| The debate between realists and formalists takes a remarkably similar form in the humanities and the sciences. |
| But behind the on-air enthusiasm and frisson of illegality, the station's founders were hard-headed realists driven by a clear-sighted aims. |
| In contrast, the approach of Tehran's realists is conditioned by the requirements of the nation-state and its demands for stability. |
| The painterly realists who directly succeeded the Action painters in the '60s and '70s might seem like Brewster's natural neighbors. |
| Power politics and realpolitik emphasized by realists is seen as being derived from shared knowledge which is self-fulfilling. |
| His work also had a notable influence on young British realists of the time. |
