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Regarding a ceasefire, we have pragmatic ideas and we talked with the Americans who head the Syria support group and we look forward to discussing these ideas at the meeting on February 11. – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This was a pragmatic solution but also a very problematic one, the Redoubt strategy was what we call in German a Notloesung (emergency solution). – Rudolf Jaun	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The predominant concept [to date] has been a drug-free world, rather than a pragmatic acceptance that substance use is common. – Chris Beyrer	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The Chinese are very pragmatic, they weigh the cost of keeping North Korea within their patronage. Apparently so far China seems to think the benefit outweighs the cost. – Lee Jung-hoon	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Now we're back on again, the game's afoot, sometimes these talks break down before they even start over what level to send, so this sounds like a very pragmatic and straightforward approach. – John Delury	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Which conclusion or opinion is 'correct' depends on your point of view on the methods used by the two agencies, for me, the EFSA methodology is the one that is more scientific, pragmatic and balanced. – Peter Jenkinson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was a difficult deal when we looked at it before, and it is still a difficult one, but the attitude of Telecom Italia has been and will remain very pragmatic. We will consider all the options, and today that includes evaluating what happens with Oi. – Telecom Italia Patuano	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My opinion is the new government coming in is looking at this as a pragmatic way of handling it. – Adds Senator Hoeven	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
He is trying to have a pragmatic, very practical discussion. It's not being as well-received, if he is not in first place by a long shot, everybody thinks he is done. That is tough when you are fighting the narrative. – Ray Tweedie	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I don't believe he is evaluating the poll numbers or pragmatic political issues, he's evaluating where he is emotionally. – Dick Harpootlian	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This trial dared to use a highly innovative and pragmatic design, which allowed the team in Guinea to assess this vaccine in the middle of an epidemic, our hope is that this vaccine will now help bring this epidemic to an end and be available for the inevitable future Ebola epidemics. – Jeremy Farrar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think the American people will be pragmatic and compassionate about the people here. But I don't think they want that as part of the discussion on securing border. We need to secure the border first. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We have to have an intelligent policy debate. It's not about a soundbite. It's not about denigrating people, there's not such thing as a perfect solution. But after years and years of ignoring this and talking in political soundbites its time for pragmatic solutions that work. – George Pataki	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Even at a high-caliber engineering program like that, what you learn is so divorced from anything pragmatic or related to the type of skills you need to know in the industry, i felt like there was a way to do it better. – Roshan Choxi	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There is really no pragmatic way for families, most families, to raise the enormous sums required to pay a ransom. – Philip Balboni	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We think there is some near-term weakness to come in oil prices - there is a greater risk of downside at the moment, so the profit-taking is pretty pragmatic. – Martin Arnold	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I know that you cannot delete many things from the final draft of the SDGs. So you can play with some words here and there, to be very practical and pragmatic, so we have to find strong allies in the governments - even for two or three words to be incorporated into it. – Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Very clearly, you have a huge humanitarian risk if the conflict escalates, we are ready if it happens. But at the same time, I would rather express some pragmatic optimism that the Minsk process will yield results. But if it doesn't, we have taken contingency measures. – Neal Walker	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Of course, it doesn't make sense to spend all that money, but marriage is a magic ritual, and magic will always outweigh more pragmatic stuff, like going down to city hall and filling out forms. – Laurie Essig	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
His kind of pragmatic, problem-solving leadership is exactly what London needs. – Steve Hilton	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It would be an incredible coup for London if Mike Bloomberg could be persuaded to run for mayor here, his kind of pragmatic, problem-solving leadership is exactly what London needs. – Steve Hilton	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Japan is of the view that the promotion of high-efficiency coal-fired power plants is one of the realistic, pragmatic and effective approaches to cope with the issue of climate change. – Takako Ito	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
He is a young minister and has the full trust of the king. He has also proven to be a pragmatic business leader. But being the head of the new council does not eliminate the role of the 22 minister members. – Mohammad Al Sabban	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The results demonstrate that rational and pragmatic negotiations have positive implications for maintaining cross-strait peace and stability. – Wu Mei-Hung	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

Regarding a ceasefire, we have pragmatic ideas and we talked with the Americans who head the Syria support group and we look forward to discussing these ideas at the meeting on February 11.

– Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This was a pragmatic solution but also a very problematic one, the Redoubt strategy was what we call in German a Notloesung (emergency solution).

– Rudolf Jaun

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The predominant concept [to date] has been a drug-free world, rather than a pragmatic acceptance that substance use is common.

– Chris Beyrer

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Chinese are very pragmatic, they weigh the cost of keeping North Korea within their patronage. Apparently so far China seems to think the benefit outweighs the cost.

– Lee Jung-hoon

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Now we're back on again, the game's afoot, sometimes these talks break down before they even start over what level to send, so this sounds like a very pragmatic and straightforward approach.

– John Delury

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Which conclusion or opinion is 'correct' depends on your point of view on the methods used by the two agencies, for me, the EFSA methodology is the one that is more scientific, pragmatic and balanced.

– Peter Jenkinson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was a difficult deal when we looked at it before, and it is still a difficult one, but the attitude of Telecom Italia has been and will remain very pragmatic. We will consider all the options, and today that includes evaluating what happens with Oi.

– Telecom Italia Patuano

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My opinion is the new government coming in is looking at this as a pragmatic way of handling it.

– Adds Senator Hoeven

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

He is trying to have a pragmatic, very practical discussion. It's not being as well-received, if he is not in first place by a long shot, everybody thinks he is done. That is tough when you are fighting the narrative.

– Ray Tweedie

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I don't believe he is evaluating the poll numbers or pragmatic political issues, he's evaluating where he is emotionally.

– Dick Harpootlian

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This trial dared to use a highly innovative and pragmatic design, which allowed the team in Guinea to assess this vaccine in the middle of an epidemic, our hope is that this vaccine will now help bring this epidemic to an end and be available for the inevitable future Ebola epidemics.

– Jeremy Farrar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think the American people will be pragmatic and compassionate about the people here. But I don't think they want that as part of the discussion on securing border. We need to secure the border first.

– Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We have to have an intelligent policy debate. It's not about a soundbite. It's not about denigrating people, there's not such thing as a perfect solution. But after years and years of ignoring this and talking in political soundbites its time for pragmatic solutions that work.

– George Pataki

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Even at a high-caliber engineering program like that, what you learn is so divorced from anything pragmatic or related to the type of skills you need to know in the industry, i felt like there was a way to do it better.

– Roshan Choxi

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There is really no pragmatic way for families, most families, to raise the enormous sums required to pay a ransom.

– Philip Balboni

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We think there is some near-term weakness to come in oil prices - there is a greater risk of downside at the moment, so the profit-taking is pretty pragmatic.

– Martin Arnold

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I know that you cannot delete many things from the final draft of the SDGs. So you can play with some words here and there, to be very practical and pragmatic, so we have to find strong allies in the governments - even for two or three words to be incorporated into it.

– Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Very clearly, you have a huge humanitarian risk if the conflict escalates, we are ready if it happens. But at the same time, I would rather express some pragmatic optimism that the Minsk process will yield results. But if it doesn't, we have taken contingency measures.

– Neal Walker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Of course, it doesn't make sense to spend all that money, but marriage is a magic ritual, and magic will always outweigh more pragmatic stuff, like going down to city hall and filling out forms.

– Laurie Essig

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

His kind of pragmatic, problem-solving leadership is exactly what London needs.

– Steve Hilton

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It would be an incredible coup for London if Mike Bloomberg could be persuaded to run for mayor here, his kind of pragmatic, problem-solving leadership is exactly what London needs.

– Steve Hilton

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Japan is of the view that the promotion of high-efficiency coal-fired power plants is one of the realistic, pragmatic and effective approaches to cope with the issue of climate change.

– Takako Ito

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

He is a young minister and has the full trust of the king. He has also proven to be a pragmatic business leader. But being the head of the new council does not eliminate the role of the 22 minister members.

– Mohammad Al Sabban

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The results demonstrate that rational and pragmatic negotiations have positive implications for maintaining cross-strait peace and stability.

– Wu Mei-Hung

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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