Sentence examples for though cunning from inspiring English sources

The board's chairman, David Pietersen De Vries, urged Gov. Willem Kieft to be patient, as the tiny colony, with little in the form of arms or soldiers, was vulnerable and "the Indians, though cunning enough, would do no harm unless harm were done to them".

The achingly tender duck breast, on the other hand, was a clear invitation to attack, and so I did — though the cunning side pleasure to this dish was the leg, which had been refashioned into a magnificent chorizo.

Though they maybe cunning and sly, they aren't very smart.

Though Ahern's cunning and strategic foresight should not be underestimated, his likeability is his most enduring asset.

But, cunning though they are, they have been able to move only one thing at a time which is fine for research, but not much use commercially.

It was Mr. Fiumara's reputation for cunning, though, that prompted initial skepticism in some quarters when word came that he had died on Sept. 16.

The revelation that ends Part 1 and sets up what follows is brilliantly handled; we can almost feel Waters smiling at her own cunning, though there is nothing precious or self-regarding about the way she carries it off on the page.

Mungo, though, is far too cunning to allow his real history to be appropriated.

Still no sign of his dad sitting courtside in a cunning disguise though.

Though he emphasized his cunning, he acknowledged what any con man knows but rarely admits: it is not that hard to fool people.

CBS's "Survivor" beat both easily in that hour, as 19.72 million people tuned in to watch the ouster of Ami Cusack, above, the game's most cunning player, though apparently its least popular.