Moreover, realist assumptions often turn out to be remarkably implausible.

Be realistic.

From then on the ball will be in the Council's court, so I can make no forecasts and can commit nobody.

We are not being realistic.

Mary has unrealistic expectations.

Mary has unrealistic expectations.

It's not possible. It would be nice but let's be realistic.

Such a framework embraces realism about areas of contention defined by significant conflicting national interests and values.

This empirical, or sceptical, view taken by the realists can be contrasted with a more rational view taken by others, such as H.L.A.

Such expectations are patently unrealistic.

But even these calculations are based on unrealistic assumptions.

But the supposed realists refuse to accept reality.

So, for all of you who saw that, you're a complete realist. All right?

In pursuing a political solution in Syria, it is important to set realistic expectations.

You have to make these theories very realistic in anatomical terms.

But, in order for that to be possible, realistic policies and strategies are needed.

But creating panic and proposing unrealistic policies will not help in tackling the problem.

The foreign policy realists opposed a supposedly idealistic humanitarian intervention.

We didn't tell them that the city police were going to come and do realistic arrests.

I am certain that Commissioner Ripa di Meana, who is always conscious of these problems and these values, will wish to accept the proposal for a directive in its amended form.

We want proper standards, which of course have to be realistic but with no exemptions.

Of course, even in the face of this misery, we should not lose hope in agreements reached by diplomatic means but, realistically, the chances are dwindling every day.

Polish foreign policy, like that of the EU, can only be effective in the long term if it takes realistic steps and spends the necessary money to realize these objectives.

But Petranovskaya, who argues that now is not the time to burn bridges but to start getting realistic about the current situation and what can be done about it, is right, of course.

It must capture the imagination, address the public s anxieties, and generate realistic hope.

For them, patriotism means being harder headed about protecting the national interest and adopting more democratic policies that help the working masses, not jet setting fat cats.

Reaffirming that the strategy and plan of action will contain realistic financial recommendations for implementation,

Let s face it Greece s bind today is hardly all of its own making.

The elections of Year V (May 1797), in which one third of the representatives were replaced, turned the tables in favour of the royalists, who achieved a majority in both chambers.

No. But the thinking that we have to come up with has to be based on a realistic assessment of where we are.

The Mexican insurgents were commanded by General Ignacio López Rayón and the Spanish by Félix María Calleja.

When one of Joseph Stalin's chief planners was asked why he was willing to defend a series of ludicrous proposals, he famously replied, I'd rather stand for unrealistic plans than sit in jail for realistic ones.

The realistic scenes are easy to spot, since they have dark blurry edges, and instants of darkness.

In particular , it is crucial that ambitious and realistic fiscal exit and consolidation strategies , underpinned by concrete structural measures , are put in place .

Once more, humility, limits, honesty, realistic expectations and we could have achieved something to be proud of.

They wanted the family episodes to be realistic, and Oakley thought Homer the Smithers was a good example.

We just think that some reference should have been made to the social aspects of the fisheries, and particularly, of the smallscale fisheries.

Paragraph 13 of the Resolution which we voted is the only paragraph which makes any mention of it at all, and it merely talks about enhanced cooperation, regular meetings of specialised committees and exchanges of information, which does not take us a great deal further down the road.

Affirming that the long term strategy and revised plan of action on ageing to be adopted at the Second World Assembly should be realistic and relevant so that its implementation can be followed up effectively,

It is unrealistic to think that in ten years we can phase out practically all our promotion of exports.

They were radical opponents of the pragmatic approach to foreign strongmen espoused by people who called themselves realists.

But I think, more realistically, that being in a gang selling drugs for a gang is perhaps the worst job in all of America.

This is why the opposition between so called realists and idealists in foreign policy, and between proponents of hard and soft power, is proving to be a thing of the past.

Such realistic models, based on empirical research in psychology and the neurosciences, would allow societies to cultivate their sense of compassion and build a new kind of caring economics that reflects more fully what it is to be human.

But, realistically, loss of support for the euro might come first, precisely because the adjustment mechanisms are so limited.