Sentence examples for a shrewd acquisition from inspiring English sources

Achieve that and he will have proved a shrewd acquisition.

SunPower has also made a shrewd acquisition, buying the installation company PowerLight last year.

Overall, this does appear to be a shrewd acquisition by Trinity Mirror as the publisher seeks to overcome the continuing pressures of surviving and thriving in an increasingly perilous environment.

Player of the season: Thomas Waldrom - the man some saw as a back-up signing for Jordan Crane, proved from the outset what a shrewd acquisition he was.

Former Chelsea boss John Hollins believes Villas-Boas could prove to be a shrewd acquisition for the west London club, who are yet to realise owner Roman Abramovich's dream of winning the Champions League, and were beaten in the quarter-finals by Manchester United last season.

The winner arrived with eight minutes remaining, Jack Payne, a shrewd summer acquisition from Southend, accepting a pass from his fellow substitute Elias Kachunga to beat Matz Sels with a confident finish into the corner of the net as Newcastle were embarrassed by a basic counter-attack.

At the moment it looks as though YouTube was the only really shrewd acquisition in the sense that one can at least envisage a way that it might eventually turn into a serious money-pump for Google.

Thus considered, how does one convert speculation into shrewd acquisition activity?

Based in San Jose, Calif., it makes optical components for communications networks and has grown its business through a string of shrewd acquisitions.

However, Wane will already be working on ensuring a reshaped squad, in which John Bateman and Dan Sarginson shape as especially shrewd acquisitions, is refreshed to peak again from August to October.

With the shrewd acquisitions the club have made this summer, we're in prime position to launch a decent Champions League campaign.