Sentences with phrase «of canny moves»

But through a series of canny moves and sheer perseverance, he's endeared himself to the market's influential gatekeepers.

It's something of a canny move by developers Neversoft - although I'm sure the customer would've preferred a properly optimised 720p game engine.

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In a move of perhaps canny timing, two top Tronc executives are now enjoying enhanced pay packages — ones that will pay out millions of dollars should Tronc be sold to Gannett or another bidder.

It reveals an agile seven - footer whose turnaround jumper is accurate up to 20 feet; a heady player who discourages double - teaming with canny passes; an outstanding athlete who has somehow figured out the exotic fast - break passing strategies of point guards Mark Jackson and Rod Strickland, both of whom never make a simple move when 13 complicated ones will do; and a defensive intimidator whose 3.7 blocks per game at week's end were second only to Olajuwon's league - leading 4.2.

Having lost Wilshere to a long term ankle injury and Arteta for a number of weeks in recent days, bodies are certainly required in central midfield for Arsenal, so a loan move for Ledesma could represent a canny piece of business as long as it is backed up by quality additions.

A canny move by the filmmakers, this extended sequence recounts the events of the earlier movies for anyone unfamiliar with them while making it clear that Jesse and Céline have arrived at a stage where they can analyze their progress in greater detail.

One of his most canny marketing moves was to change the spelling of his last name from Carnagey to Carnegie - the same spelling used by the well known, but unrelated, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

In what may yet prove a canny move, Tesco is making the device available under its Clubcard Boost scheme, doubling the value of shoppers» vouchers and club card points which, Tesco hopes, will reduce the price to under # 100 for many buyers.

Rosa Bonheur's rise to fame accompanied that of the Barbizon landscapists, supported by those canny dealers, the Durand - Ruels, who later moved on to the Impressionists.

However, Tate Liverpool has pulled a canny move in celebrating 30 years of Tate Liverpool by handing the curating reins over to its long - serving art - handler, Ken Simons.