Synonymer & Oplysninger om | engelsk ord SHREWD

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• Athene or Athena is the shrewd companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic endeavour in Greek mythology.
• His shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position in the post-Westphalian political order of Northern-Central Europe, setting Prussia up for elevation from duchy to kingdom, achieved under his son and successor.
• Bess was reportedly a shrewd businesswoman, increasing her assets with business interests including mines and glass-making workshops.
• By the 1790s the shrewd land speculator William Cooper had sold most of Hartwick's land against his wishes.
• He is, however, most cruel in fight; he is very shrewd and extremely crafty in warfare, for he has been waging war for a long time.
• Mallon had a pretty shrewd idea of who was involved, suspecting a number of former Fenian activists.
• " For Trudeau, he "was always a source of shrewd advice" and "was the kind of man I respected, because he had no ulterior motives; he said what he thought, and the reasons he would give were always his real reasons.
• Columbo is a shrewd and exceptionally observant homicide detective whose trademarks include his rumpled beige raincoat, unassuming demeanor, cigar, old Peugeot 403 car, love of chili, and unseen wife (whom he mentions frequently).
• After receiving at $300,000 bequest, Kenrick was able to stabilize the diocesan finances through some shrewd real estate dealings.
• Though often preoccupied with his cultural interests, Jacobsen was a shrewd and visionary businessman and initiated the transition of the brewery Carlsberg from a local Copenhagen brewery to the multinational conglomerate that it is today.
• The Cold War (2005), praised by John Ikenberry as a "beautifully written panoramic view of the Cold War, full of illuminations and shrewd judgments," was described as an examination of the history and effects of the Cold War in a more removed context than had been previously possible,.
• It presents a shrewd, fast-moving, sparkling panorama of the United States at this historic moment of apparent triumph.
• Harden appeared as a regular on the FX series Damages as a shrewd corporate attorney opposite Glenn Close and William Hurt in 2009.
• Tipping stated that "according to his easy assimilation into an unfamiliar way of life may also suggest that he was intelligent, shrewd and courageous".
• During his tenure as governor, Wentworth proved himself to be a "shrewd, compromising, and accommodating politician".
• Bolte was a rough-hewn politician who liked to be seen as a simple farmer, but he had a shrewd political mind.
• He is called "very wise" (ḥākām mĕ'ōd), usually translated as "very shrewd" (NIV) or "very crafty" (ESV).
• On the positive side he is loyal, trustworthy, brave, shrewd, thorough in his job duties, and a tough and skilled soldier with small arms, in hand-to-hand combat, or in the cockpit of a Starfury fighter.
• Considered to have been New Brunswick's most intellectually gifted premier, McNair was also a shrewd politician and excellent debater who regularly used his cutting wit to fend off criticism from the Opposition benches.
• Mathew Brady's unequaled fame derived from his shrewd ability at self-promotion and a strong determination to succeed as the foremost portrait photographer of his day.
• Writing in The Times, Sydney Friskin described the match to this point as a contrast of styles: "the shrewd cumulative processes of Thorburn against the explosive break-building of Higgins".
• The essay is Kant's shrewd, political challenge to men and women, suggesting that the mass of "domestic cattle" have been bred, by unfaithful stewards, to not question what they have been told about the world and its ways.
• Stemming from her confrontational persona on The Apprentice (particularly in its boardroom segments), Newman soon became the "woman America loved to hate" Newman has disagreed with the "villain" label, rather believing herself to be "a shrewd businesswoman," asserting that when a man behaves assertively, he is seen as strong, but when a woman does so, she is portrayed negatively.
• He then worked as a teacher, lumberjack, secretary, and salesman in the Midwest and Canada before settling in Chicago, where he quickly became known as a persuasive and shrewd salesman and learned business quickly.
• Reeves, who described Ryan as a "go-getter" who was "shrewd" and a "charmer", found his seduction storyline with Victoria hard to "play out", considering her age.

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