Word: shrewdness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sniffs one Washington banker: "Nobody would lend me $35 under those conditions." The deal intensified suspicions that the takeover attempt on Financial General by Lance's associates was more than a normal investment by shrewd foreigners, and that they were willing to pay heavily for Lance's influence. "They wanted an important stake across the street from the White House," says one Washington banking executive, adding: "Some people might think it is important to know about the outstanding loans and balances of Government officials...
...settlement. Although Muzorewa is probably the country's most popular black leader, Western diplomats who know the bishop agree that he lacks the political savvy to serve effectively as President of Zimbabwe. Chirau is thought to be too closely identified with Smith, while Sithole, although a shrewd tactician, lacks a broad political base. The British believe that Nkomo can still be wooed away from his uneasy alliance with Marxist-inspired Mugabe, and would have the widest spectrum of support as Rhodesia's first post-Smith Prime Minister. Beyond that, there is the question of Smith's credibility...
There is as much put-on as defiance in such a posture, much striving after the long shadow of one's own legend. Zevon is shrewd enough not only to realize this but also to acknowledge it, both in his songs (one hell-raising rocker is called I'll Sleep When I'm Dead) and in casual conversation. "The fundamental idea that everything's going to be all right appeals to me less than the simple notion of bonehead justice," Zevon told TIME'S correspondent James Willwerth...
Colson was the shrewd one, though, everybody thought he was crazy but he had the best marketing sense of all of them...
Number four--Mark Panarese vs. Bill Fisher: Fisher is a tough, physical player, but Crimson captain Panarese is a shrewd competitor and--according to Benjamin--"may be the most intelligent player on Harvard's team...