| 单词 | adroit |
| 例句 | It is also foolish to climb a tree because black bears are adroit climbers and, as Herrero dryly notes, you will simply end up fighting the bear in a tree. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He was not merely adroit and not merely powerful, he was faithless. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In general, Yellin, through adroit handling of the Brute Squad, was able to bring these bad fellows, eventually, under control. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The servant had in some cases become more adroit than its master. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z When I left school that day, I didn’t go home because I just couldn’t talk to her on the phone, and my mother is not a very “adroit” liar about things like that. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Massasoit was an adroit politician, but the dilemma he faced would have tested Machiavelli. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Thus as I sipped my smoking sour beer I thought that at table Estraven’s performance had been womanly, all charm and tact and lack of substance, specious and adroit. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z There the boy was less adroit, but Haldon was a patient teacher, and Tyrion was able to make himself of use as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Watching him move, adroit for such a short, heavy man, I felt guilty at the deception. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She’ll be adroit enough to lie well, I can see that. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At least the Observer was a little more adroit, in writing that if Nigeria survived the massacres of the Igbo it would survive anything. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In Flea he puts in an astute double act: physically swift and psychologically adroit. Swallows and Amazons; Get Santa!; The Animals and Children Took to the Streets; A Flea in Her Ear ? review 2010-12-19T00:06:17Z Two adroit players with verve to spare, the bassist Mr. Douglas and the drummer Mr. Blake make a potent rhythm section. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, adroit though it was, smacked a bit of routine in places. Herbert Blomstedt illuminates Beethoven, joyously, with the NSO 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The genre needs directors who are willing to look beneath the surface and to dream, as Lily Baldwin does in her adroit, wry short, “A Juice Box Afternoon.” Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Director Jack O’Brien, who won Tony Awards for his direction of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” Tom Stoppard’s “The Coast of Utopia” and the musical “Hairspray,” is usually an adroit hand with large casts. Broadway's fall revivals: Why big stars can't make up for a lack of artistic vision 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Julie Kavanagh has done an adroit unpicking of the intricacies of the history, and her book is at once admirable for its scholarship and immensely enjoyable in its raciness. The Murders That Touched Off Ireland’s Bloody Campaign for Self-Rule 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Andy Murray The role requires someone physically adroit, perhaps slightly intense, and capable of doing a believable Scottish accent. Andy Murray – the movie: who would you cast? 2013-07-08T15:39:23Z Its adroit use of masonry, metal and wood — rough and finished, reclaimed and new — results in a relaxed milieu at once antique yet au courant. A rave for Ethan Stowell's new Ballard restaurant, Staple & Fancy Mercantile 2010-10-14T20:47:00Z It’s a lot of freight to pile on a ballet written in 1910 as an adroit piece of forward-looking folk color. “Firebird” at Wolf Trap proves long on statement, short on puppets 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z "The very fact Meghan was adroit enough to realize that and quietly left her rock elsewhere, I think, is a powerful signal," royal expert and writer Daniela Elser explained in an article for News.com.au. Meghan Markle mixes old outfits, affordable styles during South Africa tour 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z She is adroit at neither avoiding difficult conversations nor engaging in them explicitly. Keeping the Cowboys Cool, as N.F.L. Takes the Heat 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Eggleston’s adroit compositions and vibrant light teasingly suggest that a larger story lurks within the minutiae of everyday existence. Four Not-to-Miss Photography Shows 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Displaying an adroit way with language that lifts the film’s saggier, more formless moments, Mr. Fisher is an astute and pitiless observer of our less noble instincts. Movie Review: In ‘Blumenthal,’ Relatives React to a Playwright’s Death 2014-03-27T23:11:50Z Here, verbal economy combines with weary scepticism of the heterosexual male to adroit comedic effect. Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! – review 2012-07-04T17:07:34Z Ehnes, who also is the festival’s artistic director, introduced the premiere and two other Howard works in the first half in a manner as articulate and adroit as any television commentator. Seattle Chamber Music Society debuts an ear-boggling piece by a ‘Dark Knight’ composer 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z But if Vance is an adroit enough storyteller, he’s a fiercely astute social critic of the sort we desperately need right now. New Memoirs Show How the Other Half Lives 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z In the first, Ms. Rodríguez, who choreographed most of the program, wielded castanets like weapons, backed by her dancers, who were equally adroit with those instruments. Review: Irene Rodríguez Compañía Offers Flamenco With Flirtation 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z It segued into an ecstatic performance of that most ecstatic of sonatas, César Franck’s for violin and piano, heard here in Piccinini’s adroit transcription for her instrument. Pianist, flutist collaboration yields lyrical evening 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z But ETS’s studies have been more numerous, and they have been more adroit in providing terrifying headlines. Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z It proved particularly adroit at pulling off one of the late composer's smartest tricks, making a full-strength jazz band sound just about any size, from an intimate ensemble to a richly-textured orchestra. Take Five 2012: John Fordham's year in jazz 2012-12-18T14:09:36Z “But he’s also adroit with more leisurely horrors, like the snap-crackle-pop of the murderous shade flexing for the kill, or the slow animation of a sacklike scarecrow into a toothy obscenity.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Annabelle: Creation’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z She may become a more adroit writer, but she won’t become a younger one. Summer Thrillers: Daring Escapes and Other Acts of Derring-Do 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Still, Buckley is so adroit and inherently gripping that you don’t question a single second. Don’t Sleep on These 6 Performances During Awards Season 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z His book is dense with information, but Walker is adroit at presenting his findings and their implications in language accessible to the lay reader. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Even under Michael Grandage's adroit direction, the action jams under the volume of words. Peter and Alice; The Low Road – review 2013-03-31T00:05:46Z It also felt utterly modern — indebted to the past but not beholden to it, unconcerned with old stylistic limitations, casually adroit. On Her Biggest Tour Yet, SZA Makes Small Feelings Huge 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z As Mr. Toobin sees it, Patty — now Patricia again — was always an adroit opportunist, never a deep thinker, and remained an artful pragmatist under any circumstances. Review: The Radical Transformation of Patricia Hearst 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z The show has repeatedly demonstrated adroit technique coupled with a wry understanding of human nature—both in terms of its real-life characters’ interiority and in terms of what we, the audience, would find gripping. “The People v. O.J. Simpson”’s stinging verdict: The trial was always about narrative, not truth 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z All credit to Bartlett Sher, who didn’t win for his direction but whose adroit staging magisterially served a drama that might have seemed dry and dutiful in less expert hands. Critic's analysis: Tonys spread the love in a year of innovation and risk-taking on Broadway 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z By an adroit balance of elements, it manages to acknowledge the inevitability of grief at this place, but also — to some degree — dispel it. Gravity's Rainbow: The 9/11 Memorial Manages a Delicate Balance Between Grief and Consolation 2011-09-09T21:00:00Z But Ms. Wilson is smart enough to know that Hollywood has a bigger megaphone than Washington does, and she is making adroit use of it to reclaim her own narrative and burnish her credentials. Red Carpet Spy 2010-09-24T19:40:00Z In a few moments of adroit comic shuffling, the show introduced racism, let Trump defuse it, and then revealed it as insincere. “SNL”’s Donald Trump trainwreck: Welcoming a racist megalomaniac under the guise of edgy humor blew up in the show’s face 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Fellow comedians Kathy Griffin and Bill Maher chatted outside the restaurant at the luxurious Sunset Marquis hotel, while adroit "Parks and Recreation" co-stars Adam Scott and Aubrey Plaza held court on the patio. Emmy Countdown: Nominees party at pre-Emmy soirees 2010-08-28T19:26:00Z I do: I’ve found these adroit, vertiginous performances to be crucial mood music all year. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z On the other hand, Lee has proved himself an adroit, tech-savy visual storyteller, and his previous film, "Life of Pi," was praised for its artful use of 3-D. Ang Lee film 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' to open in November 2016 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z On Friday, he was flanked by an adroit four-piece band and two backing singers, who offered much more than simply eye candy. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Foley’s adroit, sly, softly powerful style in Bottesini’s Double Bass Concerto No. 2 drew listeners to the edge of their seats despite a stylistically questionable habit of bending notes. Mostly Mozart’s Repertoire Broadens With Its Audience 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “I think he knows his own mind, and that’s really helpful. He’s very adroit.” Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z It's morally adroit in the way that the difficult, contrarian, ungrateful Alina is turned into a sympathetic character after first appearing to be merely an unbalanced troublemaker. Beyond the Hills – review 2013-03-17T00:05:37Z Variety called it "adroit … vivid and suspenseful", but questioned whether the characters were more than political mouthpieces. End game for Roman Polanski 2010-04-15T20:30:00Z He knew just how handle the skittish, sensitive Verdi: with an adroit combination of candor and flattery. The Secret of Verdi’s ‘Otello’ and ‘Falstaff’? His Publisher 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z A trim would add additional grace to Milligan’s adroit and courageous makeover of a vintage myth in a vintage verse medium. A bold production of ‘Phaeton’ from Taffety Punk Theatre Company 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The chorus, like the orchestra, was adroit, even in the Latin Quarter chaos of Act II. Best in the cast was the bass-baritone Christian Van Horn, his Colline solidly, capaciously and wittily sung. Review: In ‘La Bohème’ at the Met, the Star Is in the Pit 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z The balance here between contemporary vernacular and period detail is far more adroit than in the earlier version of “Mother” I saw at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., three years ago. Review: Glenn Close Raises a Saint in ‘Mother of the Maid’ 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Target Margin’s adroit players rush into and through this hushed, intimate world, at times spilling off the stage and up the aisles, and the outer world recedes. | 'The Tempest': Whimsical Winds Buffet Hearts on a Magical Isle 2011-05-10T21:45:55Z I think I should admit here that I am not the most adroit user of computers and other devices of the digital age. Calvin Trillin on the Scariest Word 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Not every bit flies, but most do, as executed by an adroit, invested cast. 'The Office' meets Chekhov in 'Suffering, Inc.' 2011-11-10T22:23:07Z Her books’ adroit pacing and pervading aura of menace made her one of the finest, most absorbing craftsmen of the profession. P.D. James, who brought a gritty realism to the British detective novel, dies at 94 The Pacifica is an adroit group best known for ambitious, large-scale projects: recording, for instance, the complete quartets of Elliott Carter. Joyful clarinet meets laid-back quartet: Anthony McGill and Pacifica combine in the Fortas chamber series. At the calm heart of Moran’s rhetorically affable book is an idea of adroit aplomb. Want to Learn How to ‘Nail the Jelly of Reality to the Wall’? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Thank goodness the adroit Max Greenfield, easily the best thing in New Girl, snuck in – otherwise I'd have been convinced the voters hadn't seen any other sitcoms at all. Emmy nominations 2012: Downton dominates, despite its flaws 2012-07-19T16:04:00Z Living in the Netherlands at the time, she began to work with a psychological coach who advised the Dutch Olympic team, focusing on visualizations and adroit recovery from perceived mistakes. A Soprano Finds a New Voice: Conducting 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The title of the show, “MUSE,” is like so much of Thomas’ work — an adroit encapsulation of complex associations. ‘MUSE’ offers a look at painter Mickalene Thomas’ photography — and at the artist herself 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z When the gloves did come off, he took aim not at individuals but at entire, self-venerating communities, leveling their pretensions in swift, adroit strokes. John Duka, a Fashion Wit, Returns in Larry Kramer’s Film 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z I'm not talking about the "The People v. O.J. Simpson" chapter of his "American Crime Story" anthology, although that series was the most consistent and adroit in its execution. Ryan Murphy's "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" is an example of the brand undermining the mission 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z What immediately follows is an adroit, perceptive, gripping account of Catholic controversializing. A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s one of few full scripts by George Meyer, lead rewrite guy for the show’s classic years and it’s arguably its best: funny, adroit, with a core of surprising seriousness about religion. The Simpsons Thanksgiving marathon: the 25 best episodes to gorge on 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z It's an adroit double act, alive with strategies that confuse our sense of who is who. Hetain Patel: Be Like Water – review 2012-11-28T14:00:44Z Ms. LeCrone’s divergences from classical ballet are all in the direction of increasing a ribbonlike flow — blending in the rolling floor contact of contemporary dance and braiding sections with adroit overlapping. Ballet Festival: Skill (Check), Class (Yep), Vision (More, Please) 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Nicholls uses his adroit professionalism for something more handily miraculous: sweetening the journey from fiery, idealistic dreaminess into unforgiving middle age. Books of The Times: David Nicholls?s ?One Day?: Britons Meet and Miss 2010-07-14T20:47:00Z The kids in this novel can be cruel in ways that feel completely real, but some of the adult characters also have achingly adroit ways of causing pain. Erin Entrada Kelly on the Stranger Within 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Writing in The Washington Post, movie critic Gary Arnold called him “probably the most elegant and adroit star yet recruited to portray a villain in the series.” Louis Jourdan, who epitomized Gallic charm in Hollywood movies, dies at 93 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Clug also takes a robot voice from the band’s album “OK Computer” as the excuse for a mechanical solo for Juliet, adroit but gratuitous. Dance Review: ?Radio and Juliet? at Skirball Center - Review 2011-10-24T22:02:11Z There’s no bid for long-ago glory, just an adroit continuation of a knowing affection for youth culture. Jarvis Cocker was one of the voices of Britpop. He’s still the voice for England’s disaffected who just want to dance. 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z When he uses this makeshift voice-disguise system to warn the Kettlemans in that phone call, he seems a little too adroit at putting the contraptions together. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: Help a Nacho Out 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Her adroit performance is as well suited to the libretto’s subtleties as her voice is to the music’s thrashing intensity. Review: A B-Movie Starlet Becomes an Opera Diva in ‘Acquanetta’ 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z But there's a stark contrast between her "new" song The Half of It – lyrically adroit, but a lumpen mid-tempo trudge tonight – and Rihanna's version, Half of Me, which appeared on her Unapologetic LP. Emeli Sandé – review 2013-04-13T23:07:42Z The Clevelanders had, as usual, clarity, poise and adroit balance among the sections: elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness. Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Page is miscast as a femme fatale, but adroit with Allen’s lines, but the other women, Cruz, Pill and Gerwig hardly register. To Rome with Love: Woody's Roman Holiday 2012-06-21T10:45:09Z But I didn’t much mind the bouts of discombobulation because I was always enchanted by James’s prose with its adroit mingling of ancient and modern tones. Review | ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ is the fantasy epic everyone will be talking about 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Ms. Rich was considered among the most adroit at all three. 2010-01-12T06:45:00Z It wasn’t as adroit as last week’s best-ever episode, but it was a solid follow up. House Watch: Ending the Chase 2012-02-14T14:45:51Z Gharib strikes an adroit balance between her internal questions and external realities, which are appealingly presented through such breakout charts as “Microaggressions Bingo” and “Pyramid of Acceptable Jobs,” according to her family. Review | Four of the best graphic memoirs of the year — so far 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z “Spotlight” brought an important issue to light with strong characters and adroit storytelling — but never at the expense of the aching human loss at its center. The best film won: 5 ways ‘Spotlight’ beat the Oscars odds 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z All the major characters harbor concealed agendas that Boyle reveals in an adroit manner that ratchets up the tension until it’s released in a genuinely nightmarish conclusion. ‘Trance’: Hypnotic heist thriller plays mind games 2013-04-11T20:42:14Z The fault isn't with Lithgow, who "is particularly adroit at finding the wry humor in his character's expressions of confusion and woe." John Lithgow, Annette Bening open in 'King Lear' in Central Park 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z When Henry, that adroit little master of dinnertime chat, brings church into an explanation of EST, we get a big eye roll from Elizabeth as she passes the Corningware. 'The Americans' Recap: In Over Their Heads 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Instead, he and his adroit ensemble zero in on the relationships and inner conflicts of the regular folk, so the show is full of close, tense one-on-one moments — and in this, it’s awfully good. Backstage with Jesus and Hitler in Ruhl’s epic ‘Passion Play’ 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z As a choreographer of others, she is still developing, and although in “The Blues Project,” the direction of dancers through space was adroit, seldom was it poetically resonant. Dance Review: Michelle Dorrance in ‘The Blues Project’ at Jacob’s Pillow 2013-07-26T20:58:56Z As a mystery, "Happy Death Day 2U" is adroit at keeping the audience guessing about the identity of the baby mask-wearing murderer this time around, and thankfully answers that question in a narratively satisfying way. "Happy Death Day 2U": A rare movie sequel that surpasses the original 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z At 2, he was not verbally adroit enough to keep up with a vivacious and inquisitive older girl like Matilda. Modern Love: He Had Her Attention, and Then He Lost It 2010-04-16T20:55:00Z Wiener deploys this strategy liberally, with adroit specificity and arch timing. A Tech Insider Stylishly Chronicles Her Industry’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z And the school’s excellent cast is adroit at presenting both the work’s twisted sweetness and its harsh fire. Music Review: ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ at Manhattan School 2013-04-25T21:26:01Z Nicholas Hytner’s characteristically adroit production is on firmest footing when the play is at its most serious, and when Jennings’s bespectacled David puts his flippancy to one side to make way for genuine anguish. On the London Stage, Families in Disarray 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Because not only is Tarantino's first western, , a brilliant revival of the genre, it's an admiring and adroit harnessing of the spaghetti western to his own aims and purposes. Django Unchained – review 2013-01-20T00:06:00Z Towards the end, an adroit change from his customary use of the phrase "me and Oscar" to "Oscar and I" marks a shift in his solipsism. Life! Death! Prizes! by Stephen May ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:02Z But he brings his most adroit players forward and keeps the pace brisk and the storytelling lucid. Toil and trouble, and missed connections, in 'Macbeth' at Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Homer's heroes in the "Iliad," written sometime between 750 and 700 B.C., are not just deft fighters but also adroit talkers. The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The back-and-forth banter of what inevitably becomes a courtship is consistently witty and given extra sparkle from adroit characterizations by Moore and Levi. 'Tangled': Disney's twist on Rapunzel is tressed for success 2010-11-23T21:57:00Z Not only is the book difficult to put down, it’s also an adroit exploration of the ethical quandaries of true-crime storytelling, particularly in podcasts. When a Cold Case Turns Deadly 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Here are three of the finest practitioners of the kind of jazz that grows thick on the ground at the Gallery: adroit, harmonically buoyant, loaded with multiple ideas per moment. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Her camouflaging tactics are so adroit that the film’s denouement is both shocking and, somehow, deflating. Perspective | In 2020, women’s pandemic-era rage exploded on screen 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Frizza proved an adroit and flexible accompanist, supporting the singers without drowning them out, and giving them attentive backing in their arias. Seattle Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’ a triumph of singing, acting, playing 2014-01-13T18:59:07Z Fincham-Gray must learn to diagnose with her hands as well as her brain, and she is adroit at showing us the process. Wild Animals Gallop, Swim and Scamper Their Way Through These Books 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z It's angular and adroit, but still indie, which is disappointing. New band of the day ? No 870: Silvery 2010-09-17T16:27:00Z Aside from being an adorable presence, she’s a technically adroit singer and dancer, those abilities on display in songs such as Act 1’s “Naughty” and Act 2’s “Quiet.” Matilda, can you hear me? 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Williams had become adroit at creating drama, putting himself at the center, and connecting with his viewers on an intensely personal level. ‘Brian being Brian’: A unique storytelling ability connected Brian Williams with viewers, but it also led to his downfall 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The Pygmalion players, adroit in shifting styles, summon graciousness for Schubert and flair for the more theatrically astute composers. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z He was jittery, loquacious and "on," but lacked the savvy, adroit threading of the material into a cohesive, thematic whole as he's done in the past. Alexander Armstrong hits back at 'tribal aversion' to posh comics 2013-05-14T15:04:06Z Not all 17-year-olds are the same, and one adroit enough to know her legal sexual status may be dealing from a different deck than the one wearing a purity ring. Much ado about Mark Sanchez's teenage fling 2011-02-10T16:20:00Z The Clevelanders played, as usual, with clarity, poise and adroit balances among the sections, elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness. In Cleveland, Schubert Outsings Even the Mighty ‘Otello’ 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z San Francisco queercore outfit Tribe 8 were adroit at using nudity in music to confrontational feminist ends. The 'slut rock' of Butcher Babies pales next to music's true female adventurers 2012-07-05T14:16:37Z Playing a prodigal son who becomes an unwelcome guest, Schneider provides an adroit performance that shifts from friendly to fiendish — sometimes within the same scene. With his role as the baddie in “The Daughter,” Paul Schneider completes a hat trick of films: “In my teen years I was surrounded by older, crazy rednecks that I was desperate to impress” 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z It is an adroit way of allowing the supernatural theme to become a character study without seeming forced or heavy-handed. In Jewish horror film "The Vigil," a mythological demon manifests the trauma of anti-Semitism 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z “The sly and adroit Mr. Guinness plays eight Edwardian fuddy-duds with such devastating wit and variety that he naturally dominates the film,” Crowther wrote. A Comedy of Manners, and Multiple Homicide 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z At the same time, the artist was adroit enough to continue to receive commissions from the Roman Catholic Church. Art: The Gloomy Brilliance of Lucas Cranach 2011-03-04T12:00:05Z If anything, he sees Lawrence as an adroit networker with many powerful friends and a remarkable ability to gain access to world leaders. Books Of the Times: Lawrence: Fresh Look at Warrior of Desert 2010-11-21T22:37:00Z As information-dense as “Why We Sleep” is, Walker is adroit at presenting his findings and their implications in language accessible to the lay reader. Exploring the Necessity and Virtue of Sleep 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z This is the arch-sounding premise of Kevin Wilson’s novel “The Family Fang,” which in less adroit hands might have been a string of twee, deadpan moments and not much more. Books of The Times: Mom and Dad and the Two Kids They Damage 2011-08-03T22:00:29Z This is a beautifully crafted and moving short story, one of many adroit and affecting pieces in Yiyun Li's award-winning collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. Short story podcast: Rose Tremain reads 'Extra' by Yiyun Li 2010-12-17T06:00:00Z Timberlake looks a little lost when it comes to the movie's dramatic contrivance of Dylan's dad's struggle with Alzheimer's, but he is an absolutely adroit comedian. Friends With Benefits: Soft Porn, Meet Snarky Charm 2011-07-21T20:45:00Z The material in the wrong hands could come off as inane, but Nicholaw, who co-directed and choreographed "The Book of Mormon," found the most comically adroit hands for each of the principal roles. Take note of these four musicals for a Tony, then vote for 'Fun Home' 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z They’re all winningly adroit, and never make brazen bids for our affection. Review: ‘Travels With My Aunt’ Taps Into a Hidden Sense of Adventure 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z With the help of Simon Stephens's adroit adaptation, a terrific team found the way. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Untold Stories – review 2013-03-17T00:05:53Z She’s an adroit Edgar winner who knows how to play tricks. A Critic’s Survey of Summer Books 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The conductor Fabio Luisi brought insight and adroit technique to Rossini’s ambitious score, drawing fleetness, breadth and refinement from the excellent Met orchestra. Review: A New, Abstract ‘Guillaume Tell’ at the Met Opera 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z With adroit diplomacy the czar peeled Prussia and Austria away from their alliances with Napoleon, and Sweden from its neutrality. Books of The Times: Dominic Lieven?s ?Russia Against Napoleon? 2010-04-07T22:54:00Z He also proved to be an adroit accompanist in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, which profited from Kolja Blacher’s masterful playing as soloist. Nurturing Musicians of Depth 2010-03-30T12:30:00Z In fact, Moore’s use of language is so exuberant and adroit that while I was reading this book, it seemed to me that other writers were either very lazy or not quite fluent in English. Review | Reading Lorrie Moore — again or anew — you’ll feel like she really knows you 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z As adroit as Hill may be with New York’s inhabitants, he is every bit as conscious of its physical layout and, most importantly of all, the relationship between the two. The Warriors at 40: the enduring appeal of a New York classic 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Nacua made one last adroit cut to his left, juked past a security guard, joined his teammates and accepted the ball seconds before his absence would have been awkward. Watch: Puka Nacua makes mad dash to locker room to accept game ball after Rams win 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z His Cambodia People’s Party has had a stranglehold on power, fostered by Hun Sen’s autocratic rule and adroit political maneuvers that crippled any effective opposition. Cambodia’s new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Unwavering, cooperative, calm — her adroit responses seemed to only further infuriate some GOP members, whose increasingly hostile remarks sparked a fierce backlash from Khan's Democratic defenders on the panel. Who is Lina Khan? Meet the unshakeable FTC chair rattling Big Tech 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Its enduring success is a testament to how clever marketing and adroit navigating of trends turned an obscure Italian aperitivo into a staple for urban millennials. Fireworks Have a New Competitor: Drones 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Listeners looking to go farther afield in their gardening journey can enjoy the English gardens, and English accent, of Penelope Lively’s wide-ranging “Life in the Garden,” especially through Helen Lloyd’s supremely adroit and erudite narration. Tend to your garden while listening to these audiobooks 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Zambello’s adroit deployment of the chorus and the principals here is both imaginative and effective. Seattle Opera’s ‘La Traviata’ puts an imaginative spin on a classic 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Six months ago, his historic landslide victory was widely lauded, viewed as the triumph of a politically adroit change-maker whose centrist policies had swept him to power. Did China Help Vancouver’s Mayor Win Election? 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Washington is the last remaining Pac-12 men’s or women’s basketball team in the postseason in part because of Langley’s adroit abilities to make halftime adjustments and the Huskies’ exquisite second-half execution. How coach Tina Langley has led the Husky women to an NIT run no one saw coming 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z She dished out eight assists, many of them on such adroit and anticipatory passes that they may have confounded her teammates enough to thwart the scoring opportunity. Electrifying Caitlin Clark leads Iowa past Colorado in NCAAs for a sneak preview for WNBA fans 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Hun Sen is an adroit political operator, and has a record of using divide-and-conquer tactics against his foes. Cambodian opposition leader set for treason trial verdict 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Law enforcement agencies, struggling to catch up, need tougher laws and a more adroit approach to protecting the refugees and going after predators who exploit them. Opinion | Ukrainians suffered at home. They are preyed on as refugees, too. 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Daniels was perhaps the most successful and adroit budget cutter of our lifetimes, both as governor and as president of Purdue University. Column: GOP's deficit reduction is a cynical performative gesture 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Aronofsky has surrounded him with actors who are similarly adroit at revealing unexpected facets of their characters. ‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser delivers the best performance of his career 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Lynch, who had generally been praised for his adroit public profile during the strikes, showed uncharacteristic strain on Tuesday. As Strikes Expand, Britain Faces a New ‘Winter of Discontent’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z There hasn’t been an overabundance of wins on the court, but in her short time with the Huskies, second-year coach Tina Langley has proven to be an adroit and persuasive recruiter. UW women’s basketball lands another heralded recruiting class 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z It helps any team’s quest for talent to have a slew of top-40 picks in successive drafts, but Jets General Manager Joe Douglas still deserves credit for adroit wheeling and dealing. Analysis | What’s different about these Jets? They actually have good players. 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Leonardo’s astonishing inventions and discoveries are illustrated here, by eight physically adroit actors, on a set by Scott Bradley inspired by the transformative genius of Leonardo himself. Review | On D.C. stages, illuminating Emmett Till and Leonardo da Vinci to mixed effect 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Where the technique in “Girl With the Red Hat” is subtle and adroit, the application of paint to “Girl With a Flute” is relatively clumsy and coarse. National Gallery confirms one of its Vermeers is actually not a Vermeer 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z More technically adroit than visually or conceptually engaging, these examples of the Light and Space genre are each shown individually on a welter of some two dozen pedestals, like an expensive display of decorative accessories. Review: OCMA opens: The good, the confounding and the lack of seating 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Gourmet magazine’s speedy assessment of the new sushi, in 1980, suggests that’s the case, but there’s timing, and there’s adroit PR. Eat like a local — have a California roll, a French dip and a Moscow mule, all invented in L.A. 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z When, halfway through last season, Emery needed a physically imposing, technically adroit central midfielder, he remembered being impressed by Capoue while he was in England. Villarreal’s Eye for Value Cracked the Champions League Code 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z In a letter to Intuit CEO Sasan K. Goodarzi, Warren says the company has used “extensive lobbying and adroit influence peddling” to prevent Americans from filing their taxes for free online. Sen. Warren pushes TurboTax for answers about its efforts to block free tax filing 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Psaki revived the daily White House briefing, a tradition that mostly fell by the wayside in the Trump years, and has won praise for her adroit, if sometimes evasive, handling of reporters’ questions. Psaki is said to be in talks to join MSNBC 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z An adroit chronicler of political patronage, legislative horse-trading and the idiosyncratic personalities of U.S. senators, he covered major stories including the Iran-contra affair and the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Clarence Thomas. Martin Tolchin, veteran political journalist who co-founded the Hill, dies at 93 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z He not only has a strategy, which the West doesn’t, he has also proved himself an adroit tactician. Opinion | Even if Putin doesn’t seize all of Ukraine, he has a larger strategy. The U.S. needs one, too. 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Hun Sen is an adroit political operator, and has a record of using divide and conquer tactics against his foes. Treason trial of Cambodian opposition head Kem Sokha resumes 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Despite the unwieldy narrative complications, Hosoda achieves an adroit, ultimately instructive balance of kinesis and stillness. Review: 'Belle' is a striking virtual reality riff on 'Beauty and the Beast' 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z “He was very adroit at getting people behind certain projects,” Simberloff says. The natural world loses two of its biggest advocates 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z But as Apple did with gadgets, Tesla is forming stronger ties with China to get closer to both its adroit manufacturing supply chain and huge market of car buyers. In China, Tesla Is a Catfish, and Turns Auto Companies Into Sharks 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z But strategists in both parties say a huge share of online cash is raised from older Americans who are less adroit online and have a harder time separating fact from hyperbole. That ‘Team Beto’ Fund-Raising Email? It Might Not Be From Beto. 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z It is difficult to imagine any Virginia Republican running a more adroit campaign than the one that propelled first-time candidate Glenn Youngkin to victory in the state’s gubernatorial election Tuesday. Opinion | Glenn Youngkin crafts a winning formula for Virginia Republicans 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z “That’s a far tougher challenge that would require adroit economic policy responses.” How China Plans to Avert an Evergrande Financial Crisis 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Through some adroit maneuvering and the detention of certain members of the Parliament, he was able to gain the two-thirds majority required and the courts all went along with it. Mike Pence's 6-point plan to steal the election: Republicans leave roadmap for future authoritarians 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Having read several different versions, including Aaron Poochigian’s adroit edition published earlier this year, I can see why “Lysistrata” in performance often amounts to an undergraduate protest vehicle with a nearly insurmountable translation challenge. Review: Liza plus Aristophanes equals the bedazzling camp of 'Lizastrata' at the Getty Villa 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z While Banks has proved politically adroit in dealing with Trump, his colleagues also say he grasps policy as well. Joining Trump at border, GOP congressman eyes path to power 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Certainly, millions of aging Americans are still adroit with technology and some don’t decline cognitively until a very advanced age. How Deceptive Campaign Fund-Raising Ensnares Older People 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z No big-name actors, but the characters are richly rendered, and the maritime environment is evoked with adroit acoustic touches. Head Back to the Past With Old-Time Radio 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z In addition to strong legs and adroit bike handling skills, riding among the cars on Mexico City’s busy roads requires immense and exhausting focus. Hardcore Cyclists Head for the Hills … Mexico City’s 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z “The province was very adroit at dealing with a predictable event — an infestation,” Mr. McKenna said. For Canadian Doctor, the Virus Came With Stigma 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z An adroit politician would try to calm the waters with a call for unity, compassion and mutual understanding. Opinion | Democrats, stop worrying about losing. Focus on how you’re likely to win. 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “Our team has been quite adroit and very aggressive in educating landlords and property management companies as well,” Racine said. D.C. officials warn restrictions may extend into summer; number of cases in D.C., Maryland and Virginia passes 39,000 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z You started on washcloths, progressed to scarves; then, if you were sufficiently adroit, you moved on to balaclavas and socks, and ultimately – the pinnacle! – to gloves. Margaret Atwood’s lockdown diary: life as an eccentric self-isolationist 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Both practices are smartly engaged in the paintings of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, an artist who uses the adroit flexibility of one to upend the persistent pomposity of the other. Review: At the Huntington Library, 'Blue Boy' and 'Pinkie' get new neighbors 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z All the while, her adroit movements are filmed from above and the front. Robotic skins might enable the next generation of space exploration 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z But Trump is not an adroit politician; he is a human cleaver who knows only how to inflame and divide. Opinion | Democrats, stop worrying about losing. Focus on how you’re likely to win. 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z But while Netflix attempts to disguise it with adroit awards season theatrical bookings, like putting “Irishman” into Broadway’s Belasco Theater, the reality is harsher. Commentary: Oscar nominations 2020: Kenneth Turan says the academy looks both forward and backward 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z To some critics, Mr. Simon’s clarity of phrasing and adroit fingerings were undercut by a certain shallowness. Abbey Simon, piano virtuoso attentive to music’s ‘inner life,’ dies at 99 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z An adroit self-mythologizer without a scintilla of self doubt, she delighted in going against the grain, railing against the critical establishment and insisting that unless people got angry at you, you weren’t doing your job. Review: ‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’ lets the critic speak her mind 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s in this adroit marriage of socially conscious drama with nail-biting suspense and dark satire that “Bombshell” comes into its own. Review: Based on the real-life drama at Fox News, ‘Bombshell’ explodes on the screen 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Whatever you make of Durham’s report legally and morally, it was politically adroit. Why John Durham won’t save Trump either 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z With 15 minutes left, Victor Rodriguez capped an adroit move, feinting past Gonzalez on the edge of the area to create space for what proved to be a splendid shot into the corner. Opportunistic Sounders see off Toronto FC for second MLS Cup title in four years 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Because of his adroit foreign policy during that time of global transition, he is routinely remembered as one of our nation’s most effective leaders and the very best one-term president ever. Opinion | All presidents should follow George H.W. Bush’s model of presidential diplomacy 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z "The very fact Meghan was adroit enough to realize that and quietly left her rock elsewhere, I think, is a powerful signal," added Elser. Meghan Markle goes without her engagement ring during royal tour of Africa 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Still Zimmerman, an adroit conductor, keeps verve and interest in each concert. Perspective | Struggling orchestras take note: These regional groups are alive and well, and play interesting music 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z For the Native American legend about why the bear has no tail, a sequence of adroit drawings further illumined Thompson’s lively narration and the characterful musical sound effects in Hitomi Oba’s score. Review: Musicians turn the Big Dipper into an 'interstellar cantata,' with help from NASA 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Still an adroit trading house, Goldman reported equities trading revenues of $2 billion, or a 6 percent rise from last year, outperforming rival banks that reported equities revenue declined. Goldman Sachs' equities-backed earnings results may pressure 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z And despite profound cogitation and adroit personnel shuffling by the former Yankee manager, the Pirates won, 4-3. 1962: The Bumbling Beginning 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z One of the most technically adroit buildings to open along the High Line in New York City, the Shed is a public-facing amenity of the luxury Hudson Yards residential and retail development. Spring architecture picks: LGBT Center, L.A. River, UCLA art studios, Coachella and more 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., said Pelosi is adroit at being able to “adapt to the reality once that reality becomes clear to her.” A different kind of freshman marks Pelosi’s new majority 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z One of the staffers, more adroit than I was, agreed to fetch the director, though of course he never did. Family Medicine 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z His real mastery, however, has been his adroit handling and manipulation of the international stage upon which he struts and others fret. Opinion | Trump must listen to the North Korea experts, not his gut 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Launched in 2006, BuzzFeed was among the leaders of a group of digital upstarts that were adroit with social media and rode a wave of venture capital investment to become magnets for digital audiences. BuzzFeed to Cut 15% of Its Workforce 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z “She never seems quite to be in her poems, as adroit as some of them are, but is always outside them, putting them together from the available literary elements.” Mary Oliver, Prize-Winning Poet of the Natural World, Dies at 83 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z An adroit action that put the diocese in front of the scathing August grand jury report, it was also morally and pastorally spot on. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z In the sitting room, the raw concrete wall offers an interesting backdrop for an adroit mix of the rough and refined. A Dull New Apartment Gets an Infusion of Personality 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Djokovic was equally adroit at avoiding a head-on confrontation with his hosts. Nadal and Djokovic need to see bigger picture over Saudi exhibition match | Kevin Mitchell 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Two other Georgetown Prep classmates elaborated on Judge’s “bully” persona at the time: Quick-witted and adroit with insults, he taunted kids with weight problems or foreign names. Mark Judge, Brett Kavanaugh classmate and ‘Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk’ author, goes silent 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z In 1988, an adroit solution applied TV markets and ratings to new platforms to make their programs eligible for awards consideration. Emmy impostor, trophy injury: awards chief has seen it all 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Conway’s been an adroit apologist on behalf of the president — without actually apologizing for anything. 5 people who may have written the anonymous New York Times “resistance” op-ed 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z As the U.S. rightly seeks to block Iranian oil exports, it must be adroit in persuading India to join. India Can Become a Key U.S. Partner 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z This is not an adroit turn for the artist. Tainted love: how Drake started pop’s erotic comedown 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Fernandes, a music executive turned airline mogul, is adroit at keeping suppliers on their toes through his wide social media following. Airbus left waiting for expanded AirAsia A330neo jet deal: sources 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z In a production with actors as adroit as Manville and Irons, it’s only natural that Keenan and Beard would do their most supple work when acting opposite one of them. Lesley Manville and Jeremy Irons fill 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' with sorrow and savagery 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan is the most adroit Turkish politician in decades and should not be underestimated, but a backlash may be brewing. Opinion | Another win for Erdogan is no longer a foregone conclusion 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The gravity of the moment does not mean being politically adroit is not important. Cuomo Finally Says the Obvious: He Backs the Transit Rescue Plan 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Keeping Baghdad from drifting toward radicalism, or further into Iran’s orbit, will require adroit maneuvering by the U.S. and regional allies. North Korea, and Iran, and Iraq! Oh, My! 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Whatever his motives, the 34-year-old dictator has proved to be a remarkably adroit player on the world stage. As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump’s Bargaining Chips Slip Away 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Kim has proved more adroit than many expected in orchestrating the diplomatic opening to South Korea and the United States. What Does Kim Jong-un Want? U.S. Fears Answer Is ‘Give a Little, Gain a Lot’ 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z “Abe’s reputation as an adroit manager of his personal relationship with Trump has been a political asset for him at home,” said Daniel R. Russel, a former assistant secretary of state for East Asian affairs. ‘Is This Still a Buddy Movie?’ Trump and Japan’s Leader Will Soon Find Out 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Ryan, a budget geek with a passion for details who announced Wednesday that he would retire next year, proved adroit in drawing up budget plans that balanced on paper but didn’t get beyond the hypothetical. Speaker Ryan’s legacy to include new tax code, busted budget 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The budget geek with a passion for details proved adroit in drawing up plans that balanced on paper but never got beyond the hypothetical. Ryan leaves behind new tax code, busted budget 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z She is adroit with hand-eye coordination and is at ease with the math skills required to gauge measurements. Tired of Your Cubicle? Try a Trade 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z “Mugabe was an amazingly adroit political maneuverer. Tsvangirai was naive and didn’t know how to get inside the system and make it work for him,” she continued. Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean pro-democracy leader who opposed Mugabe, dies at 65 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z And while David Lidington produced an adroit, effective, response, she will, doubtless, feel it's "job done". Prime Minister's Questions: The verdict 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The U.K. antitrust body’s provisional move to block 21st Century Fox’s $15.5 billion bid for control of Sky on grounds of media plurality is an adroit one. Fox-Sky Rejection Clears Path for Murdoch and Disney 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z As Iraqi chemists learned to synthesize nerve agents with fewer contaminants and the military became more adroit at delivering them, the attacks were deadlier. Seeking answers for Iran’s chemical weapons victims—before time runs out 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z In an adroit close reading of a passage from “Howards End,” a misplaced umbrella comes to signify unbridgeable chasms of economics and education. New book ‘Brolliology’ whimsically explores the history of the umbrella 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z To do so, we need allies and skillful diplomacy carried out by adroit and experienced diplomats who are adequately resourced, supported and respected. How Trump is slowly destroying America's national security agencies | Jeffrey H Smith 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z He must have considered that having lousy relations with both Koreas hardly looks adroit—especially since both China and South Korea seek the same goal, namely, to bring the North to talks. South Korea is making up with China, but a sour taste remains 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Filmmaker Carter predicted that audiences will be surprised that Harper, who gained fame in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and as star of the spinoff “Rhoda,” is so adroit at drama. Valerie Harper back on screen despite cancer struggle 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z He is also adroit at blocking, something that many running backs - especially young ones - are unwilling or unable to do. Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt turns into second-half star 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z She is an adroit researcher, a Googling goddess. A Sisterhood of Sleuths 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z It's named after Federico Peña, a former mayor and lawyer whose adroit political maneuvering helped to site both the airport and the rail line at their present location over 30 years ago. A Carbon-Free City Is Being Built from Scratch 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Book-It’s version of “Braggsville” — T. Geronimo Johnson’s novel about Berkeley students staging a protest in Georgia with a fake lynching — is an adroit study in ignorance, from all sides of the political spectrum. ‘Welcome to Braggsville’ at Book-It Theatre elegantly slides a knife into American racism 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z But as Bart Schultz argues in this adroit study, the ethical theories of these men, forged in a politically chaotic era, remain relevant in our own. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z But the dialogue is adroit, the characters engaging and multidimensional. Review: In ‘Grand Concourse,’ what happens when meaning well goes awry 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, was less adroit. Balancing act for pope in Egypt with Muslims and Christians 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Parkinson became adroit at the social media of his age — producing periodical articles, broadsheets and pamphlets, often under the pseudonym Old Hubert. Medical history: A surgeon for all seasons : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Fluent, adroit and alert, he’s skillful to the point of being virtually incapable of making a bad film. Review | With ‘T2 Trainspotting,’ a watershed movie gets the sequel it deserves 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Sager, whose colorful outfits were as memorable as his adroit interviews, received a diagnosis of leukemia in 2014 and took time off to seek treatment that sent the disease into remission. Craig Sager and Harvey Araton Are Honored by the Basketball Hall of Fame 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z “Breeding in a very dense colony where space is limited requires birds to be adroit, and foraging to feed a chick also requires good motor performance.” Flamingo Mating Rules: 1. Learn the Funky Chicken 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z It might be a stretch to call Ailes a peacemaker, but he was adroit at calming tensions between bickering conservatives, even brokering a tense truce between Kelly and Trump. Can Fox News survive the forces it unleashed on the 2016 election? 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z With her skilled writing, adroit storytelling ability, and realistic and empathetic characters, a simple thriller rises above the mundane. Review: ‘Fractured’ moves at satisfyingly addictive pace 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Their first half was rich in adroit fakes and unaccompanied receivers. Houston thumps Oklahoma, college football ripples and, perhaps, the Big 12 shudders 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Kappelman’s team proposes that Lucy would have slept in trees to avoid predators, yet was not as adroit there as her more-ape-like ancestors. Print your own 3D Lucy to work out how the famous hominin died 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z But Bashar, while projecting a softer, more modern face of Baathism to the outside world, also proved adroit at navigating the tricky currents of Middle Eastern politics. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, politicians have grown more adroit at using state institutions to quash investigations into their alleged misconduct. University challenge 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Still, given his potential to unlock defences with adroit passes, Bradley merits another start in the deep-lying playmaker role. Jürgen Klinsmann tries to find a formula for crunch game against Costa Rica 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z What was even worse was that he was so adroit at getting what he wanted. How I convinced the world you can be raped by your date - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z In that case and others, Mr. Verilli proved adroit at developing legal strategies targeting particular justices, said Jonathan H. Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University. Donald Verrilli Will Step Down as U.S. Solicitor General 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z For generations, the region’s dictators had been adroit at channeling public frustration toward these external “enemies” and away from their own misrule. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The former Hewlett-Packard chief had run a solid presidential campaign and established herself as an adroit debater who could cut Donald Trump down to size. The implosion of Ted Cruz 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z This is where "Suspicion" shines as especially deft and adroit, and loyal also to Hitchcock precedent for keeping both characters and spectators guessing in different ways. A look back with 'Suspicion' and an 1941 opinion that stands the test of time 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z In speeches, Trump promises a triumphant, can-do United States that strides the world like a colossus, building grand new public works and bending other nations to its will with adroit negotiation — all while lowering taxes. Trump isn’t just campaigning. He’s selling his supporters a glamorous life. 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Clinton, meanwhile, who is an adroit debater, is hoping to see Sanders on a debate stage in New Hampshire ahead of the primary there, where the Vermont senator has taken a wide lead. Clinton and Sanders Camps Clash on Details of New Debates 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z It is daunting to think that The Long View, so accomplished, so technically adroit, was only her second book. Elizabeth Jane Howard: Hilary Mantel on the novelist she tells everyone to read 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Of course, IS has also proved adroit at radicalising from afar. After Jakarta 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Bush seemed frustrated as he sought to handle a politically adroit charmer like Mr. Chiles. Lessons, and Parallels, in Jeb Bush’s Failed Run for Governor 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Calling the bill “an adroit legislative effort to obscure the obvious,” U.S. Jeb Bush’s Everglades Fight 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z He argued that Democratic campaigns are more adroit in dealing with super PACs than Republicans. Pulling No Punches 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z As a matter of fact, Pfizer’s adroit tax accounting is featured in a textbook — “Financial Accounting: An Introduction to Concepts, Methods and Uses,” now in its 14th edition. A Tax-Cutting Move That Pfizer Can Hardly Resist 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z And sitting behind her was lawyer David Kendall, one of the capital's most adroit and experienced attorneys. Modest Theater, Few Insights 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It is no accident that the pope, known for his adroit use of symbolic gestures, is flying to Washington from Cuba, says Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami. Pope Francis to Visit a Changing Cuba 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z It was a disaster, compounded by Fiorina’s largely adroit answers to the same questions. Will Wednesday’s GOP debate move the discourse from flash to substance? 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Obama’s White House has often been clumsy at inside-the-Beltway politics, but the handling of the Iran deal has been adroit. Obama has plenty of reasons to smile 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z "Thanks to eerily on-point timing and adroit direction from F. Gary Gray, this classic star-is-born story manages to transcend its own tight focus," she wrote. Origin story 'Straight Outta Compton' is N.W.A's victory lap, reviews say 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Throughout, Clinton proved again that she's an adroit practitioner when it comes to Capitol Hill performance. Modest Theater, Few Insights 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Thanks to eerily on-point timing and adroit direction from F. Gary Gray, this classic star-is-born story manages to transcend its own tight focus. ‘Straight Outta Compton’ review: An enlightening portrait of N.W.A. 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z In addition to its solid, multilayered plot, “In the Dark Places” also works as an adroit look at isolation. ‘In the Dark Places’ has solid, multilayered plot 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Cruz, the Texas senator, may be the most adroit debater on the stage. The Secret to Winning the First GOP Debate 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It makes adroit use of Siri voice commands and familiar touch controls. With CarPlay, Apple Looks to Upend Tradition 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Lawyers who knew him as a congenial and adroit trial lawyer said that in recent years he had become sullen and solitary. Louisiana Prosecutor Becomes Blunt Spokesman for Death Penalty 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Mark Brown’s adroit reduction of Jules Verne’s classic globe-trotter is a regional staple. Critics Picks: Critics' Picks: June 5 - June 11, 2015 - Los Angeles Times 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Secondarily, adroit questioning enables you to pivot and switch emphasis, adjust the direction, and even unobtrusively change the focus of the conversation. How To Control Business Discussions 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z But the Swiss native has never been sanctioned for wrongdoing and, until now, had proved adroit at weathering controversy. Sepp Blatter to resign as FIFA chief in about-face amid bribery scandal 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The vacancies do not specify educational credentials or required skills, but the executioners are ideally adroit swordsmen, as the most common execution implement is a curved scimitar. Saudi Arabia Is Looking For Executioners 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Kennan advocated "a long term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies by the adroit and vigilant application of counterforce at a series of constantly shifting geographical and political points." America’s Shameful Retreat on Iran 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z It is true that we have grown adroit at feigning astonishment at the episodic convulsions of violence in American cities, but that doesn’t make them any less predictable or their roots any less apparent. What Racism Has Done to Baltimore 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Facility at adroit questioning works for two reasons. How To Control Business Discussions 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z On the contrary, their practices are growing by significantly leveraging their existing client relationships and through adroit systematic networking bringing on carefully chosen new high-caliber clients. Not All Exceptional Professionals Want To Be Thought Leaders 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z McClement put the Canes ahead by snapping his 23-game goal drought, but Kesler evened it again with an adroit tip on the power play for just his second goal in 15 games. Ryan Getzlaf gives Ducks 5-4 win over Hurricanes with quick goal in OT 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Solar energy deals, powered by India’s new eye-popping goal of installing 100 gigawatts of solar by 2022, was one of the few bright spots, especially for companies adroit at Indian politics. Obama’s visit spurs hope that obstacles to U.S.-India relations can be overcome 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Naming an SUV after a fleet of large, clunky, unwieldly ships that mostly sank may be all too appropriate, but it hardly sounds like adroit marketing. The Weird Science of Naming New Products 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z In 1962, he won election as state attorney general by combining moderate politics with adroit campaigning skills, becoming the first African American to hold that post in any state. Edward W. Brooke, first African American popularly elected to U.S. Senate, dies at 95 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Tech executives know how to hire engineers and designers; they’re less adroit at recruiting editors or producers. What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Investors need to recognize that taxes and adroit tax management are key considerations when formulating and executing an investment strategy. The Art and Science of Investing in the Presence of Taxes 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Most are economically savvy, while also being environmentally adroit and compassionate. A Optimistic Realist Tours Earth's Age of Humans 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z They were adroit rejoinders to Warhol’s own appropriations, and he clearly appreciated the wit. Why Is This Warhol Hanging At MoMA? Because Elaine Sturtevant Painted It (And Quite A Few Lichtensteins Too) 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Ms. Lynch’s focus has always been her work, and her restrained yet adroit style is encapsulated in her work on the Louima case, associates say. In Line to Be Attorney General, Loretta Lynch Is at Home in Glare 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Each of the trio, he said, specializes in certain areas of the company while being adroit enough to tackle anything. Larry Ellison On Why He Stepped Down 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Or it might be bought as an alternative to a hotel suite by an adroit buyer, he said. Britain’s smallest £1m flat up for sale 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Today, ISIS’s adroit use of modern technology is raising a new specter: cyberterrorism. Experts Doubt ISIS Could Launch Major Cyberattack Against the U.S. 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z She’s an adroit comedian and savvy enough to fit her edgy comedy into a broadcast mold. Men only: Kathy Griffin’s guide to late-night TV 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z In Kennedy’s scrupulous, adroit hands, “Last Days in Vietnam” plays like a wartime thriller, with heroes engaging in jaw- dropping feats of ingenuity and derring do. ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ movie review: The stories behind the iconic images There is the abundant and adroit use of color, she said, and a playfulness that Americans might consider childish but is merely contemporary. The Dutch Are Back in Town 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z They’re on a mission, and while finding a fix for our roads may be a bridge too far, the Legislature’s proven itself adroit at pursuing the gun lobby’s agenda. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z All mental health experts agree that psychopaths are adroit liars. School Shooters: The First Step in Protection - Who Are They? 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The smiles, the love and the freedom that filled his office Wednesday night was a testimony to an adroit political calculation and the moral imperative to simply get the government out of the discrimination business. Recent Missouri editorials 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Moskowitz is adroit at mobilizing support from parents and public officials. Success Academy Charter Schools Force Mayor Bill de Blasio to Confront New Law 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Even the most adroit ideological and moral narrative is no substitute for tough policy decisions by the West. Rebutting Russia Cook’s adroit handling of the more tedious side of Apple’s business proved to be an ideal complement for the visionary Jobs, who preferred to pour his energy into conceiving new devices. Apple CEO strides beyond Jobs’ path 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Graham was particularly adroit in limiting competition. For Many Republican Incumbents, Challenge From Right Fizzles 2014-04-04T16:46:51Z Our historic ROI decision models are not very adroit at identifying these more broad impacts to society. Why Intel Is Taking A Stand On Conflict Minerals 2014-03-17T17:26:00Z At 6 feet 3 inches, the brothers are two inches taller than their father, and at 200-plus pounds, they are 20 pounds heavier, both of them adroit at lengthy hang times as well as placement. For the Colquitt Punters, 4th Down is Family Time 2014-02-01T04:23:50Z Only the judicious and adroit use of technology will deliver such advantages. Cloud Computing's Paradox: More IT, But Less IT Management 2014-01-17T19:04:00Z This time, however, few people expect another putsch, principally because of the adroit role the military is currently playing. Thai Military Stays Out of Protests 2013-12-10T08:50:21Z “Seeing how much the world has gotten smaller, you really have an enormous opportunity to have a public-diplomacy strategy that’s more technologically driven, more adroit, more personal,” said David Wade, Kerry’s chief of staff. Obama’s digital guru to revamp digital diplomacy at State Department 2013-09-19T22:27:50Z Through the adroit use of military might, dominance actually seemed plausible. Send in the clowns! 2013-09-09T11:40:00Z The new urban space will be crowned with the world’s largest observation wheel, an adroit feat of symmetrical technological and engineering design. Las Vegas Is Building The World's Largest Observation Wheel On The Las Vegas Strip 2013-08-21T04:41:00Z And yet, my kids were already adroit with touchscreens and browsers and downloads. Opinion: Parents Are Digital Hypocrites 2013-08-12T10:50:25Z He confounded his many critics, who regularly predicated his political demise, through adroit maneuvering. Pakistani Lawmakers Choose Next President 2013-07-30T13:07:43Z The business secretary acknowledged as much in parliament in his adroit references to "the biggest employee share scheme for nearly 30 years". Royal Mail privatisation: don't tell Sid – warn him 2013-07-10T22:11:59Z The union has become adroit in scrutinizing public spending records to gauge which candidates are more efficient stewards of campaign money. Labor Seeks Influence in New York’s Mayoral Race 2013-06-18T19:42:20Z An adroit writer, he sprinkled in words from decidedly non-legal contexts, such as "hash" and "genuflecting" and mixed in references to American revolutionary Patrick Henry and the biblical Leviathan. Analysis: With trademark vigor, Justice Scalia dissents in DNA case 2013-06-03T19:40:35Z Lauren Zalaznick and Bonnie Hammer are the two high-ranking antagonists at NBC, each an adroit and canny player, each rising against the other, both ever survivors to rise and fall again. The shortlist to run Time Inc, the most unenviable job in America 2013-03-26T13:30:01Z A nice move at the end of the first half should have delivered a second goal but Ben Marshall, running on to Nugent's adroit flick from Paul Konchesky's pass, wastefully blazed over the bar. Leicester City 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2013-01-31T22:04:49Z The tandoori mixed grill, a generously portioned appetizer for two, showed adroit cooking skills with marinated chicken, shrimp, lamb and particularly succulent salmon. Dining Princeton: A Review of Cross Culture, in Princeton 2013-01-26T02:13:42Z With the record now corrected, attention returned to the capital and its middle-class protesters, whose adroit use of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram had captured the world’s imagination. Op-Ed Contributor: India’s Next Revolution 2013-01-25T01:07:57Z Aside from his ill-fated offensive against the cartels, the former president was politically timid and almost never adroit. Tijuana leads the way as Mexico heads for the big league 2012-12-18T19:55:03Z Behind the political momentum, administration officials and advocates say, is an extensive and surprisingly adroit movement of youthful immigrants. Dream Act Gives Young Immigrants a Political Voice 2012-12-01T03:18:56Z But Mason is finding that its ingenious trade may lose it millions, thanks to the equally adroit maneuvering of Telus. DealBook: Hedge Fund's Complex Scheme May Backfire, Costing It Millions 2012-09-25T18:40:04Z It takes adroit, enlightened management to turn this into competitive advantage. Cloud Providers Pitch Cost Savings, But Enterprises Want More: Survey 2012-08-17T01:22:21Z Indeed, it is possible to read this book and be impressed by the company's adroit management and financial successes. Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll – review 2012-07-21T23:04:02Z And how much difference will this unusually adroit showmanship make for Google’s success vs. For Once, Google Tops Apple: Today's Death-Defying Demo 2012-06-28T03:27:31Z “The Zetas are particularly adroit at spreading their tentacles across borders,” said Michael S. Vigil, a former senior official with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Drug Money From Mexico Makes Its Way to the Racetrack 2012-06-12T16:39:11Z That’s a tall order, and of course, and the responsiveness and stability of our financial system rests on many factors, from adroit management practices to proper and measured fiscal and monetary policies. Could Cloud Computing Help Restore Our Trust in Banks? 2012-06-08T04:09:57Z English versions of these tales are extremely rare; for the English were always less adroit than the French and the Italians in the matter of contes gras. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z But there was one lad who was more adroit. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z By adroit questioning, however, Mrs. Tate led her on to an account of her early career from her first appearance as a child with her father to her development into a "star" performer. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z Hope, however, is the most adroit of diplomatists, and takes hold of the slightest word or circumstance in its own favour with skill and agility unparalleled. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Le Charivari seized the idea of satirizing the follies of the day by means of two characters of the drama—Macaire, a cool, adroit, audacious villain, and Bertrand, his comrade, stupid, servile, and timid. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z All his life he had been treated to honeyed words, profound reverence, the most polished and adroit courtesy. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z He was genial, thrifty, and adroit, and his jocose wisdom was never more tersely expressed than when he advised the signers of the Declaration of Independence to "hang together or they would hang separately." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The red uniforms of the Royal Americans mingled with the gray homespun of the border riflemen, or the fringed hunting-frocks of old Indian-fighters, wary and adroit as the red-skinned warriors themselves. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The land was given to him by the Argentine Government under circumstances which show that he is an adroit man of business. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z "No more you won't," said the old man, somewhat mollified by the adroit compliment. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Way laughed, not at all put out by Perth's adroit reply to his own question. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z One of the most adroit and keen logicians in the House, he is skillful in making nice distinctions, and in setting the arguments of his adversary to devouring each other. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z "It was not in great battles, but in a rapid succession of skirmishes, that he distinguished himself and won the character ... of an adroit leader in Indian war." William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z They for twenty years were under the lead of a most adroit teacher. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z This was an adroit move on his part, and his self-depreciation won a reply instantly. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z He is quite a young man, very adroit and ambitious, and possessed of considerable ability. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z Mr. Canning replied in his adroit and elegant style, moved his amendment, and resumed his seat under cheers from all sides. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z He finds that he has been a good son, husband, and father, an adroit man of business, respected by all around him, without ever having advanced one step in the life of the soul. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z He keeps his dialogue toned down to almost the pitch of everyday conversation, although he has shown in his comedy sketches how easy a master he is of adroit and witty talk. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The adroit, accomplished, and singularly successful soldier, who, since the Duke of Cambridge’s retirement, has been Commander-in-Chief, resembles the Duke of Wellington in stature. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Santorum went into a defensive crouch, adroit with his counterpoints at first. GOP Debate: Santorum in the Spotlight and On the Defensive 2012-02-23T05:35:15Z There are great opportunities, too, for humouring the engine, through the burner and generator of course, by the adroit use of the throttle. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Then by a series of adroit questions Counsel obtained the particulars. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z "I presume you have wanted to know what I did with that letter I took," she began, smiling a little, probably in recollection of her adroit theft. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z An adroit display of sympathy combined, perhaps, with a gentle and artistic touch of coercion, would bring this about. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The teacher knew of this feeling, and his remark was an adroit bid for its support. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z All these periodicals attribute economic blunders and financial errors or weakness to the Allies, sometimes making adroit use of British or French self-criticisms: on the other hand, they magnify German economic strength and organisation. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z In many instances, they are so adroit in purloining articles, that they are almost competent to give advice and instruction to the “light-fingered gentry” of “London and its vicinity.” Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Even with the most self-confident, adroit elite, and even without the memories of 1914-1945, leadership from that inbetween position would be difficult. Angela Merkel needs all the help she can get 2012-02-08T19:30:01Z Kotzebue's triumph was due in part to his great skill in stage-craft, and in part to his adroit appeal to the more superficial sentiments for social and political revolution that were everywhere stirring. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Then she remembered that the sleeves of the thin blouse were still rolled back, and the crimson grew plainer in her wet cheeks as with a little adroit movement she shook them down. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Cromwell’s strategic manœuvres, if less adroit than those of Turenne or Montecucculi, were, in accordance with his own genius and the temper of his army, directed always to forcing a decisive battle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The Electoral Prince, this King's only Son, is lusty, proper, and well made, and like the King his Father is adroit in all bodily Exercises. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z "The Daffodil Fields," for all its conscious artistry and the adroit manipulation of the verses, is terrifically sincere. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z The priests are never in want of spies, and adroit spies they themselves too make. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z He was shrewd, adroit, and gifted with a knowledge of what politicians would call good management—a quality or characteristic in which Lincoln was strikingly deficient. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z This shrewd operator went to Baltimore, opened an office as a stock-broker, and through his assistants—the most adroit and serviceable of whom was a woman—was soon in possession of inside information. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z She was adroit and he remained unaware that she had pressed herself tautly against him. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Swindlers and mountebanks throng hither, adroit thieves creep stealthily about, all Indian customs and fashions are represented, all castes jostle each other. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z In such an atmosphere the cardinal virtues do not thrive, and it is not to be wondered at that the Fijian was suspicious, and held craft and adroit lying in high esteem. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z I longed to be there, but I said to myself that it was more adroit to make her wait a little—and I had no doubt that she was waiting for me. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z But with all his prestige and experience the latter was no more adroit and no more untiring in pursuit of his ambition than the man who had just delivered the Cooper Institute speech. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z But unlike Keegan the doing of a thing he knew to be wrong did not inspire him with the adroit remorse which took the form of hating the thing he had done instead of himself. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Mrs. Nairn and her husband did so with benevolent interest, and it was by the former’s adroit management, which Evelyn did not often suspect, that they were thrown more and more into each other’s company. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z I saw that this was an adroit move to put one of these big roads in control of the committee and, of course, in control of the Union Pacific. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z It is, beyond question, a charming and brilliant score, exceedingly adroit in workmanship and almost invariably effective. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z Tom Sawyer was not more adroit in getting out of white-washing his fence than was Roos in getting out of that portage job. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z All these "Poems in Prose" are written beautifully, as I have said, but also with an extraordinarily adroit use of actual phrases from the New Testament. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z The only crucial change would probably be an adroit promise to keep policy flexible and ensure there is room to maneuver should Europe's troubles worsen sharply. Nuance, not initiative, likely in China 2012 economic plan 2011-12-09T08:00:17Z Three years ago, Singh appeared more adroit, managing to push through a civil nuclear agreement with the United States despite initial defeat at the hands of allies and rivals that almost brought down his government. Analysis: Behind India's reform fiasco, a party in crisis 2011-12-09T04:56:14Z The hostess, a quick-witted adroit woman, was very much a friend of both. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Fatty ’Cue is now a handsome little place, simply through the adroit placing of room dividers, booths and tables. Restaurant Review: Fatty ?Cue ? NYC ? Restaurant Review 2011-11-29T22:09:53Z However, in the end the "apostles" had their way, and the adroit Young was elected to the headship of the church. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z In this case it is clear that the inquirer answers himself—not wittingly, it is true; but, by means of a slight hesitation under certain circumstances, he gives to the adroit professor the needful clue. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Livingston, who thought himself very adroit, was particularly unfelicitous in his tone. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z She knew all that she knew superficially, and she soon became fearful lest Claire should pierce, by a sort of adroit ignorance, her veneer of academic sham. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z They have a rather effeminate air, the men wearing their hair long; but notwithstanding this, they are quite robust, of remarkable agility, and very adroit in the use of arms. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Tommy was so forcibly struck by this adroit application of a famous passage from the plays of Shakspeare, that he determined, on the first opportunity to read all these dramas through from beginning to end. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 2011-11-19T03:00:22.947Z She began to recover from her sudden fright and became immediately aware that her present situation required not only coolness but the most adroit handling. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z All these worshippers at his shrine were received by the Poet with his unfailing courtesy and patience; but he was invariably adroit in warding off compliments. A Day With Longfellow 2011-11-13T03:00:15.157Z "Claire," she now said aloud, yet in tones which the most adroit of eavesdroppers could not have more than just vaguely overheard, "did you get any bad news a minute ago?" An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z I suppose our merchants and musters of vessels will be as adroit at inventing and executing projects of illicit trade, 115 as others. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z Environed by the modern tablecloth, he must be not only masterful but cautious; not so much fearless as adroit. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z This was both bold and adroit, for it foresaw danger and prepared a conductor to turn its thunders aside. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z "Circe" herself, not understanding the situation, and being far too adroit to underline her temporary defeat by putting questions, believed the handsome Julia Otway was the distracting influence. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z His fingers in this custom are adroit, And thine must not set down the barleybread. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z It is here and it cannot be twisted into something else by the adroit use of propaganda, nor can it be forever silenced by threats. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z He was a most adroit, subtle, engaging talker, and as such was of incalculable value; a fountain of entertainment, and a source of influence. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z To succeed under that law he must practise an adroit form of self-deception, solemnly pretending to fit his lines to a mould which he actually over-runs and occasionally ignores. Open Water 2011-10-14T02:00:31.043Z "I speak," says Michelet, "of Jesuitesses, polished and gentle, adroit and charming, who always, going before the Jesuits, put everywhere oil and honey, smoothing the way." Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Mr. Christie, as a self-styled straight shooter, is not nearly as adroit. City Room: The Day: Chris Christie's Regional Handicap 2011-10-06T12:31:40Z When he could not answer frankly he covered his words with adroit sarcasm, or often was silent. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Men of polished outside he did not care for; mechanical men, however successful, politicians, however popular and adroit, were his aversion. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z What!" said her majesty, "am I for ever to be disappointed by the adroit talents of the princess, whose very name I hate! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z This skillful and adroit changing of the subject relieved the embarrassment to both, and the interview ended by Simon wishing for her and Octavia a pleasant vacation at Saratoga. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z A very adroit and clever Constrictor was this, and he said nothing. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Mann was apparently a chief, but his followers were composed of a phalanx of adroit advisers who knew well how to accustom him to adopt their ideas as his own. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z He was not a theologian, not a philosopher, not a builder, but a most persuasive advocate, perhaps the most adroit I ever met with. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z His adroit and subtle appeal to the lieutenant’s pride had produced the desired effect. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z The cautious, adroit thing to do was to walk along behind her at a distance, till she had turned into a thoroughfare with shops, where he might conceivably be strolling. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Against a Cover 2, if the pass-rushers can be contained, an adroit quarterback should have no trouble shredding the secondary’s zones. The Fifth Down: N.F.L. Week 2 Quick Hits: Woodson's Big Day 2011-09-19T10:00:28Z I was sufficiently adroit to get her to serve me. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z For my good Genius, I must beg you to observe, has frequently taken lessons of the god Mercury, and is nearly as adroit in petty larceny as his godship himself. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z The snare thereby spread by the Bishop and his accomplice was extremely adroit. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z And she was adroit at hitting on subjects that made him talk. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z He saw, unhappy victim, that the other man pleased her, for he was in fact an adroit and agreeable young fellow, and far from being stupid. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z The boy took the little scrap in his hand, tested it quickly with an adroit hand to see what he could do with it. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z He was an adroit and fortunate leader, but even in this respect others surpassed him immeasurably; and in general his abilities, though uncommon, were not equal to his ambition and desire of distinction. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The Rev. Laurence Sterne had—I should have told you—a church-living down in Yorkshire, to which was afterward added, by adroit diplomacy of his friends, an official position in connection with York Cathedral. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z "It's an outrageously big favor to ask of you, but I don't know any one else adroit enough to manage it." Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z They knew that there was no lack of adroit reason and stratagem in Zagloba, but they did not suppose him to be such a statesman and judge of public questions. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z And the Cantab took himself off, congratulating himself on the adroit manner in which he had cut the Gordian knot that the General had muddled up so inexplicably in his unpropitious match-making. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z You are a man adroit as a fox; but do not make too much sport of the marshal, for another would not have done what he has to-day. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z "Oh, as for the kindness, that's nothing," answered the girl, with a slight toss of the head, on which she was tying her bonnet, for she was far too bold for adroit hypocrisy. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Red had always been known as a most adroit "fox" in the games the lads of Hickory Ridge played. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z Some adroit man must be sent after him, to enter into friendship and at a given opportunity seize the letters and punch Kmita with a knife. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z "The Potter is in my own room, Philip; you must come in here if you wish to see it," said that adroit lady, for the benefit of Soames. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z You need a friendly man, and adroit, esteemed, and feared. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z He proved to be a most interesting fellow, shrewd, adroit, and a master in the art of persuasion. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Ambitious and adroit men will soon arise who know how to play upon these interests, and employ them for the promotion of their own schemes. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Pan Andrei spoke sincerely what he felt and thought; but had he been the most adroit of courtiers he could not have found a more powerful argument in defence of his friends. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z His favourites were men who were more adroit in the use of poison than in the use of the sword. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z As an adroit man, and one wishing to know with whom he had to deal, he collected carefully all information touching the owner of Zamost. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z He knew him to be adroit, patient, obsequious, daring; but the inner springs of his character remained inscrutable. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Led by an evil genius he could not have selected a more adroit way to offend her and to arouse her critical faculties against him than that he had chosen. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z But the Swedes began to yield everywhere before the nobles, who were more adroit in fencing and single combat. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z “He’s following public opinion, not molding it, but it takes an adroit politician to know when the timing is right.” Irish Chase Church Cash, Real Estate as Kenny Lashes Vatican 2011-08-15T00:33:02Z When Miller heard this answer he saw that he had to deal with diplomats more adroit than himself; reasons were just what he lacked,—and there remained only cannon. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z There was something in the man that was sinister, supple, diabolically adroit, and he felt instinctively that his presence in his father's room boded no good for any one. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z But the adroit young fellow seized the fitting moment, and drawing Skshetuski a little aside, bent obediently to his feet. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z For example, if thou couldst without injuring any one procure to thyself or to one of thy friends a great advantage by means of an adroit falsehood, what says thy reason? Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Ma-nee was fair, but her hands were not adroit with the needle, nor was she fair in the plump fashion desirable in wives. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z You, Sir Cavalier, seem to me adroit and foreseeing, and besides I feel in you a soldier, blood and bone. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z It was due, chiefly, to his adroit management of the situation that conversation became more confidential before long. Niece Catherine 2011-07-30T02:00:13.927Z Their stories, even when they charm us with apt portraiture and with adroit situation, are likely to lack solidity of structure. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z He is no doubt adroit and ingenious in his management of men; but his cunning does not wear the smiling and elegant mask which a politician's should do. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Jimmy, however, was too adroit to dwell upon the subject, and, changing it abruptly, led Leland into a discussion of hammerless guns. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Her lover showed himself, indeed, sufficiently adroit, both in turning to account all the favourable circumstances attending their sudden engagement, and in using his mother's authority to prevent her dwelling upon what was unfavourable. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Having made the last knot the performer drops the handkerchief on the floor, when its emulation of a live snake will depend entirely on the adroit manner in which the assistants manipulate the thread. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z It is not the exhibition of a device or of a sleight or of an adroit mechanical apparatus. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z That Chaucer is witty is undeniable, but his wit shows itself chiefly in sly comments and parentheses, or in the adroit use of an unexpected simile. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z True, he would not be able to enjoy the prospective triumph of his paper over the others, but as an able and adroit journalist he would know how to get out of the difficulty. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z These Tatars, who number about 1100 tents, were formerly bestowed by Russia as vassals upon the khans of the Kalmucks, but they were adroit enough to escape from taking part in Oubacha's famous emigration. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The adroit Mohammedan knew better than to trust his sahib and himself too long on the highway. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z If he is sufficiently adroit he robs his suspended figure of all awkwardness, and he dowers her with a floating ethereality surpassing that attainable by any living performer. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z Above all, it explains his adroit maneuvers to exploit the opportunities presented by the Arab Spring, chastising Syria, seeking to check Iran, and offering himself as a role model. Turkey: The Mideast's Next Dilemma 2011-06-19T05:00:00Z He proved to be less adroit as a diplomat than he had been as an orator, and committed several irreparable blunders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Assuredly the most adroit cadi in Turkey could not have decided the case better. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z This trick of emptying the penitentiaries was more adroit than it seems at first sight. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z They were doubtful if any opinion at all might not expose them to the resentment and vigilance of an adroit and secret police. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z In my heart I had rather plumed myself on the adroit way in which my questions had been put regarding that annoying basket. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The bourgeoisie was weak and incapable of adroit resistance. Our Revolution Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917 2011-06-04T02:00:16.113Z The more skillful and wary one's enemy, the more adroit one needs be. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Persons and incidents in an allegorical fiction are noses of wax, ever to be shaped by a more adroit finger. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The outbreak of the South African War initiated a display of disloyalty in Ireland which might have embarrassed a less adroit Administration. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z All the more precious was the attitude of those who were able to discern in my score something better than a more or less adroit eighteenth-century pastiche. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Indeed, she had looked forward to a very different state of things; and sure though she felt of ultimate success, she fully expected to bring it about by adroit management. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z An adroit feature of the anti-Semitic campaign was an appeal to national patriotism to rid the army of Jewish influence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Their solution is an adroit adaptation of the Hackathon innovation event concept, already popular among technology companies, for professional services. Gary Hamel: Crowdsourcing The Reinvention Of Management 2011-05-09T19:01:48Z But much more would have been necessary, and, above all, adroit agents, for the least imprudence would have cost the life of the prisoner. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Instances of this effort to secure an advantage by an adroit befogging of the question will occur to everyone who has followed the discussion of our subject. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z If some convict, more adroit than his fellows, made his escape, the bloodhounds would soon be on his trail and ere long would have their fangs buried in his quivering flesh. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z An adroit and tireless schemer, he usually steered safely in the troubled political sea, and only once, in an unguarded moment, dared the current of Mrs. Maurice's convictions. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z And he was angry with himself for not being smart enough to think of a more adroit answer. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z The real secret to her success, however, may be in her adroit scrambling of traditional leftist and rightist positions. Marine Le Pen, France?s (Kinder, Gentler) Extremist 2011-04-29T14:27:51Z The adroit introducer draws the strangers into conversation at once, and leads casually into channels that he, or she, knows are of interest to both. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Erma sat listening in amazement at the revelation of the adroit effort to capture young Lawson's heart, she being designated as the culpable party. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z When she returned to her own room, she felt that she had stepped down from the witness stand after an adroit cross-examination, in which she had maintained her non-committal r�le. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z It's a new kind of Indian company, built through adroit manipulation of governments and the stock market but also enriching millions of shareholders. Suketu Mehta on Mukesh Ambani 2011-04-22T05:46:49Z As for the retired stockbroker, he had no alternative but discharge his ill-conditioned servant, who from that time became notorious as the most adroit poacher in the parish. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He stood in with the Indians better than others did, and he believed in friendly and adroit relations with them when possible. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z How much less adroit was Dizzy, too, than Lord Derby at 'reform.' Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z He now possessed a firmer grip of character; he was more adroit in the arts of description and dialogue; and he had gained a truer insight into the workings of the human mind. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z There was a sharp contrast between Mildred’s expert and adroit handling of the child and Inez’ tender awkwardness, and this was so evident that all present noticed it. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z He, Billy Kane, had never heard of the Cherub, but an adroit leading question or two had set Whitie Jack’s glib tongue in motion. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z There are limits to the success of the most adroit literary advertiser the modern world has known, as we learned from a trip to the British front two years ago. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Why had it not occurred to him that he must be as adroit in his explanations to his wife as to the bank examiners, the directors, the public in general? The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z Longer shots would include Manchester United's Nani, leading the Premier League for assists and foxing full-backs with his pace and adroit control with both feet. Our writers' verdicts on the PFA Players' Player of the Year nominees 2011-04-08T11:45:49Z I dare not let you go, and you are too infernally adroit to keep a prisoner! First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z When the discussion was dropped by these combatants, it was taken up by others, as vigorous and adroit. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Two days later the adroit princess returned the visit, and, as she had promised Paul, she won his sister-in-law's heart completely by paying her a thousand compliments about Nadeje. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z Well"—and the old man seemed to be probing his vocabulary for adroit words—"it may be like this. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z I was about to yank him back indignantly when I realized that his tattered shoes were adroit in avoiding the bush. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Indeed, he felt sure that, at least, they were traveling under assumed names, and certain coincidences led him to believe that they were adroit swindlers of the most capable, dangerous type. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z The usually adroit Arthur Hopkins has fallen down badly by providing Ben-Ami with a mediocre company. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z It may be imagined that this position, so cleverly gained by the adroit countess, had rekindled the flame of her former adorers. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z Most adroit in argument, excellent in manner, felicitous in phrasing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:11.953Z He is a good speaker, precise, moderate and adroit. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Our beleaguered force took advantage of their temporary absence; and the “regulars,” making an adroit use of the time, succeeded in getting back to the “safe side” of the river. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Now and then he stretched out his hand for an apple already pared, which his wife gave him with an adroit back-handed movement, and which he ate in a mouthful or two. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z Some of them proved shrewder, more adroit, and less principled than their general. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z It was possible that he had been infuriated at discovering I had stolen the passports; but even then he would have resorted to some far more adroit means of arresting me. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z It was observed," says Mr. Fennings Taylor, "that he was a relentless quiz, an adroit master of satire, and the most active of partisan sharpshooters. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Sitting in those barges were naked families of earth-tillers and artisans, well-dressed merchants, Phœnicians in bright garments, adroit Greek sailors, and even Assyrians and Hittites. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z It would have proved possibly a useful engine in the hands of the Firm in future dealings with the adroit and high-minded Mr. Larkin. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z He was not an adroit snow walker, and disappeared on some five or six occasions abruptly into crevasses. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z For all the acclaim Ferguson has received, there is still a delay in recognising just how adroit he has been in a time of restricted options. Rare defeat highlights Manchester United's canny use of resources 2011-03-02T22:00:05Z She had a couple of smart gowns from Madame d’Estelle in which she had allowed that adroit lady free play for her taste and imagination. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Some adroit villain has deceived thee, O Hiram, with the semblance of truth, and thou hast believed him. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z He declined to help his adversary’s adroit maneuvers by fiery opposition, though again had Mr. Stockwell succeeded in playing a trump card. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z His conversation fell easily upon much that was scientific and worldly; to many questions about the state of enthusiasm under which I laboured, he was able to give adroit information. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z He took advantage of the knowledge which he had already gained as to how the land lay, for very adroit manœuvres by which to win the seven ladies' good-will. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z This gentleman, who does really beautiful, hygienic, adroit work skinning animals, gave us a workshop. The nominees: 'I must keep a vow. I'm going to watch a circus' 2011-02-24T21:31:01Z “She was full of humility, but not adroit enough; so the angry lady struck the Jewess with her foot between the eyebrows.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Whether deployed wide or, even better, as a central playmaker, his wonderful left foot, gloriously varied passing range, adroit dead-ball ability and occasionally spectacular finishing undeniably helped avert relegation. Reid, Ameobi, Mendieta: Who would be brave enough to play all three? 2011-02-23T15:04:22Z If you feel, however, adroit enough to open the negotiation, do so by 'all means;' but don't make me responsible for what may come of it if the rejoinder be not to your taste. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z |
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