Word: shrewd
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Though scientists are solving more and more of the mysteries in the sky above, they still know surprisingly few of the secrets hidden in the earth be low. But now, combining sharp observation and shrewd reasoning, U.C.L.A...
...space, demanded airborne equipment bulging with electronic innards. As a result, the traditional airframe industry broadened into today's aerospace industry, in which such non-planemakers as IBM, Bendix and General Electric play critical roles. Soon a new business climate emerged. At the top, the Pentagon made shrewd use of its monopsony-one customer but many suppliers-to foster competition. To meet the unsparing military demand for excellence, companies undertook research and development on a hitherto undreamed of scale; today engineers and scientists constitute a third of Lockheed's work force against only 5% during World...
KING RAT. A shrewd G.I. con man (George Segal) exploits his buddies for fun and profit in Writer-Director Bryan Forbes's harsh, searching drama about survival of the fittest in a Japanese prison camp during World...
...Nazis were shrewd enough to put Germany's passion to use in the Hitler Youth during the 1930s; yet walking remains a romantic refuge from politics and society in general. Many Germans ramble alone. Others prize the mystic shared experience of striding arm in arm, verbunden (joined together) with a dear friend, facing the little obstacles of the way, starting together at strange noises, wondering what Grimm monster lurks in the forest shadows. "Walking invigorates the soul," they explain. "Things seem to sort themselves out and fall into place during a good walk...
Selection Process. Destiny may have ordained Indira for India's biggest post, but it took shrewd politicking by others to get her there. When news of Shastri's death flashed across India, Delhi buzzed with the names of possible successors. There was S. K. Patil, 65, the political boss of Bombay and favorite of India's big businessmen. One might consider Y. B. Chavan, 51, Shastri's Defense Minister, who had won good marks during last fall's war with Pakistan. There was also acting Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda, who had held that post once before during the interregnum after...