Sentence examples for have been astute from inspiring English sources

"The scare tactic is that would end choice in America, and I just said that's not true, but I should have been astute enough not to mention that".

Gérôme may have been astute, but he may equally have been joking at Rousseau's expense - though we should be just as suspicious of Rousseau's supposed innocence and naivety, as a man if not as a painter.

Atlético Madrid have been stripped of some prized assets again this summer but they have been astute in the transfer window, replacing Mario Mandzukic with former Porto captain Jackson Martínez.

His counterpart at Sohu, Charles Zhang, a physics major from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, predicts: "If we look back after 100 years at today, we may find this period similar to the Renaissance in Europe or the Meiji Restoration in Japan".China's leaders have been astute at harnessing such boundless optimism.

McLaren have traditionally played the long game, investing heavily in technology and personnel to ensure they have a consistently competitive presence at the front of the grid.They have never lacked the financial wherewithal and Alonso will have concluded that they have been astute in securing a long-term sponsorship deal with Vodafone, also from the start of the 2007 season.

Tabor's hirings have been astute, including the former Associated Newspapers executive Stephen Miron, who oversees the commercial side of the business, while the former Capital Radio boss Richard Park – widely regarded as one of the best programmers of his generation – looks after the content, with both men reporting to Tabor.

The family has been astute at handling its wealth.

"But Magna has been astute politically, and politics could determine who wins".

Some of his actions, such as screening gay pornography to his congregants, look clownish and self-publicising, but Mr Ssempa has been astute in targeting students at Makerere, Uganda's best university.

He had been astute both in allaying the European settlers' fears that an African regime would unfairly disregard their interests and in quelling the factionalism prevalent in large sections of the country's African population.

Indeed, Miliband's courage in standing up to vested interests has been remarkable, and his analysis of the issues at stake – in what will truly be a watershed election – has been astute.