He distinguished himself, said Mr. Milne, with his "courage, constancy and astute judgment."

Could I fancy that your astute judgment would pass a dying man who, however weak, had no rise of pulse or temperature?

But the new report suggests that people take this wealth of under-the-radar information, combine it with deliberately studied facts and impressions and then make astute judgments that they would not otherwise form.

Renamed Floyd's Inn (Sometimes), the pub was enthusiastically received, not least because of Floyd's astute judgment in hiring a soon-to-be-famous chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli.

"I believe Peter will be a strong trade commissioner," Mr. Zoellick said, "combining a sharp mind, an enjoyable wit and astute political judgment."

Were I to say that this turned his head, there are those to whom the assertion would give pain, for his associates hold that his astute judgment was unaffected by circumstance.

My compliments on your astute judgment.

That move showed his astute judgment, for Steele struck out McReady and retired Curtis and Mahew on easy chances.

This may not be the glibbest way to promote a movie, but buried in his rambling comment is an astute judgment about what "Mistress" is: quirky and maybe too personal for its own good.

To that end, he displayed astute political judgment, as well as a genuine concern for the well-being and unity of his followers, many of them non-Arab Sudanese.