Sentence examples for a shrewd analysis from inspiring English sources

That was supposed to be satire, but in retrospect it proved a shrewd analysis.

In Rembrandt's Universe (Thames & Hudson £35) Gary Schwartz provides a shrewd analysis of the man, who could be cruel and sneaky despite his reputation for compassion.

The propaganda law comes out of a shrewd analysis by conservatives about the powerful role that culture has played in softening attitudes toward gays and lesbians.

"The Dextrous Dictator" (editorial, Dec. 11) is a shrewd analysis of Augusto Pinochet's methods but doesn't mention a crucial aspect of opposition to his rule in Chile.

"Political engineering on this scale could easily go awry," Stephen D. Biddle, a U.S. Army War College analyst, wrote this past April in a shrewd analysis.

Gordon is perfectly matched with Joan of Arc, and the book she has written is both a compelling life story and a shrewd analysis of the mythical uses to which it has been put.

He wrote a pretty shrewd analysis of student leftism in that same year called "What's Bugging the Students?" from the standpoint of his own, by then middle-age generation.

Elliott Wilk, a state judge who mixed a leftist outlook, shrewd analysis and a dry wit to ride herd over cases from Woody Allen's custody battle to the rights of the homeless, died yesterday at his home in Manhattan.

D1 DINING F1-8 OBITUARIES C12 Elliott Wilk A New York state judge who mixed a leftist outlook, shrewd analysis and a dry wit to ride herd over cases from Woody Allen's custody battle to the rights of the homeless, he was 60.

As in her books, the sentences here are often long, powerful and a little hard to follow; shrewd analysis frames eagle-eyed descriptions peppered with wry anecdotes underpinned by startlingly emphatic assertions about human nature, all wrapped in a unique grammar -- namely, a shortage of commas.

The Netherlands Architecture Institute speaks of his "international reputation as a member of a new generation of architects that combine shrewd analysis, playful experimentation, social responsibility and humour".