Ethnic Chinese in Brunei were encouraged to settle because of their commercial and business acumen.

While he could not argue with their commercial acumen, he deplored their pranks, their work habits and the hours they kept.

You need to exploit not only your commercial acumen, but also your personal knowledge of the people with whom you are dealing.

The Saraswat Brahmins with their language skills and commercial acumen established themselves as the intermediaries between the Europeans and the native.

A barristers' clerk requires a combination of commercial acumen, legal knowledge and strong interpersonal skills.

"You underrate their commercial acumen," I said.

The rich man's identity is less diversified than ever before: he is distinguished only by his commercial acumen as measured by his net worth.

On the latter occasion, around 8,000 Serbs brought their religion, art, architecture, trades and crafts, and commercial acumen to Szentendre.

If at first Tom Poole's knowledge as a practical tanner suffered in consequence, his commercial acumen and persuasive eloquence did not.

Ex-Conservative Party grandee whose power was derived from his family's ability to marry well as much as his own commercial acumen.