Survival here requires cunning and luck, the deployment of teeth and claws.
To survive on the run required cunning, as betrayal came with a smile.
It requires a certain kind of courage but it also requires cunning - which is not the same thing as courage.
In a 1973 profile in Women's Wear Daily, he reminisces about how in "the golden days of pimping, it was an art" that required "cunning, agility and speed".
For example, in his first few years in office, he could have done a better job of positioning healthcare and banking reform (both requiring cunning and expertise) as pragmatic steps toward a achieving his more comprehensive vision for a better America.
It requires cunning, forbearance, the bladder of a camel, a good sense of direction, and sharp elbows -- and the thing is, after several years, I had the old festival on Bloor Street around the posh Yorkville area nailed.
Battles require tactical cunning as well as accurate targeting, exploiting ships' strengths while allowing for their weaknesses: submarines are slow yet lethal, while aircraft carriers let you unleash a fleet of bombers but are so big and fragile that they need constant shepherding.
Wordless picture books require great cunning not only to provide a recognizable pantomime but also to lead readers from one scene to the next: how do you know when to turn the page when there are no words to pull you forward?
In the absence of legal support, Reagan's assault on affirmative action required political cunning.
But with ever-growing awareness of viruses that are spread through e-mail attachments, getting the public to unwittingly propagate such a virus requires some cunning.
