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I don't think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that was very concerning to them and reported it to us. – Kootenai County Sheriff	Found on CNN 1 year ago
She was incredibly astute at using the channels available to her to further her husband’s and her own political and social ambitions. – Elizabeth Chew	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
He's first of all an astute horseman and understands it probably better than we do. He is so philosophical, if it’s meant to be, it will happen in time. He makes it very easy because he’s so understanding and has such a great outlook on things. – Jimmy Bell	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Given Putin's background -- a trained career KGB officer -- Vladimir Putin has a very astute and sophisticated understanding of the tools that Vladimir Putin can use to interfere with our election process and to sow discord and distrust, which Vladimir Putin is doing fairly well. – The Washington Post	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I am delighted that Mubadala Investment Company in exchange, one of the most astute and transformational global growth investors, has decided to partner [ with ] us in our journey to propel India's digital growth. – Mukesh Ambani	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think Fox News ' Chris Wallace's astute politically. Fox News ' Chris Wallace's a very smart person, Fox News ' Chris Wallace, fox News ' Chris Wallace's going to do what's right. I really believe Fox News ' Chris Wallace's going to do what's right. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Most visitors feel better that security is taken so seriously and accept it, we can either choose to live in fear and stay away from places we’ve always dreamed of visiting or we can be astute travelers attentive to our surroundings and willing to work with security forces trying to enhance safety. – Teresa Tomeo	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
There has been a failure in moral courage by the technologically astute to step in and lead, selflessly. There's always a product pitch at the end of whitepapers. We need to remove the product pitches and replace it with objective and viable action steps – James Scott	added by mirandatucker 8 years ago
I think it was very astute of the director. I'm not saying me but any woman playing that role just really opens the film up to the female audience as much as anything, ... It's much more embracing, it brings us all into the argument. It's not just then a macho movie, you know about men making war. – Helen Mirren	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is a clear distinction between investment outflows that will ultimately lead to foreign direct investment in China, and hot money that's gone forever, the ChemChina deal is a very astute transaction and we will continue to see a fairly high level of such transactions, and this is not contrary to the outflow control objective. – Keith Pogson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Profound thinkers either become astute lovers or rebellious spirit” – Ramana Pemmaraju	added by anonymous 8 years ago
It is an organization that has been around for a long time, in terms of institutional clout and power and influence, i think the organization itself has proven itself to be a very astute and strong political power, both in mobilizing women voters and young women voters and also in funding candidates. – Kelly Dittmar	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It appears Paulson was astute to lighten up some before the July plunge, they may have been part of the massive liquidation in July too. – Mike McGlone	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
He was, of course, a uniquely astute analyst and observer of Asia, and it is largely through his life's work that Singapore became one of the United States' strongest strategic partners in the region. – John Kerry	Found on CNN 9 years ago
He's a good kid, and just wants to go to school. But one thing that he told me was really astute and worth sharing : he doesn't want this story to only be about him, he realizes that there are other young people who have fewer privileges, less access and endure even greater traumas, but whose stories go unreported until something truly tragic happens. He wants the focus to remain on them. I couldn't be prouder of him for having the wisdom to recognize that. – Charles Blow	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The panel's recommendations are astute, thorough and fair. – Jeh Johnson	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

I don't think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that was very concerning to them and reported it to us.

– Kootenai County Sheriff

Found on CNN
1 year ago

She was incredibly astute at using the channels available to her to further her husband’s and her own political and social ambitions.

– Elizabeth Chew

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He's first of all an astute horseman and understands it probably better than we do. He is so philosophical, if it’s meant to be, it will happen in time. He makes it very easy because he’s so understanding and has such a great outlook on things.

– Jimmy Bell

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Given Putin's background -- a trained career KGB officer -- Vladimir Putin has a very astute and sophisticated understanding of the tools that Vladimir Putin can use to interfere with our election process and to sow discord and distrust, which Vladimir Putin is doing fairly well.

– The Washington Post

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I am delighted that Mubadala Investment Company in exchange, one of the most astute and transformational global growth investors, has decided to partner [ with ] us in our journey to propel India's digital growth.

– Mukesh Ambani

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think Fox News ' Chris Wallace's astute politically. Fox News ' Chris Wallace's a very smart person, Fox News ' Chris Wallace, fox News ' Chris Wallace's going to do what's right. I really believe Fox News ' Chris Wallace's going to do what's right.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Most visitors feel better that security is taken so seriously and accept it, we can either choose to live in fear and stay away from places we’ve always dreamed of visiting or we can be astute travelers attentive to our surroundings and willing to work with security forces trying to enhance safety.

– Teresa Tomeo

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

There has been a failure in moral courage by the technologically astute to step in and lead, selflessly. There's always a product pitch at the end of whitepapers. We need to remove the product pitches and replace it with objective and viable action steps

– James Scott

added by mirandatucker
8 years ago

I think it was very astute of the director. I'm not saying me but any woman playing that role just really opens the film up to the female audience as much as anything, ... It's much more embracing, it brings us all into the argument. It's not just then a macho movie, you know about men making war.

– Helen Mirren

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is a clear distinction between investment outflows that will ultimately lead to foreign direct investment in China, and hot money that's gone forever, the ChemChina deal is a very astute transaction and we will continue to see a fairly high level of such transactions, and this is not contrary to the outflow control objective.

– Keith Pogson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Profound thinkers either become astute lovers or rebellious spirit”

– Ramana Pemmaraju

added by anonymous
8 years ago

It is an organization that has been around for a long time, in terms of institutional clout and power and influence, i think the organization itself has proven itself to be a very astute and strong political power, both in mobilizing women voters and young women voters and also in funding candidates.

– Kelly Dittmar

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It appears Paulson was astute to lighten up some before the July plunge, they may have been part of the massive liquidation in July too.

– Mike McGlone

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

He was, of course, a uniquely astute analyst and observer of Asia, and it is largely through his life's work that Singapore became one of the United States' strongest strategic partners in the region.

– John Kerry

Found on CNN
9 years ago

He's a good kid, and just wants to go to school. But one thing that he told me was really astute and worth sharing : he doesn't want this story to only be about him, he realizes that there are other young people who have fewer privileges, less access and endure even greater traumas, but whose stories go unreported until something truly tragic happens. He wants the focus to remain on them. I couldn't be prouder of him for having the wisdom to recognize that.

– Charles Blow

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The panel's recommendations are astute, thorough and fair.

– Jeh Johnson

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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