But he is also a tough and shrewd negotiator.
I found him tough, smart, shrewd, very unsentimental, very pragmatic.
The office will be headed by Pieter Feith, a shrewd Dutch diplomat.
But according to Dr Dean, the shrewd females have worked out a way of dealing with this tactic as well.
In the competitive, volatile markets of this millennium, shrewd money management is no longer just the preserve of Chief Financial Officers. We all need to practice it!
It may be shrewd, too.
The question was a quick, shrewd parry.
It would have been different if the master praised themfor being shrewd or effective or profitable.
That last part - "according to his ability or achievement" -is the tempering phrase, a shrewd bit of expectations management.
Even those shrewd enough to stick their money in a savings account have had to worry about the safety of the banks.
This was a shrewd dig.
He whanged his son a shrewd one yesterday.
Affable, friendly, exceedingly shrewd, and speaking French capably, he was admirably suited for his task.
Mr. Pandit -- who did not initially identify himself -- asked a shrewd but technical question: How would the deal affect the risk to Bear Stearns's trading partners on certain long-term contracts?
Her brother is a shrewd businessman.
To appreciate the shrewd son, Mr. Nathan ordered an ice cream on the side.
Would it be beyond a philosopher's research, think ye, gentlemen, to analyse that child's nature, and, from its make and mould, to give a shrewd guess at the father?
Rand, on the other hand, was rhetorically shrewd.
This is also shrewd: the poor do not care about his achievements as a diplomat and globaliser, which scarcely impinge on their lives.
He's an artist, a scientist and a shrewd businessman (all) rolled into one.
Oh, you are a shrewd wiggler.
It's a shrewd tactic.
I became very rich by making some shrewd investments.
People who can afford to hire shrewd lawyers often find legal loopholes enabling them to escape most taxes.
For luxury car buyers - notoriously labeled the shrewd shoppers - a good deal is icing on the cake.
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