| The corrupt elements are usually successful in proportion to their astuteness and unscrupulousness. |
| Instead, Chen's address displayed a sensitivity and astuteness unexpected of a politician who until recently was rarely in the limelight. |
| An increasingly educated electorate can spot bias with greater acumen and astuteness than ever before. |
| Winning and keeping control of an empire here would require finesse and tact, brutality and astuteness. |
| The astuteness and rapier-like quality of his writing doesn't need smarmy expletive witticisms to back it up. |
| I want to thank Brian Gelling for his foresight and astuteness in handling the negotiations. |
