Word: savvyness
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This brand of Yankee savvy and showmanship has outshone the Communists at most recent trade shows; the U.S.S.R. has actually withdrawn from at least five major fairs rather than face U.S. competition.
Personality. Anderson combines an easy grin and mild manner with businesslike drive and savvy, has little time for the social circuit, plenty of time for such interests as the Boy Scouts. Stricken with polio at three, he still walks with a slight limp that keeps him out of active sports...
Buffalo Revolt. Reeling under the combined disapproval of Soekarno, Hatta and much of the army, leaders of eight non-Communist parties last week closeted themselves in the home of Djakarta's mayor to come up with a "housecleaning program." To most politically savvy Indonesians, however, it appeared doubtful that...
"For Future Use." Smith is hopeful about Collier's editorial prospects. To shake up Companion, he moved out Editor Woodrow Wirsig, installed his own assistant for magazine editorial direction, 43-year-old Theodore Strauss, novelist, onetime film scripter and a savvy alumnus of LIFE and the New York Times...
Still, in the 1956 Phillies the nucleus is there. Behind the plate, crafty Veteran Andy Seminick makes up in pure baseball savvy what he lacks in hitting; Granny Hamner at shortstop is a real pro; Richie Ashburn and Del Ennis belong in any man's outfield. As for pitchers...