Sentence examples for shown acumen from inspiring English sources

But social isn't the only area Botha has shown acumen; he's brought on financial startups Square and Xoom Corporation, electronic event planning and ticket sales app Eventbrite, and cloud-connected note-taking service Evernote.

As well as a talent for self-promotion and a taste for high living, Mallya showed acumen, determination, drive and considerable appetite for risk.

In running the Garage, Zhukova has shown considerable acumen.

There are physicists, medical doctors and others who have also shown political acumen, competence and boldness and have within them the capability... to make an option of peace".

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, he was hired by a midsize European company, where he was said to have shown great acumen but to have quickly grown bored with the jobs he was assigned.

There are physicists, medical doctors and others who have also shown political acumen, competence and boldness and have within them the capability... to make an option of peace". Note that Carter does not simply say that Hamas have an electoral mandate, that they represent part of the Palestinian people and therefore have to be engaged with.

Solskjaer has shown tactical acumen, he has made key decisions - shown faith in Paul Pogba, eased Alexis Sanchez to the fringes, sold Marouane Fellaini - and ended the internal conflict Mourinho seemed to revel in.

Having shown his acumen for portraying traditional Igbo culture, Achebe demonstrated in his second novel an ability to depict modern Nigerian life.

The president said Trump has shown the acumen of a future president, from firing Gary Busey on a recent episode of "Celebrity Apprentice" to focusing so much time on conspiracy theories about Obama's birthplace.

But he subsequently showed an acumen that has left his higher-profile rival looking clumsy.

He showed political acumen and administrative ability in his reorganization of the essential services of supplies and transport in wartime.