| The things which marked him out were his engaging personality, his clubbability, his sharp intellect, and his critical acumen. |
| Holmes was a master of the flip aphorism, but one shouldn't confuse flip aphorisms with legal acumen. |
| Be it painting or craftwork, the works on display depicted the acumen and perfection of the creators. |
| Most of them have the ideas, acumen and determination to expand their activities but are constrained by the lack of finance capital. |
| Yet she is never a Pollyanna, eager to use the amazing accomplishment of her formal acumen to distract us from what she observes. |
| Four seismic forces will soon collide to test the president's true political acumen. |
