All 5 Uses of
pragmatic
in
Half the Sky
- That pragmatic "harm reduction" model is preferred by many aid groups, because it allows health workers to pass out condoms and curb the spread of AIDS, and it permits access to brothels so that they can more easily be checked for underage girls.†
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- It publicized its role as a pragmatic solution to the public health problems of prostitution.†
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- He talked animatedly about Grameen's work, and it was exactly the kind of pragmatic grassroots effort that she yearned to join.†
Chpt 11
- The strongest argument we can make to leaders of poor countries is not a moral one but a pragmatic one:
Chpt 14 *pragmatic = concerned with practical matters
- One of the groups that has increasingly focused on women for these pragmatic reasons is Heifer International, an aid organization based in Arkansas that gives cows, goats, chickens, or other animals to farmers in poor countries.†
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Definition:
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(pragmatic) concerned with practical matters -- especially where quick results and/or practical experience triumph over theory