Sentence examples for acumen led from inspiring English sources

He rejoined Macy's in 1945, where his sense of style, integrity and business acumen led to a successful 35-year career; he retired from the men's industry at age 91.

The president's sharp business acumen led to capital investments in Detroit; and now GM is the number one automaker in the world, and Chrysler is profitable.

They expired late Sunday afternoon after a flagrant miscalculation of their pitching acumen that led to a stunning late-season series of unfortunate events.

She dismissed suggestions it was her family connections, rather than business acumen, that led to her appointment after the surprise dismissal of the Sonangol board.

Brendan Rodgers paid with his job, ushering in the arrival of Jürgen Klopp, whose charisma and tactical acumen has led Liverpool not only to the verge of their first trophy in four years – and first on the continent in 11 – but also qualification for the Champions League.

The first cover, back in 1999, featured the unlikely pairing of Jerry Seinfeld, who was raking in syndication money, and Puff Daddy (now Diddy, but first Sean Combs), whose business acumen perhaps led the way for Jay-Z ("I'm a business, man"), who last fall appeared with Warren Buffett on the cover of The Forbes 400 issue of the richest Americans.

His taekwondo acumen has led to some of the sport's top highlights and a number of head-kick knockouts.

The obvious danger for chaebol firms is that favouritism, rather than business acumen, could lead one to buy from another.

In the impact investing space, Gray Ghost Ventures and the Acumen Fund lead the way.

I know that he has the right expertise, experience and business acumen to lead us forward and build on our strategy.

Finkelstein, known for his sharp mind and business acumen, for years led the studio's home video and television distribution.