Sentence examples for realistic stance from inspiring English sources

Perhaps it implies both a saner, more realistic stance towards life and a healing of the split between body and soul that had so plagued him.

The old Poles remains defiantly proud of their pessimism, which they genuinely consider the only "realistic" stance possible in contrast with the naive optimism of some of their countrymen who have forgotten the past.

Despite Berwick's draw against Rangers in the third round, and the possibility that the visitors' manager Alex McLeish might bring some fringe players into his team for the clash with Forfar, Simpson says: 'I cannot believe Rangers will be as poor as they were in that match,' Even Forfar's chairman, David McGregor, prefers to adopt a realistic stance - at least publicly.

It is interesting to note that McTaggart does not believe that his metaphysical (ontological) spiritual idealism excludes a realistic stance in epistemology.

Ontological idealism, one could say, is the only tenable basis for a realistic stance for Berkeley, but it leads to a realism about minds, human and divine, rather than of what he always calls material substance.

Optimism is perhaps the most realistic stance that we can adopt in life.

Many European officials considered the speech a step toward a more realistic British stance because it recognized that the United Kingdom would need to sacrifice some of the benefits of E.U. membership if it also wanted to forsake the responsibilities.

It will only be meaningful when there is a clear, unified, and realistic U.S. stance in the negotiations.

West Ham feel their stance is more realistic for a young player.

The hired model's stance was so realistic, Rogers wrote, "He fairly makes a chill run over me when I look at him".

The Author as Producer is a defence of the left wing of the modernist avant-garde, typified for Benjamin by the surrealists, who were against the party's stance on easily comprehensible, realistic stories with a strong progressive tendency.