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- s marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
- Can an astute economist, a famous professor and a superb civil servant also be an outstanding Prime Minister?
- Even at 80, Weisman did not slow down and remained the energetic and astute businessman that he was known to be half a century earlier.
- They choose that program because the leader of the program has a reputation of being astute, discerning and honest.