| Prussia had improved its standing in Germany not only by its economic miracle but also by its diplomatic shrewdness. |
| Henry VII's councillors were all selected for their ability, assiduity, shrewdness, and loyalty. |
| Certainly he surprised observers by the scope of the shrewdness and intelligence which he brought to bear on his self-justifications. |
| He looked me in the eye with what he obviously believed to be a look that blended shrewdness and menace. |
| Farmers were renowned in this country for being shrewd, hard-headed business man and they had not lost any of this shrewdness. |
| She sees him as idiosyncratic, traditionalist, and with a gift for combining political shrewdness with a sense of self-promotion and opportunism. |
