Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
1 Former council leader Jeff Jones said it was about hard - nosed business decisions.
2 It was the most curious response, the hard - nosed local fight writers reckoned.
3 Tamsin MacReady is the latest in a long line of hard - nosed optimists.
4 Others complain the company is too hard - nosed when it comes to negotiating.
5 He is strong and he's hard - nosed and he's going to keep going.
6 Burke tried to stay detached, but the hard - nosed attitude didn't come naturally.
7 And it's the kind of hard - nosed investigative journalism you read us for.
8 These calculations assume there is a narrow, hard - nosed rationale to fining banks.
9 A hard - nosed , principled lawyer is just the kind of leader Fannie needs.
10 It's a proving ground for placing gear, and it breeds hard - nosed tradsters.
11 After that time the German military police-the rough, hard - nosed bastards-roamed the streets.
12 His death failed to soften the hard - nosed attitude of the other commissioners.
13 Now I understood why the White Council was so hard - nosed with vampires.
14 The debate over proxy access has a long history and two hard - nosed sides.
15 Recent research suggests that a new generation of hard - nosed , cost-conscious shoppers is born.
16 Business leaders say banks are being too hard - nosed about business lending.
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