Sentences with phrase «sharp political skills»

Paterson became known for his consensus - building style coupled with sharp political skills.

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But a career in nuclear inspection also demands detective and diplomatic skills sharp enough to handle sensitive political issues.

A veteran of the sharp - elbowed politics of New York's infamously dysfunctional state legislature (called the worst in the nation by the Brennan Center for Justice in 2004), Carroll assembled a team of equally determined and savvy colleagues, most of whom had honed their political skills in those same tough trenches.