No, there wasn't any realistic basis for hoping the fighting would end before his enlistment ran out- A moment ago, he'd decided not to drink any claret.

The King's speech, delivered at the Conference Palace in this mountain resort, said the blueprint was "a realistic and practical basis for a solution."

In such cases, a PPP exchange rate is likely the most realistic basis for economic comparison.

An offer in settlement should be put forward, without being generous, on a realistic basis.

What matters is that the creative solution has a credible and realistic basis.

"The question answers itself whether that's a realistic basis for settlement," he said.

Now would be the time to put the debate on a more rational and realistic basis.

Further, it would provide a realistic basis for decision.

In my view the Annan Plan remains the only realistic basis for a comprehensive settlement.

It will be necessary to take up this important subject again quickly, but in a different way, on a more realistic basis.