Sentence examples for astute columns from inspiring English sources
When Charles Stewart Parnell was falsely accused of inciting murder Wilde wrote a series of astute columns defending him in the Daily Chronicle.
In advance of the release of the figures, and with an eye toward the mayor's race, WBEZ's architecture columnist Lee Bey wrote an astute column about whether the city should concentrate on rebuilding its population, which reached 3.62 million sixty years ago and has -- like so many other Rust Belt cities -- been on the decline since.
Frank Rich's astute observations (column, Nov. 18) about the possible lose-lose results of the election did not mention some other probable scenarios.
It has also popped up regularly in the comments section of this column, where astute readers can often be found cautioning against making this assumption.
Astute readers of this column -- both of them -- might have noticed over the past couple of weeks that I've been on holiday in Europe (that's what Europeans call going on vacation).
In addition to his wise handling of the thousands of reader e-mails and telephone calls, his astute suggestions for improving my columns have been a significant bonus.
In announcing the selection, the Pulitzer board lauded Mr. Neil's "one-of-a-kind reviews of automobiles, blending technical expertise with offbeat humor and astute cultural criticism". The award was for a weekly column, "Rumble Seat," that Mr. Neil began writing for The Los Angeles Times only last September, although he has been writing about cars for years.
Although founded on honest food philosophies and serious talent, the Young Turks had astute marketing: the swaggering identity and the shrewd use of social media guaranteed column inches as well as bookings.
And, in a column set for publication in Long Island weekly newspapers this week, Mr. D'Amato called Mr. Paterson "an astute student of government" who "has had to make unpopular but necessary decisions for the benefit of the state".
Others considered it astute.
