His sharp tongue and easy sense of humor hearken to the Brooklyn of his youth.

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David Jones is a man with a sharp mind and a sharp tongue to go with it.

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In the 1990 governor's campaign she fell victim to Mr Wilson's sharp tongue.

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Bartz is notorious for her sharp tongue ( and potty mouth), which often earns her critical headlines in the business press.

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Using Braille for speeches, and briefed by his officials on tape, he also has a sharp tongue at times, and a pragmatic approach to politics.

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Many Tories relish his sharp tongue and languid wit.

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After giving his usual description of the economic outlook (inflation has remained moderate, unemployment is high, Fed will do whatever it can to keep the modest recovery on track), Bernanke faced the sharp tongue of Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee.

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He hops all over the globe, and his method makes it impossible to develop anything in depth (you really have to see this movie twice in order to fully see it once), but he has a sharp tongue, moral urgency, and an amazingly fluent way with actors.

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With an uncertain global macroeconomic environment ahead and Brazil rebuilding its infrastructure to welcome the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Mantega will have to prove that his execution is as sharp as his tongue to keep his country on track to becoming one of the biggest players in the world arena.

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