Sentences with phrase «shrewd moves by»

Shrewd moves by top US outfits both before and after the financial crisis enabled them to crack the London legal market

It may have seemed like a shrewd move by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley last year when she named prominent environmental activist Tzeporah Berman to the new Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG).

In a shrewd move by team owner Richard Childress, RCR kept the sponsorship money Townley brought to the team (albeit for less races) without having Townley actually in the seat.

Shrewd move by the arrogant one.

It proved to be a shrewd move by the Gunners boss as the 21 - year - old went on to become one of Europe's deadliest strikers.

Deploying A Two - striker Formation Would Be A Shrewd Move By Arsene Wenger Arsenal were always known for their fie...

Similarly Gregory Van der Wiel is departing the French champions and, on a free transfer, could be a shrewd move by the club for an experienced defender, something the side desperately needs on that right - flank.

It was shrewd move by Andrew Mitchell, the International Development Secretary, to announce a review today into the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC).

There has been a rise in tiny consoles coming though Kickstarter using Android as an OS - Ouya and the like - so Sony offering Vita - quality gaming at a low price is definitely a shrewd move by the company.

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Under the circumstances, we can only suppose that David's evacuation of the capital, Jerusalem, before Absalom's advance from Hebron in the south (a shrewd choice by Absalom: it was from Hebron that David had earlier moved the capital) must have been voluntary and, we suspect, imposed by the king arbitrarily upon a strongly disapproving Joab and army, and indeed the whole of David's staff.

Conte has shown he is up there with the best managers in the world and could prove a shrewd appointment by PSG if they are to move up to the next level.

Although profit is earned through the shrewd management of the vig (the commission taken by the casino) and by moving odds quickly in response to money coming in, with low bet limits even the most profitable individual prop bet pales in comparison to bets on the game result.

But Washington's shrewd little Nordic - blond coxswain Dave Amundsen had husbanded the energy in his boat by holding off the Huskies» final sprint for an extra 100 meters, and Washington was able to match California's move.

The proposals were caricatured by the Conservative Party as «Venezuelan - style rent - controls» — but targeting «generation rent» and «hard working Britain» may yet prove to be a shrewd move.

Ed Balls made a shrewd move towards rehabilitation by announcing he would submit Labour's spending plans to the Office for Budget Responsibility.

The cast is rounded out with a game Laura Linney as the shrewd housekeeper, her witty and intelligent son Roger played with a real zeal by Milo Parker, our before - mentioned Hiroyuki Sanada (elegant and electric as usual) and a moving performance by Hattie Morahan as the final subject of Sherlock's last case.

The addition of Gary Cole and Kevin Dunn to the cast was also a shrewd move on the part of Armando Iannucci, but the show lives and dies by Louis - Dreyfus's hilarious performance as the so - called Veep.

While this was a shrewd business move by Microsoft, it will ultimately be undermined when Rise of the Tomb Raider is released on PlayStation 4 and (potentially) sells more on that system.

By claiming that Cambridge Analytica's data use was both not a breach and yet also unauthorized, Facebook is making a shrewd move that may help the company avoid or ameliorate some liability.