmatism".

As dumbfounding as this complete lapse of pragmatism seems in hindsight, it sounded like the perfectly appropriate decision at the time.

But according to Abu Ahmed, the group used the opportunity to evolve, revealing a pragmatism in addition to its hardline ideology.

This unlikely triumph, with exports doubling in a decade, shows how globalisation can work to Britain's advantage, particularly when harnessed to quiet political pragmatism.

The big point the endowment managers are missing, however, is about the limit to pragmatism, especially when it runs up against basic ethical idealism.

But they will call for the same kind of clarity and pragmatism that Churchill managed.

I couldn't love a man who doesn't approach my menstruation with the same pragmatism I do.