Like Murdoch, he is a savvy operator who prides himself on his detachment and shouldn't be underestimated.

Its most savvy commercial operator, Bekmambetov, knows it too.

"Any savvy operator takes pains not to say healthy or good-for-you," Mr. Martin said.

Dolan is regarded as one of cable television's savviest operators.

It is an interesting business model but Gascoyne - one of the paddock's savviest operators - has a history of turning around struggling teams.

But Obst did achieve some measure of fame as a savvy operator with a good market sense for the times.

They were very savvy operators.

Indeed, he is best known as a savvy operator who dispenses patronage through his campus.

Behind the controversies was a shrewd, savvy operator with an original vision for effecting political and moral change.

Olmert, the Health Minister, is a savvy political operator, one of Shamir's men.