Mr. Reinsdorf and Mr. Einhorn were already considered shrewd players in the arena of sports business.

Love makes fools even of the shrewdest player - witness how it led Pangloss to the tragic mistake of making me his equal.

A shrewd, ruthless political player, John can turn any situation to his advantage.

A fearless and shrewd Chaotic player, she is often in situations of stumbling into a fight with the boys and/or the other Players.

This showed the world that he was a hard case worthy of respect inside the walls and a shrewd player with connections outside.

The history of Britain may be the star, but Mr. Schama is the shrewd supporting player who will stop at almost nothing to keep the show rolling.

"Whatever you say about Pete Wilson, he's a shrewd player at this level," says one Democratic consultant in California.

A shrewd player can win the game without ever declaring war.

He is a shrewd political player and self-promoter whose understanding of how public architecture gets assigned and built is not the least of his noteworthy talents.

"The Hafts are perhaps the shrewdest and most exciting players within the Beltway," said one local businessman.