It also says here that you are alert, astute and quite imaginative.

The Iranian regime is far too astute to cross any of these red lines.

How Putin, an astute politician, responds to that pressure will determine his political legacy.

Politically astute, his career advanced when he left the military service for civil service.

But I did go on to be a reasonably astute, arguably world class worrier.

Nonetheless, many astute analysts believe that the constitution will be amended within the coming decade.

I convey gratitude to Mr. Jean Ping for his astute leadership of the fifty ninth session.

And one of the questions, they were very culturally astute, the people who put the questionnaire.

The concept of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) may have been an astute branding tool.

But his son Ahmad, who is less politically astute, may yet seek to settle accounts with al Ahmar.

Flambard later became an astute but much disliked financial adviser to William Rufus until the latter's death in 1100.

An astute Statesman, Chinggis Khaan, transformed once and for all the face of the Eurasian continent, bringing together East and West.

Bryan, Roosevelt said, would be as clay in the hands of the potter under the astute control of the ambitious and unscrupulous Illinois communist.

And for this the IMF s strong, politically astute management not exactly something from which the Fund has regularly benefited in recent years deserves credit.

Any astute observer of the Middle East will realize the importance of the Gulf, which is a vital part of the Middle East region.

Likewise, Europe is on life support, thanks to European Central Bank President Mario Draghi s astute maneuvering and promises of unlimited intervention in sovereign debt markets.

They are typically very astute at risk management, unlike many of the banks that dramatically increased their leverage and thus their risks during the last 20 years.

Ambassador Gambari, as in previous years has once again deployed his astute diplomatic skill and guided this Assembly to consensus on the resolution that has just been adopted.

Iran s growing regional influence does not stem from its military expenditures, which are far lower than those of its enemies, but from its challenge to America and Israel through an astute use of soft power.

Nevertheless, while not all is sweetness and light, there has been progress. And for this the IMF s strong, politically astute management not exactly something from which the Fund has regularly benefited in recent years deserves credit.

That appeal drew large and enthusiastic crowds, which, together with astute use of the Internet, gained him an unprecedented four million donors, and induced a huge number of African Americans and young people to register to vote.

Regarding the definition and delimitation of outer space and the character and utilization of the geostationary orbit, the Working Group on this agenda item was reconvened under the able and astute chairmanship of Mr. Estanislao Zawels of Argentina.

We also pay tribute to the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee, Ambassador Rohan Perera of Sri Lanka, for his astute guidance and leadership of the work of the Committee and for his role in leading us to this success.

Allow me, Sir, to thank the outgoing President, His Excellency Mr. Samuel Insanally, for the astute and most able manner in which he conducted and guided the affairs of this body during its forty eighth session despite unprecedented trials and numerous challenges.

The journalist, who was subject of police harassment over a year ago, maintained an active, critic, astute, bold and brave leadership against the criminal atmosphere that prevailed in the area, also known as Cuatro Caminos, the heart of the state and the center of endless gang battles.

How Putin, an astute politician, responds to that pressure will determine his political legacy. And the West s response to Putin s return to the presidency could have a marked effect on whether he presses for liberalizing reforms and survives, or follows his KGB honed authoritarian instincts and stokes further protest.