Sentence examples for foresight to get from inspiring English sources

My husband had the foresight to get good insurance.

In the 1970s Massera had the foresight to get close to the ageing former President, General Juan Domingo Peró* who, since his overthow in 1955, had been living in exile in Madrid.

Mr. Ng, the collector, said that the brands doing best in China were those that had had the foresight to get in early and develop a strong marketing strategy.

He was persuaded not to, but no doubt he occasionally looks back and regrets that he did not have the foresight to get rid of the person who proved to be his most formidable rival.

No one had the foresight to get into Hesse, they didn't even know he existed or know who he was" – despite his having won the Nobel prize in literature in 1946.

His experience in a multicultural primary has prepared him, he says, and he has had the foresight to get a Saudi Arabian friend to teach him all the swear words – "so I'll know what they're calling me".

This enables Foresight practitioners to get valuable insights into a public debate while keeping the additional input of resources on a small level.

He had the foresight to bring me in, to groom me to get to this position.

On the other hand, several practitioners complained that reports and recommendations from foresight efforts seemed to get "lost in a black-hole" (I02, I03, I04).

In the typical sale of a company, the union would not be involved, but the Steelworkers had the foresight long ago to get provisions in contracts to obligate companies to include them in what are called successorship and right-to-bid clauses.

It just takes a bit of foresight and patience to get the clothes you want at a reasonable price.