I'd be inclined to say that capitalists aren't so good at being clever as a collectivity, because of the incessant competition between them. |
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He was quiet as a lamb and as clever as a thoroughbred, but he looked like nothing on earth, so we lost him. |
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As I pointed out, in classically long-winded form, the argument is about as clever as a four-year-old's protest. |
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In that context, the poster is not even particularly clever as a piece of political satire. |
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Sardonic, deceptively amiable, and clever as a bag of snakes, Cromwell helped cut through the knotty business of Henry's first divorce. |
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However zany and bizarre, Gaddafi was clever as a fox and had more lives than a cat. |
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Germany's Toll Collect system, which ensures that lorry drivers pay for using the country's crowded motorways, relies on gadgets that are in some ways as clever as a smartphone. |
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