Those steps were welcomed by investors as realistic, given the weak environment.
Some analysts said that the earlier goals had not been realistic given the economic climate.
Second, we need to be honest about whether our goals are realistic given our resources.
Is this life of minor transgressions refreshingly realistic, given our natures, or is it settling for mediocrity?
"At the same time it is realistic given the current economic situation and the pressure on TfL's finances.
While fund-raisers tend to be optimistic about their ability to persuade people to give, Mr. McGinly says he is realistic, given the severity of the downturn.
Most Democrats, however, think WODI is no more realistic, given the overwhelming pressure on both parties to spend more each year.
Instead they want to recoup a sizeable amount of Robinho's transfer fee, something they consider realistic given his impressive performances in the World Cup.
Duncan Smith was asked whether a target of 50% claims made online when the benefit is launched was realistic, given that less than 20% of jobseeker's online claims were made online.
By 2010, the group hopes to have annual sales of $25 billion.That is realistic, given the vastness of Reliance it is India's biggest private-sector company—and of India's retail potential.
The French prisons controller, Adeline Hazan, said rolling out the project across France was not currently "realistic" given the pressing parallel problem of serious overcrowding in France's jails and the "spectacular" rise in the number of people implicated in extremist networks related to Iraq and Syria, as well as those on remand for terror offences.
