Sentence examples for the shrewdness from inspiring English sources

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the shrewdness

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The quality of being shrewd.

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In section 372 of The Gay Science, entitled precisely "Why we are not idealists," he writes: "In sum: all philosophical idealism until now was something like an illness, except where, as in the case of Plato, it was the caution of an overabundant and dangerous health, the fear of overpowerful senses, the shrewdness of a shrewd Socratic" (KSA 3. 623..

Farrell is impressed by the shrewdness of Sandy's analysis.

He seemed to respect the shrewdness of the "big Taliban".

In the past Rangers have invested their finances with the shrewdness of a gambler on tilt.

Perhaps this intimacy has given him the shrewdness to transform his game.

The shrewdness of those investments will not be known for several years.

He reached out to Beijing and Moscow with the shrewdness of a natural statesman.

It is the neurosis of the football fan, but McCoist has the shrewdness and experience of his surroundings to succeed.

The opportunities are huge, and Sturgeon's record shows she has the shrewdness to make full use of them.

"The Swiss do not grasp the shrewdness of the Americans and the drive they have to get things done.

The shrewdness in "Curves" is that Ana is her mother's daughter: she gives as good as she gets.

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