" Some one with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

"His flaws,I think, in the first two movies earlier on the story were caused by his dislocation from reality."

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

Geithner,who appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation" program, called it the "crude reality" of recoveries.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

"Even as we reflect on the hope of our history, we must also face squarely the reality of the present a reality marked by unfairness, marked by hardship for too many women in America."

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Kenyan parliament member David Koech, serving as chairman of the Pan-African Parliamentarians' Network on Climate Change, which organized the event, said Africans expect global action because they are experiencing the harsh reality of an unfriendly climate.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13