"As a pragmatic politician I must come to terms with that power."

Even then, Ro'arn appeared to be a most pragmatic politician.

He sounded more like a pragmatic politician than a purist.

But like his father, he's a very pragmatic politician.

As a pragmatic politician, he displayed an unusual religious tolerance for the time.

These are two pragmatic, experienced politicians who understand that at some point they're going to need each other as allies.

That suggests a pragmatic, consummate politician who will do whatever it takes to stay in power.

He is viewed to be a more pragmatic politician than his father.

He also gave the green light to the more pragmatic politicians who, in the winter of 1988, sought to amend the constitution.

He was, in fact, more the pragmatic politician and capitalist than the social revolutionary.