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Example sentences for: acumen

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Portugal remained neutral during World War II, and Salazar demonstrated his financial acumen by selling materials and supplies to both sides.
The possibility that heir apparent Al Gore lacks the necessary political acumen is Issue 2. And, though some predicted that her 15 minutes of fame had expired, Paula Jones' decision to file an appeal sneaks in as Issue 3.
Blind people often have highly developed powers of hearing and smell, but in Morris' case, he does not seem to have compensated for an attenuated moral sense with any other heightened abilities--not intelligence, not political savvy, and certainly not literary acumen.
Commentators are commending the administration's strategic acumen in proposing to expand child-care benefits and let 55-year-olds buy into Medicare.
He has always been a parasite on her political acumen, her intelligence, and her income.