pragmatic decision
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pragmatic
adjective
uk/præɡˈmæt.ɪk/us/præɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/
solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, ...
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decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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But the tendency in both to search for intention and coherence in policy and may have obscured the wider consequences of often verypragmaticdecision-making.
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Apragmaticdecisionwas taken to include studies in any language identified through the source databases, by hand-searching and through contacts with experts in the field.
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Thispragmaticdecisionalso has the virtue of reinforcing the functional distinction between types of material, although as the piece progresses that distinction becomes increasingly blurred.
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It seems to me that that should be apragmaticdecisionand, above all, it should be that which is most convenient for students.
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In each case it seems to me that that is a matter ofpragmaticdecisionrather than an issue of high political principle.
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In the interim, thepragmaticdecisionhas been taken that degassing can take place in the open air.
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It is apragmaticdecisionthat has the potential to stimulate local economy and encourage local enterprise and industry without interfering with the proper functioning of the internal market.
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It is the rightpragmaticdecision.
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I understand that that was apragmaticdecision, in the rather narrow context of how we should spend the resources available within the social security system.
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Where civil judicial co-operation is concerned, we will similarly want to take apragmaticdecisionon participation which will depend on the nature of the measure.
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That was a sensible andpragmaticdecision.
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Clearly, there is a whole series of issues on which we are trying to make apragmaticdecision, given the number of appeals and existing arrangements in organisations elsewhere.
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This is apragmaticdecisionas the resources are usually available to bring them home quickly.
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Some viewed the pardons as apragmaticdecisionof national reconciliation.
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However, what is clear is that we are to be faced with piecemeal reform of a constitution which must inevitably lead to pragmatic decisions.
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One must admire the pragmatic decisions and other steps that they have taken in the very short period of 10 years.
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The context in which we develop policies is just as important as the pragmatic decisions.
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Clearly this decision is one of those pragmatic decisions which has been reached in the light of experience.
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