The shrewd investor in research might therefore be well advised to fund areas of research where not only are there 'gaps' in evidence about important topics but where there is also a likelihood of the findings being 'implementation ready' in a reasonable time scale and for which there are existing groups with a track record of delivering high-quality research.
Their research supports the shrewd observation of John Stuart Mill, the nineteenth century British philosopher, that Englishmen first learned at home and then practiced on their wives the tyranny they subsequently exercised on foreign shores to amass and control the British Empire.
Pulling the two plotlines together is a bit of a reach; but all in all, this is a shrewd piece of writing, well researched and smartly told.
Posner's shrewd assessment combines the classic fundamental research approach of Benjamin Graham and David Dodd with more recent developments in cognitive science, computational theory, and quantitative finance.
Relying on the Internet for this kind of quotation research requires infinite patience, shrewd judgment and a determination not to believe what is presented as fact, just because a thousand Web sites say it is.
Admitting new observers now is "politically shrewd", thinks Mihaela David of the Arctic Institute, a research body.
Attracting funding for renewable-energy research requires showmanship, and the need for shrewd marketing has grown in recent years, as legacy-world interest in carbon-free energy has slackened.
Scores of interviews and extensive research have turned up some revealing anecdotes and shrewd insights into the 11 presidential couples she chose to profile.
Or, perhaps more accurately, Rexford stands simultaneously at both ends of the spectrum -- a shrewd strategist who sees the advantages of simultaneously pursuing seemingly opposite research agendas.
As the Games have grown in magnitude and in dollars, countries have turned to ever shrewder tactics, like technological investments in training and equipment, painstaking research on opponents, and outright espionage.
Benefiting from her own research into the history and technique of singing and a shrewd management of vocal resources, she continued to give audiences immense pleasure with her fresh, intelligent, often thrilling performances.
