Sima Shi was a capable politician and administrator, but he also quickly wanted to prove his military reputation.

With Alex Salmond, a successful, popular and extremely capable politician, leading the outcry?

We do get a sense, though, of a capable politician.

Mr. Podesta made the point that for a politician capable of wit, it can be a brilliant tool.

America's revolutionary heroes, at the turn of the century, were more likely to be portrayed as statesmen and capable politicians, not as revolutionaries or radicals.

What he wanted was respect - to be accepted as a man with useful advice and as a politician capable of delivering a constituency.

Anna Bligh has shone out as one of those capable politicians who are able rise to the occasion and she's had more than her fair share.

Hamilton and Jefferson, the supposed models for his subjects, were both smart, argumentative and capable politicians.

They also said that he was a capable professional politician recovering from a debilitating illness.

Bunny could always go in an instant from the foolish foxhunting lord of the manor to the sensible, practical, and very capable politician.