Synonym: hard-nosed, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic sanction, pragmatical. Similar words: mathematics, dramatic, automatic, diplomatic, dramatically, automatically, fragment, practice. Meaning: [præg'mætɪk] n. an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land. adj. 1. concerned with practical matters 2. of or concerning the theory of pragmatism 3. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
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31. Its acceptance will be helped by the pragmatic approach that Tao Systems is taking in integrating its baby with existing systems.
32. That is to say, it may be possible to give powerful functionalist explanations of linguistic phenomena by reference to pragmatic principles.
33. Setting aside any principled notions that I have, which I do have, you know, it is purely pragmatic business.
34. However subsequent research has shown that both negatives and passives are used in response to the presence of particular pragmatic factors.
35. Poetic, evocative, black-and-white footage alternates with a more pragmatic, colorful picture of the family today.
36. This pragmatic movement in philosophy also had a significant impact on the social theory of the time.
37. His actual policy was far more pragmatic than his rhetoric about punishing aggression.
38. They move immediately to the pragmatic therapeutic approach and try to find what action restores the child to normal.
39. Some of the absolutism of the early days of social investing seems to have given way to a new pragmatic activism.
40. It can also elucidate some of the vaguer notions of pragmatic theory.
41. And I have indicated some of the negative consequences of pragmatic failure.
42. Despite many advantages, such a definition fails to draw attention to the unifying characteristics of pragmatic phenomena.
43. Teachers' perceptions about reading instruction often derive from a pragmatic approach rather than from a theoretical background.
44. Their priorities would have been quite different - more mundane, more limited in scope, more pragmatic.
45. But of course, even here there is pragmatic work to do to establish the identity of the people concerned.
46. For those without such guarantees, there may be no alternative to pragmatic acceptance of their lot.
47. In contrast, pragmatic parties hold more flexible goals and are oriented to moderate or incremental policy change.
48. Too much energy can be spent looking for the perfect idea when being pragmatic and settling for a satisfactory solution is best.
49. It is hardly news that a writer may enjoy an imaginative life richer[sentencedict.com], kinder than his pragmatic circumstance.
50. This is a pragmatic matter of achieving meaning by using linguistic signs as evidence.
51. By applying a set of pragmatic guidelines to software choice a clearer picture of the more attractive options emerges.
52. You might be morally right, but it is better to be pragmatic.
53. All they have to do is to hold out against substandard systems and apply pragmatic criteria in the face of technical jargon.
54. Pragmatic instrumentalist thought would appear to have had a significant influence on the general intellectual milieu in which Jennings and Robson worked.
55. They are very logical, methodical, and pragmatic in their approach to neural networks.
56. They also hope pragmatic derogation of the Climate Change Levy can help boost supplies to commercial and industrial customers.
57. In short,[sentence dictionary] drawing a boundary between sociolinguistic and pragmatic phenomena is likely to be an exceedingly difficult enterprise.
58. Leaving justice aside, however, there are good pragmatic reasons for concern.
59. A great deal has been written about code switching, from various viewpoints: social, pragmatic, grammatical.
60. All in all marriage was a pragmatic affair and individual desires came a poor second to the harmony of the group.
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