For a time, the deftness of orangutans living near people was puzzling, because they did not seem to display such acumen on their own in the wild.
But, colleagues also say that at times of crisis, he can display energy, acumen and leadership, as he did in the days after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.
He displayed great acumen in conciliating the Romans and Jews.
António Champalimaud displayed business acumen but little public charity during his lifetime.
By age 12, Mr. Wasas had clearly displayed business acumen, having turned his backyard into a 14-hole miniature golf course and charging local children five cents a round to play.
Young Marcus, however, displayed entrepreneurial acumen, and by his early teens he was no longer selling newspapers but printing them, as co-owner of a small paper called The East Side Advertiser.
The story is much juicier, more textured, more lively: young Barnum, living in Connecticut, had a head for business from the earliest age; he was also a good student who had to drop out of school at fifteen and earn a living, and, as a shop clerk, quickly displayed his acumen as well as his boldness.
In conversation, Darnielle maintains a childlike sense of curiosity while displaying the acumen of a studied political radical who also holds a PhD in literature.
Soon, Schlick was presented with an opportunity to display his scientific acumen, by explaining the philosophical import of Special Relativity.
He graduated with a degree in geology and became a mining engineer, working on a wide variety of projects on four continents and displaying exceptional business acumen.
