Sentence examples for fairly astute from inspiring English sources

"But it's geared not so much as a reaction to Bush as to a fairly astute analysis of what's going to work in foreign policy".

He may have been highly uxorious, but he was also a fairly astute ruler – for a virtually absolute monarch – and in general his people fared not badly during his reign.

A thirty-something being touted as a future prime minister by some fairly astute observers of the political scene?

Without it you have insincere PR and, people being fairly astute about who they should trust, they'll detect the insincerity and the risk communication will do more harm than good.

Set in isolation, each decision looks fairly solid, astute and slightly uninspiring (though we might want to add "slightly worrying" when we look at the defense – Jamison Olave is gone too by the way).

He could be fairly persuasive in astute, reflective parts, as in the Richard Brooks thriller "Crisis" (1950), in which he plays a brain surgeon forced to operate on a Latin-American dictator (José Ferrer).

This fairly complete set traces the modest star's every astute response.

Whatever Canvas really as, it has to be fairly innovative, considering that some of tech's most notable and astute investors are betting on the product.

More likely, an astute the coach like Brunel might look at the scoreboard fairly early in the second half, and decide to cut his losses.

Conversely, Kenyans who seemingly live beyond their means or are suddenly making it "rain" are lauded as "industrialists", "astute businessmen/women", "moguls", "savvy investors" and my favorite, "prodigious" with "a reputation as a fairly intelligent person...already (owning) a company".

Bjorn goes fairly close too, which is a fine response to the muddled way he perambulated down 15. 11.14pm BST The tactically astute Spieth eschews attacking the flag at 17, settling for a shot into the heart of the green instead.