Hard-nosed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hard-nosed \hard-nosed\ adj.
     facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and
     observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a
     hard-nosed businessman.
  
     Syn: down-to-earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hard-nosed
       adj : guided by practical experience and observation rather than
             theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a
             hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his
             approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic
             politics" [syn: {hardheaded}, {practical}, {pragmatic}]