Sentence examples for astute operators from inspiring English sources

Fannie Mae is among the most politically astute operators in Washington, well connected to Republicans and Democrats alike via its board, consulting deals and contributions.

He was also an astute operator in the field of cultural politics.

Obama is nobody's fool; he's an astute operator and he doesn't normally make these faux pas.

A former presidential candidate, senator and one of Mexico's most astute political operators was released Monday, seven months after he was kidnapped from his ranch in central Mexico.

He is a gifted speaker and an astute political operator.

He is unique in that he is both a highly creative editor as well as an astute commercial operator.

Rite of passage The promise and the pitfalls The F-word Sources & acknowledgmentsReprintsThe people's choice would undoubtedly be Miss Suu KyiShwe Mann is an astute political operator and probably hopes to make a bid for the presidency in 2015, when the next general election is due.

Jarvis, a former soldier turned astute political operator, has grasped what so many of his colleagues are still too blinkered and mired in old tribal loyalties to see: that the northern powerhouse is real and happening, and if Labour doesn't offer a positive alternative sharpish then it will be left behind, whining like a cat shut out for the night.

An astute political operator like Augustus was entirely alive to the risks of political propaganda.

Also regarded as an astute political operator, Nicola Sturgeon is the only real name in the frame to become the next SNP leader and first minister of Scotland.

Iran's president has proved himself an astute, hard-headed operator.