"The Crucible" also features a rare and welcome screen appearance by Paul Scofield, who shrewdly plays the distinguished jurist named Danforth as the model of moral rectitude gone wrong.

And he played shrewdly and well.

She had chosen to thwart her mother by shrewdly playing along with this demented game.

However, some art historians suggest that she was shrewdly playing on her fame from the rape trial to cater to a niche market in sexually-charged, female-dominant art for male patrons.

A Greek player attempted the same line of play, but an L.G.M. named Shobote, sitting West, shrewdly played the diamond ten on South's deuce.

"He and Carl are shrewdly playing the hands they're dealt," said Mark Green, last year's unsuccessful Democratic candidate for mayor.

All attempts were rebuffed, Zia shrewdly played his cards knowing that Carter was on his way out and he may get a better deal from the incoming Reagan.

Pitched principally at impressionable teenagers, who are by nature narcissists, Hell Houses shrewdly play to the selfishness of their visitors.

The boy shrewdly plays dumb, at least until "Sir" John tips him.

He shrewdly plays Alan, making him believe Meenakhsi likes him romantically - and sends him to convince her to come back.