Word: shrewdly
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...being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering justice, for making mercy smarter and hope strategic and then daring the rest of us to follow, Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono are TIME's Persons of the Year...
...every socio-economic level of the city. Show folks, politicians, criminals, and, yes, the cops who have to untangle the messes the make, work out their fates. To say that Paul Haggis's film is multi-layered understates the case. But there is great clarity in his direction, shrewd observation in the screenplay (which he wrote with Robert Moresco and rafts of terrific acting-most notably by Matt Dillon as a racist cop who becomes the reluctant hero of the piece-in this smart, intelligently observed film...
...fulfill their social mission, staff members rely on shrewd business acumen and a few key premises. First, they trust that consumers are willing to pay a little more to help family farmers, especially if the coffee in their cup is extraordinarily tasty. They keep costs down by eliminating middlemen whenever possible. And they defy industry norms by lending cash to farmers prior to harvest. That move aims to breed loyalty, eco-friendly harvesting techniques and uncompromised bean quality...
...virulently nationalist appeal prior to the first general elections for the European Parliament in 1979 that ended in fiasco for his center-right party. In 1997, he chose to hold early elections, but the ploy boomeranged when the Socialists emerged as victors. But thanks to his prodigious vitality, shrewd maneuvering and quick mind, Chirac always managed to recover from even his worst blunders. Not this time. Now, both his talents and his luck have run out. The "minor cerebrovascular accident" he suffered several months ago was a telling reminder that next week he turns 73. He recovered well...
...continued to rule China until the last Emperor abdicated in 1912, the Qing Dynasty declined after the reigns of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. Their weaker successors were humbled by European powers and never matched the splendor and sophistication their forebears deployed in marrying art with empire building. The three, shrewd emperors knew exactly how to make power politics look good. It's a skill that the resurgent China of today may yet acquire...