Sentence examples for shrewd side from inspiring English sources

And if Crockett had a shrewd side, so did the businessman in Mr. Parker, who understood the character's continuing marketing power long after the '50s craze had become a memory.

But the subdued remarks also illustrated the shrewder side of a man known as a consummate behind-the-scenes operator, a veteran navigator of bureaucracies who prefers to speak softly at first — and keep the stick for later.

The charity awards grants for community projects in the area near Facebook's headquarters, but also supports international initiatives (29 countries, for example, received grants in 2012).Mr Zuckerberg's generosity may also show his shrewder side, however, as he attempts pre-emptively to thwart a backlash (or "tech-lash") against the Silicon Valley elite and their billions.

Mr. Sergeant acknowledged that he had a contract to lecture on a Panama Canal cruise in two weeks' time, adding to speculation that the shrewd, gritty side he showed as a political reporter had prompted him to quit while ahead, reaping the benefits — including sharply increased speaker's fees — rather than wait to be voted off.

Beatty's handsome, shrewd dark side, seen in films such as Lilith, is nearly obscured by a perfectly timed, soft-spoken dumbbell act.

Juve are a far shrewder defensive side than Arsenal so are unlikely to lose their heads the way the Londoners did when conceding three times to Monaco in the first leg, but if Monaco are to score on the counter-attack, the most likely route may be through, who has the speed and skill to cause Patrice Evra all sorts of bother.

Several of those who emerge favourably from this account are now in senior positions: General John Abizaid, for example, who had predicted that American troops would be considered an "antibody" in the Arab world, has General Franks's job; and Zalmay Khalilzad, a shrewd diplomat, once side-lined by the defence secretary, is now America's ambassador in Baghdad.

If the more promising opinion polls on the last day had been right, Miliband might have been able to address his party with a tone of some vindication – many of the judgments he had made, often criticised and even derided by his own side, looking shrewd and ultimately rather effective.

This may rankle where the Test team is concerned - the faulty decision, presumably Bracewell's, to bring a depleted and inadequate squad of 14 did not go down well - but Fleming and his side are shrewd enough to recognise that Bracewell's input has only enhanced their one-day reputation.

He removed the club's Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side with shrewd signings from the lower divisions and amateur leagues, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in 1954 55.

After some shrewd bargaining on both sides, Hearst obtained her services for his New York American in 1922.