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shrewdness

sh roohd nuhs

  • n  intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

  • Bruno and Shmuel may be only eight years old, but that is well past the age of reason, and they are caught up in situation that would force anyone to acquire a shrewdness well in .
  • But there's something pure and sweet about the young man, too, and a certain surprising shrewdness about him, too.
  • A big, robust man, Ismay has the tact and shrewdness needed for NATO's new job.
News & Articles

  • Plath tests 1960’s stereotype
    Imagine a novel in the style of Catcher in the Rye but with a female protagonist; a novel whose main character begins as a talented, yet sardonic magazine intern and ends up a patient at a mental hospital. Imagine this setting, with the humor and shrewdness that gives Sylvia Plath her edge and you’ll have The Bell Jar.
    Aug. 29, 2013 - Old Gold & Black
Quotes

  • Nawaz Sharif in NDTV.com
    ...Zardari of continuing his predecessor Pervez Musharraf's policies and failing to deliver on commitments made during last year's general election, former Premier Nawaz Sharif warned that such "shrewdness and deceit" would backfire on...
  • Marcello Lippi in AFP
    If I start listing his qualities we won't have enough time,said Lippi. "Trapattoni is the reference for my generation of coaches. He has passion, experience, shrewdness and it's great to see he still has this enthusiasm at 70 years old to...
  • Richard Norton Smith in Washington Post
    Lincoln is a crossroads of character and political shrewdness,said Smith, a scholar-in-residence at George Mason University.

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