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Meanings of great shrewdness in English

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Usage of great shrewdness in English
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This was regarded in business circles as a piece of great shrewdness.
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
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She had a fair mind, great shrewdness, and kept a journal of facts.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 / A Magazin...
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Many show great shrewdness of observation, and have an epigrammatic wit.
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
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He was a man of high intelligence, great shrewdness, and almost comically bad character.
The new yorker
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The young man laughed with an air of great shrewdness.
The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
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Mr. Phipps had curiosity, discernment, and a great shrewdness.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
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It was great shrewdness in Sir Robert Walpole, who, before her distemper broke out, discovered her secret.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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He requested a conference with Senor Doblado, minister of foreign affairs, who with great shrewdness accepted the invitation.
Maximilian in Mexico: A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Inte...
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Johnson, the constable of the parish, a man of great shrewdness, at once proposed to break in the door.
The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney
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They were both men of great shrewdness, and both speculative in their characters, and both had accumulated large fortunes.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
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They had great shrewdness, and were capable of really fine diplomacy, for the school they attended demanded such proficiency.
Hawthorne and His Circle
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She was a person of great shrewdness and judgment, and, as I afterwards experienced, of strong and tenacious affections.
Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest
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Confident as Parker was in his great shrewdness, his speculations outside of the business did not turn out very favourably.
True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings
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Notwithstanding this minor defect in Paul's character, his great shrewdness and thorough knowledge of business made him a successful merchant.
Words for the Wise
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Mr. Smith, of this firm, was a man of great shrewdness and probity, and was greatly esteemed by his friends.
Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men
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He had an abundance of intellect, great shrewdness, vast will force, and organizing power, but not much ideality or imagination.
A Day of Fate
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