1. He is a political pragmatist, not an idealist.

2. She rose to power by being a political pragmatist who took advantage of every opportunity that presented itself.

3. The successful teacher is invariably a pragmatist and a realist.

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8. Both seem sympathetic to pragmatist arguments, but neither has been willing to push abortion as an issue.

9. By all accounts, Rajoub is a pragmatist with a keen sense of planning and organization.

10. A pragmatist judge might possibly decide, in such a case, to overrule these past decisions.

11. He was, however, a pragmatist and a realist who favoured close relations with the United States.

12. But he is a pragmatist, albeit a principled one.

13. Far from being a dreamer, she's a level-headed pragmatist.

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16. One is a hard - working pragmatist, the other a mercurial idealist.

17. To his supporters, Rawlings remains an incorruptible savior and pragmatist who kept the country from plunging into chaos.

18. Since then he has shown every sign of being a pragmatist, an adroit politician and a very hard worker.

19. Are these the signs of a flexible man, a pragmatist rather than an ideologue?