Wales took another small, pragmatic step towards a third grand slam in eight years, their head coach, Warren Gatland, getting the patience he had demanded from his players, even if they overdid things at times.
The biggest street demonstration in British history (against the imminent Iraq war, in February 2003) was mainly organised by two small, pragmatic groups whose world-views are utterly at odds: the (Trotskyist) Socialist Workers Partyy and the Muslim Association of Britain.
For this pilot assessment, a small pragmatic sample of health facilities was visited, all within Lusaka District.
Based on the requirements, illustrated in the fishbone diagram (figure 1), we aimed to collect data based on analysis of public sector records and documents available in the public domain and routine observations at a small pragmatic sample of health facilities providing obstetric services in Lusaka District, Zambia.
Even when these moments are relatively small, the pragmatic design solution often chosen is to install stiffeners at the joint to engage the entire cross-section.
Looking at the symptomatic individuals as determined by ECQ showed that, though the numbers were small, the pragmatic measure had a poor performance as a diagnostic test in this high-prevalence (61%) subgroup.
At least some of the time, the reasoning behind such a mindset is pragmatic – smaller shows, by their very nature, tend to be less expensive, though it's safe to assume that is not the motivation behind Ford's move.
It's easy to overstate the couple's differences and their potential for creative symbiosis, to cast him as dour, masculine, iconoclast and tall, her as sunny, feminine, pragmatic, small – but there is something in that.
It may be that, as ever with allotting priority on London's roads, an element of swings, roundabouts, small steps and pragmatic compromises can't be kept out of this debate.
He championed environmental-protection and education reforms, but he positioned himself as a pragmatic small-business owner in negotiating with labour unions on such matters as minimum-wage reform.
