Sentence examples for a shrewd player from inspiring English sources

But there has been no urgency; Bear had carved out a lucrative niche as a shrewd player in mortgage securities, and Mr. Cayne expected that the firm's value to a prospective bidder would only rise as small competitors sold themselves to the big banks.

But experts expect Machen, a shrewd player, not to attempt to short-circuit the process.

In one respect, there has been a consistent pattern to Roberts' tenure in the U.S. capital: He has been a shrewd player of his own interests and a strategic operator on the law.

The way to give them the best odds is to bet exactly how a shrewd player bets for himself: on the pass line, with maximum odds played once the point is set.

The flaring acceleration may have gone and he is no longer the carefree youngster who played purely on instinct, but he's a shrewder player now.

Following the club's insolvency in 2001, then helped by a new stadium the local council built, Swansea glided to the Premier League with a long-term football vision and still shrewd player recruitment.

Gen Babangida is a shrewd political player whose past political dribbling of opponents earned him the sobriquet "Maradona".

Reading Daniyal Mueenuddin's mesmerizing first collection, "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders," is like watching a game of blackjack, the shrewd players calculating their way beyond their dealt cards in an attempt to beat the dealer.

Both offensive in defence, solid when kicking and shrewd players of the percentages, it would not take the lengthy on-field discussions that Wilkinson had alongside Danny Cipriani in the 2008 Six Nations for the pair to get on the same wavelength.

Mike Pence, who represents the religious right wing in the White House, is perhaps the shrewdest player among the various players.

Many observers felt confirmed in their view that the Christian Democrats (CDU), while led by a very shrewd power player, are losing any distinctive ideological profile.