Sentence examples for general genius from inspiring English sources

On the Raiders' masthead, he was listed as managing general partner, which I couldn't resist translating to "managing general genius".

As the Raiders' managing general partner, Davis's title blended easily into the double-edged phrase often used here to describe him: managing general genius.

"They're still the Raiders; they're Mr. Davis; they're the same," Edwards said, referring to Al Davis, the Raiders' longtime managing general genius.

The Raiders routed the Oilers, 40-7, in their first A.F.L. title game in 1967, but despite the pride and poise of the managing general genius Al Davis, they found it difficult to "just win, baby" after that.

And then there is Al Davis, briefly a successful coach with the Oakland Raiders, who sometimes was too visible and too vocal as their managing general partner, alias managing general genius.

And if it's good enough for the chefs... Food science boffin (as the popular press would term him) and general genius Harold McGee reckons there are two secrets to successful steak cookery: "warm meat and frequent flips".

"Al Davis has somebody up there watching us," Ewbank would say, referring to the Raiders' general managing genius.

Tomás de Zumalacárregui, his commander in chief, was a general of genius, but Don Carlos's lack of judgment prevented any early solution to the First Carlist War.

Al Davis, the Raiders' longtime general-managing genius who anointed Madden as the Raiders' head coach in 1969, was only 33 himself when he was hired as the Raiders' coach in 1963.

OUR greatest generals and geniuses are never appreciated until they are gone, until history grants them their proper due.

"You don't need a genius general to man a defensive strategy that is that clear-cut," Mr. Norquist said.