Sentence examples for rather idealistic from inspiring English sources

But it was rather idealistic.

But my picture of the West was rather idealistic.

That may sound rather idealistic, in the context of a failing organisation haemorrhaging billions of pounds.

"He impressed me," Dana said, "though I found his views to be rather idealistic, and I think that comes from a lack of experience in a political arena".

This has been an extended piece of research, a long time in the making, which has pulled together some thoughtful and, at times, even rather idealistic contributions from business leaders and other prominent figures.

Lots of our friends are still in that world and I do feel part of that generation of people who were rather idealistic in the 70s and became disillusioned in the 80s.

Farther south, in Hubei Province, though, Mr. Yao's experiences left him disillusioned rather than idealistic.

What makes the United States stand out, perhaps, is how frequently American officials proclaim their values to the world, setting themselves up for charges of hypocrisy when a policy is expedient rather than idealistic.

Described by a former colleague as extremely pragmatic and shrewd rather than idealistic and hopeful, Peretti has an eye for the future that has drawn a number of senior media executives to beat a path to his door.

Put another way, optimization is local rather than idealistic.

He said his new approach would be more pragmatic and based on conditions on the ground rather than idealistic and time-based, and would switch from nation building to "killing terrorists".