unrealistic goal

collocation in English

meaningsofunrealisticandgoal

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unrealistic
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.rɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌʌn.riː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
having a wrong idea of what is likely to happen or of what you can really do; not based ...
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goal
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəʊl/us
/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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(Definition ofunrealisticandgoalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Extremely high inter-annotator agreement with highly polysemous words is anunrealisticgoal, given the inherent difficulty in attaining a consensus on word meaning and the changeable nature of language.
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It is not anunrealisticgoalin any sense.
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In addition, expectations may have been too high, with overly ambitious or unrealistic goals, which might have been too ambitious and/or not realistic (ibid: 196).
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But in moving forwards, it is important not to set ourselves unrealistic goals.
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If we do that and set unrealistic goals, it will always end in tears.
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It would be unhelpful to that democracy, however, to offer unrealistic goals on negotiations about sovereignty.
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I regret that both reports run the risk of not being taken seriously due to unrealistic goals.
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For instance, in a software organization, engineers are frequently faced with apparently unrealistic goals related to software development.
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Revolution is not a problem of organizational shape, but of strength; revolution can not be done (infantile and unrealistic goals) but led (praxis overthrow).
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Constantly aiming for unrealistic goals for wealth, he allowed his wife and twins suffer for the sake of his own ambition.
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This means that the high expectations and unrealistic goals that these individuals set for themselves are internally motivated rather than by social views or expectations.
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This is particularly true for employees who must meet the expectations of organizations with unrealistic goals and targets.
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Pressuring oneself to achieve unrealistic goals inevitably sets the person up for disappointment.
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They will cater explicitly for the below-average pupil and will have the objectives defined positively and not by reduction from anunrealisticgoal.
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