Yet he does exhibit a canny sense of when and how to approach an actor who is solidly rooted in his character.

He always had a canny sense about this aspect of his business; he never budged.

He had a canny sense of what would sell.

He has a canny sense of dramatic contrast and often followed a string of bebop licks with a chunkier, chord-based approach.

Mr. Dole also displayed a canny sense of timing and an ability to keep the his opponents off balance.

Riley was a prolific writer who "achieved mass appeal partly due to his canny sense of marketing and publicity."

Mr. Klein showed a canny sense of what matters to parents.

If Mr. Cerniglia knew nothing about winemaking, he had a canny sense of marketing.

Mr. Spelke said his uncle had a canny sense of when to buy ships and when to dispose of them.

During the war years, Weber "achieved tremendous success by combining a canny commercial sense with a rare vision of cinema as a moral tool".