• It is as realistic a portrayal of the horror of war as I have read, by erratic turns both heroic and ignominious.

    BBC: McEwan's complicated triumph

  • How realistic a prospect would either of those mergers be?

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  • Give me a realistic goal, a realistic achievement that can be announced coming out of the conference, so that someone who wants peace in the Middle East could look at it and say, yeah, something good was done there.

    NPR: Low Expectations for a Mideast Peace Conference

  • He was still there when the Gladiators began the last 10 overs needing 78, a realistic target on a brown, parched outfield.

    BBC: Sussex win sets up Trophy final

  • And for a club that came in with what seemed like a realistic shot at a Super Bowl run, the Jets fell spectacularly short.

    WSJ: Miami Loss Grounds Jets for January

  • The writer and director, Anthony Minghella, establishes an unusual, delicately varied mood, and the film moves gracefully from a realistic mode into a fantastic one.

    NEWYORKER: Truly, Madly, Deeply

  • She also suggested that exploiting oil reserves in the area was not a realistic option as a spill would be an ecological disaster without access to logistical support from Argentina.

    BBC: Falkland Islander June Besley-Clarck

  • If a realistic proposal for a water transfer scheme in Wales was put forward, as a not for profit company Welsh Water would be best placed to take the lead in its consideration.

    BBC: Highly politicised liquid assets

  • Following Mr. Anthony's blueprint, this banquet for four comes together in just a little over a half hour, which makes it a realistic choice for a weeknight meal as well as a special occasion.

    WSJ: Michael Anthony's Sirloin With Popovers and Winter Vegetables

  • Imagine, for a moment, an obscure scribbler today in a garret somewhere trying to outline an ideology of the future that could provide a realistic path toward a world with healthy middle-class societies and robust democracies.

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  • Was it in a realistic environment in which a few LightSquared towers were constructed and powered the way LightSquared plans to?

    FORBES: Cellphone Manufacturers Solved GPS Interference Problem

  • The ongoing debate is nothing less than a battle over the soul of the sport was "safe" football a realistic possibility, or a PR fantasy?

    WSJ: Jason Gay: Zombie Night in New Orleans

  • It's no wonder: Parise said in an interview earlier this season that it was important to him to play for a team with a realistic chance of winning a championship.

    WSJ: Will Parise Cross the River?

  • So we added 30% to the Coldwell Banker figures (see: Methodology) to come up with a more realistic price for a 2, 500-square-foot house with nice amenities, and which is located in a top school district.

    FORBES: Steroid Cities

  • Although they have since been sidelined militarily by Ansar Dine and AQIM, they are the only group in the north with both popular legitimacy - and a realistic chance of cutting a deal with any government in Bamako.

    BBC: Mali's dilemma: Democracy or unity?

  • While some Engadget editors struggled to see even half the appeal of those WiFi-connected washing machines at CES 2012, Motorola's Connected Home gateway showed a realistic vision of how a wireless home should work, with its gateway router tying your Android devices to your thermostat, security system and lighting.

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  • Audiences were more than willing to forget Bat nipples in favor of a gritty, realistic tale of a caped crusader.

    FORBES: Christopher Nolan Delivers Super Hero Perfection With The Dark Knight Rises

  • Croft, the relateable heroine, became less of a realistic person and more of a remorseless killing machine, the sort that populates most games in this genre.

    FORBES: Tomb Raider Review Part 2: The Girl on Fire

  • The report's authors claim this is a false analogy, arguing that many working class children don't have a realistic choice of benefitting from a grammar school education.

    BBC: Will schools report follow in the wake of Eames Bradley?

  • It is far better to rent a quality outfit with a realistic beard and wig than a cheapo off the rack generic fall apart after one season suit.

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  • It also will help you obtain a rounded, realistic preview of a prospective employer and job, so you can make an educated decision about your career options down the road.

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  • He knew being a realistic man as well as a crashingly impractical one, who once missed Greta Garbo's glass by a mile when serving her at Chateau Lafite, and also drove a horse and trap through a gate only wide enough for the horse that co-ops were hard to create.

    ECONOMIST: Robert Oakeshott

  • With the wind at their backs, even Pennsylvania may have seemed realistic with a three-point deficit Sunday night.

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  • Still, loan modification can be the right choice if it makes monthly payments more realistic after a cold, hard look at one's finances.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Eric let us be realistic for a moment and be more pragmatic about the energy resources of the world and the consequences of nuclear fallout.

    FORBES: Solar: Jefferies Wary On JASO, STP, TSL; Demand Weak

  • Take a realistic projection for the bonds and a slightly higher one for the stocks, subtract trading costs and portfolio management fees, and you get a blended return of maybe 5%, says Arnott.

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  • They're realistic in a different way.

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  • The scope of "Thirst" keeps expanding with each story: Here Kalfus deftly executes a realistic depiction of the vacillations of a young husband contemplating adultery with his wife's close friend, there he's spinning a Borges-like fable about a tribe of refugees who have been on the road so long their nomadism has evolved into a culture of its own.

    CNN: 'Thirst' marks debut of 'major talent'

  • It was hardly a vintage Liverpool display but manager Rafael Benitez will not care a jot, with victory the only objective in a competition representing their only realistic chance of a trophy this season.

    BBC: Unirea 1-3 Liverpool (agg 1-4)

  • This bill, and a similar one that North Carolina's Richard Burr plans to introduce in the Senate, is more likely to improve public health--by creating a realistic regulatory framework that would lead to a reduction of tobacco-related death and disease.

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