Sentence examples for an astute man from inspiring English sources

The outstanding figure in this circle was Robert Gaguin, a writer and translator of mainly historical books and a senior professor of canon law, an astute man frequently employed by the king for diplomatic missions, and a distinguished monk who was the general of a small monastic order, the Trinitarians.

He strikes me as an astute man, one who spends his spare time building everything from furniture to computers and reading classic literature.

Indeed, it is some really good international news that's evading our close attention, even though O'Neill -- an astute man who, like me, I'll say gratuitously, attended high school in Manchester, England -- has been eager this week to tell anyone who will listen.

Baía stresses how good Mourinho was at handling different personalities, what an astute man-manager he was.

"He was a sagacious, astute man".

Being a remarkably astute man in most directions, I think that, in this different from most people, he enjoyed having the stupid side of his character emphasized; it constituted a disguise for his cleverness, a kind of fancy dress. . . .

Journalist Robert Shaplen wrote: "In all respects, Thao is one of the most remarkable Vietnamese around, being a conspiratorial revolutionary figure straight out of a Malraux novel and, at the same time, a highly sophisticated and astute man, whose talents, if only they were properly channeled, could profitably be used right now".

In person he was good humoured and down-to-earth, but also a highly intelligent and astute man, intensely engaged with life and hungry for broader knowledge.

A clever tactician and astute man manager – how many other coaches have coaxed smiles out of Hatem Ben Arfa? – Pardew thoroughly deserved his manager of the year award but now the bar has been raised and he must confront a set of fresh challenges.

On the other hand, Lauda, portrayed by Daniel Brühl, a German-Spanish actor who has been in such films as "Inglourious Basterds," "Goodbye Lenin!" and "The Bourne Ultimatum," was a serious, reserved, sober and astute man known for not taking needless risks.

Ohgi an astute baseball man, quickly recognized the breakout potential of Suzuki.