pragmatic
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As prime minister, he charted a pragmatic economic course and sought to stamp out corruption, appointing only scandal-free ministers to his team.
From Barron's
Former U.S. officials who negotiated with Araghchi said he came off in meetings as professional, calm and pragmatic much of the time.
Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.
“He was relatively pragmatic and focused on security and stability,” Vakil said.
Adept at balancing ideological loyalty with pragmatic statecraft, Larijani was central prior to the war to Iran's nuclear policy and strategic diplomacy.
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