| 单词 | forte |
| 例句 | Then Ms. Parker signals with her hands for us to get louder, and all the fifth graders on all the instruments play forte so loudly, my ears hurt. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Bertie is a whiz at checkers, but backgammon is not his forte. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm not sure about Foxface since direct confrontation isn't her style or her forte. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We play the piece again, piano to forte. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z While code breaking was Elizebeth’s forte, she was also a top-notch code builder. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z That is too many too close to play forte. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z But it was track, in which he earned four varsity letters, tied the school half-mile record, and set its mile record of 5:06, that was his true forte. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z My shoulders are as high as my ears as the forte sound of dreidel, dreidel, dreidel marches into my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Covey’s forte consisted in his power to deceive. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z "Healing's not my forte, but I'll slow the illness as much as I can." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When a composer writes a forte into a part, followed by a piano, the intent is for the music to be loud, and then suddenly quiet. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Accuracy on matters Irish are not the forte of the English. Truth is, we're the friendliest people you'd wish to meet. Even north of the border. We just gun each other down occasionally, that's all.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Waiting on table was certainly not his forte; he had still to master platters and serving implements, and would fling the food down however he could. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A career software engineer, mornings were never her forte. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Buzz’s muscles were flaccid after the Apollo 11 mission. forte. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman was even harder for Citra to read than Faraday—and reading people was not her forte by any means. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Sugarland wrote most of this album on its own, but the group is typically better with help: words are not its forte. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z Instead, its forte is wholesome comfort, like the small, scrubbed, well-run places we’d stay on family vacations to Maine or Cape Cod when I was growing up. 10 Travel Writers, 10 Favorite Hotels 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z While they once defended Sibenik from uninvited visitors, its fortresses now stand as its forte, with a fresh power of attraction . On Croatia’s Dalmatian coast, the sleepy city of Sibenik shakes things up 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z As Gary, the lonely cop who lives next door to the main characters, Plemons plays up the creepiness that became his forte through roles in “Breaking Bad” and “Black Mirror.” The top 10 movie scene-stealers of 2018, from Awkwafina to Hugh Grant 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z There were no spandex bodysuits — just a tank top, baggy cargo pants and Doc Martens boots — and although choreography isn’t her forte, she moves across the stage with charmingly corny, and endearing, dance moves. Ellie Goulding brings pop-star panache to Merriweather Post and still keeps it real 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Playing nice isn’t her forte, and pretty soon she was comparing Martha’s relatively painless fate to the more violent end of Elizabeth’s former lover, Gregory. ‘The Americans’ Season 4, Episode 8: Martha, Paige and the Statue of Liberty 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z “That particular process was challenging only because in the ensemble, dancing isn’t my forte,” Courtney said. For Lorna Courtney of ‘& Juliet,’ New York Has Always Been Her Stage 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Deconstruction of such moments — moments whose incorporation into popular mythology illustrates the mutual exchange between anarchic spontaneity and the often rehearsed structures of rock and roll — is Forsyth and Pollard’s forte. 20,000 Days on Earth: Nick Cave “Documentary” at Sundance 2014-01-16T21:24:10Z So the distances between piano and forte, and andante and presto, were magnified. Music Review: Juilliard Chamber Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall - Review 2011-11-24T00:17:49Z Interwoven monologues, as we know from the work of Conor McPherson, are an Irish forte. Review 2010-04-20T00:48:00Z In fact, I became the quirky comedy guy, which was pretty strange because, you know, comedy I did not consider my forte at all. From "Simpsons" to Coachella, Danny Elfman reflects on 35 years of TV and film scoring 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z “Ironically, my bronchitis helped me to work out a breathing system for the forte moments in the opera, consistent with Violetta’s medical condition,” she explained. Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Feeling used to be Drake’s forte, and he’s still in touch with his nerve endings from time to time. Review | Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ is a lonely, predictable wail from the mountaintop 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Dance as ritual is Mr. Battle’s forte, but the ritual in “Awakening” remains puzzling, and not in an ultimately illuminating way; the pieces, polished as they are, amount to a tenuous whole. Review: Alvin Ailey’s ‘Awakening’ Projects a Sense of Fight-or-Flight 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Punk music is neither my favorite nor my forte. From Sex Pistols to Gaslight Anthem and Green Day 2013-05-07T17:25:32Z When the Nazis loomed, Dix closed one eye, made satiric references and also turned to images of mothers dandling or nursing infants, although painting women sincerely was hardly his forte. Art Review | Otto Dix: At Neue Galerie, a Retrospective of a Deeply German Artist 2010-03-11T23:25:00Z In any case, that seems to be the way with De Palma: He is one of those artists whose forte is spinning variations on themes pioneered by others. ‘Brian De Palma’s Split-Screen’ review: A long-awaited reassessment 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Bluesy, brokenhearted ballads, full of tears and betrayal, are his forte: he can moan, rasp and shout or break into falsetto. The Week Ahead: Feb. 20 ? 26 2011-02-17T15:17:47Z Being in the movie-making business is not necessarily our forte and it's been a very interesting three years. Metallica to debut new film on IMAX in September 2013-04-24T13:13:14Z “There was attention paid, but not enough, to the pianos and fortes, that is to the elocution of the music,” The Albion said of the inaugural performance. In Search of Charisma at the New York Philharmonic 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z She's a performer whose forte is her off-the-cuff reactions that informs her delivery of lines like, "Listen: I know Dr. King went down in history, but this is not how you show it." Leslie Jones blazed brightly on "The Daily Show." But is a star really what its new era needs? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Then, the pulsation begins from piano in the basses, but the violins, for example, and the winds, they are playing forte. Semyon Bychkov on Tchaikovsky’s Protest Against Death 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Least interesting are the closeups of faces; movement, not expression, is Mr. McGinley’s forte. Last Chance: Ryan McGinley at Team, and Catherine Opie at Gladstone 2010-04-13T21:27:00Z In taxis, you round up to the next real, but that’s just for convenience’s sake — making change is not a Brazilian forte. Bound for the World Cup? Tips to Save You Money 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z Ford's forte is delivering wordy, nuanced meditations on personal and political concerns with verve and aplomb. David Ford 2010-07-13T20:45:00Z And even in forte passages, the conductor held something in reserve until, finally, unleashing the bass drum and then the orchestra in an explosion in the second half of the work. Review: At the NSO, a composer in delightful dialogue with Mozart But male style has never been the troupe’s forte. Dance Review: Les Ballets Trockadero at the Joyce Theater 2012-12-19T22:32:27Z The crunchy gravel, the chandeliers, the gardens, the grand foyers, the full-length gloves, the piano forte, the needlepoint, the riding boots, the love letters sent in great haste. Review | In ‘Bridgerton,’ Shonda Rhimes stakes a sumptuous, provocative claim on Netflix — and the traditional period drama 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Stories of stolen, lost, or otherwise misplaced identity are the third person’s forte; its innate objectivism has classically acted in literature as kind of shield from intimacy. “Joseph Anton”: Memoir as noir 2012-11-05T21:58:00Z Details like those are Boyle’s forte, as are his great quick sketches of minor characters. Review | William Boyle captures a slice of Brooklyn in ‘Shoot the Moonlight Out’ 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z At A&B, Clive's forte was publicity, which he sought with chutzpah and extravagant aplomb; my domain was the back-room editorial grind. Clive Allison obituary 2011-08-03T18:57:01Z This entails some of the broad humor that has never been the show’s forte. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 10 Recap: The Rich Are Different 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z This was Wong Howe’s forte and the source of his first big break. James Wong Howe: A Gutsy Cinematographer Finally Gets His Due 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z And yet, epic ballads that work perfectly when performed in front of a choir and a waterfall of pyrotechnics are swiftly becoming the band's forte, as shown again on new single, Opposite. Biffy Clyro - Opposite: New music 2013-05-15T06:00:16Z One of Brown’s fortes was damming streams or small rivers to create meandering lakes and ponds that read as great rivers where none flowed. The landscape architect who bottled nature 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Brita S. New York Since public speaking is not their forte, there are a number of other ways to include your girlfriends. Q&A: The Well-Mannered Wedding 2011-03-18T19:53:29Z Baked goods are a forte of Swedes, and the assortment of breads didn’t disappoint. Check In/Check Out: Hotel Review: Hotel Skeppsholmen in Stockholm 2011-04-22T18:55:00Z But though made in English in an antipodean setting, this is really a European art movie made by a French director whose forte is allegory. Sundance film festival 2013: Two Mothers – first look review 2013-01-21T16:44:09Z Building has never been her forte — “I can’t even change a light bulb,” she jokes — and she went from being a student at Bartlett to teaching there practically overnight. Setting the Stage for Africa at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Amenities are a W forte, and here the chain fanned all its feathers. Check In/ Check Out : Hotel Review: W Retreat and Spa ? Vieques Island 2011-03-04T19:55:00Z “The important thing is being together. If cooking isn’t your forte, order takeout and serve it on your best dishes.” An expert’s tips on making your holiday party memorable, without showing off 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Revealing and reveling in those "perfect little things" was Bourdain's forte. Chasing Anthony Bourdain’s “perfect little things”: Kitchen work and what I hungered for 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z But her true forte is the micro-politics of ordinary life: petty humiliations and hassles, the way that advertising and media implant desires and anxieties in your head. Dry Cleaning: It’s Spoken Rock ’n’ Roll, but We Like It 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Meade’s plush soprano, with a silvery glint that sharpens when she sings forte, eloquently expressed her character’s volatility and pain. Review: The Opera Orchestra of New York Shares a Story Inspired by a Byron Poem 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Her bridge fortes were timing and table presence. Bridge: Bridge ? Memorable Play by the Champion Lea du Pont 2012-04-11T22:21:13Z Armey had previously been an economics professor at several cow colleges in Texas, and when he came to Congress in 1985, libertarian economics was his forte. GOP insider: Religion destroyed my party 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z This was somewhat to Thompson's relief because the social life that went with the UK chairmanship was not his forte. Julian Thompson obituary 2011-03-02T18:17:56Z Whether a Black substitute host of a popular talk show was an antidote for malaise or a provocative reflection of it, Belafonte went beyond the chummy ribbing that was Carson’s forte. Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z If fortitude is her forte, work is her salvation. Rivers Takes Aim at the Stars? Wardrobes at the Oscars 2010-03-06T02:50:00Z The strings supplied a lovely sheen and ready nimbleness but lacked somewhat in power, at least for Mahler, the fortes more brilliant than intimidating. Danish National Symphony debuts at Segerstrom with Deborah Voigt 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z The Schumann lacked an element of poetry, usually a Perahia forte; the Brahms lacked an ounce or two of excitement. Music Review: Boston Symphony’s Two Nights at Carnegie Hall 2014-02-13T21:25:01Z And if the martial overalls and jumpsuits seemed overwhelmingly military, they partnered well those famous coats that are Max Mara’s forte. Fashion Review: Miuccia Prada Sends Out Glorious Graphics in Milan 2012-02-23T19:23:21Z Subtlety is not Mr. Ryoo’s forte here: The Japanese are, to a man, caricatures of evil. Review: ‘The Battleship Island’ Is a Violent War Spectacle 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z But being alone isn’t the aim of a good romance novel, so it doesn’t hurt sales that uncovering the erotic potential of the cowboy hero is Miller’s forte. Galley Girl: Linda Lael Miller and the Rise of the Cowboy Romance Novel 2011-12-02T18:30:19Z Mr. Gandolfi remembered that Bernstein had taken him to task for ending his piece mezzo forte, or moderately loud. Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z But if stories don't interest a writer, then his fallback option is investigating primarily, or only, his own inner life, and this is Dyer's forte. Jane Smiley on Geoff Dyer: hard to take but worth the attempt 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Subtle humor is not its forte, but subtle humor is probably the least effective weapon in the arsenal these days. Perspective | Trump’s long, boring speech wasn’t exactly a gift to late-night. But you work with what you’ve got. 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z I’m going to be asked to do things that aren’t my forte, like hip-hop dancing and singing. Georgina Pazcoguin on Her First Broadway Opening Night, in ‘Cats’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Dynamics were often fluid and expansive, though where the score called for sudden, sharp contrasts, the players usually magnified the gulf between forte and piano. Music Review: 6 Vivaldis, One of Them Arranged by Bach 2010-08-31T20:48:00Z Smoothness isn't his forte, but juxtaposing seemingly disparate sounds--jarring rhymes against mellow instrumentals--mitigates gruffness and injects Southern hip-hop into the fold. Pitchfork day 3: Off to a mellow start 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Her forte remains the scorned-woman ballad, and over the course of Woman to Woman she ranges through suspicion, frustration and anger, her voice as heavy with emotion as ever. Keyshia Cole: Woman to Woman – review 2012-11-29T23:00:01Z It escalates in intensity until it erupts into violence as they try to begin their forte number, Frankie Teardrop. Hidden treasures: Martin Rev – Martin Rev 2013-01-10T17:03:53Z Narrative isn’t a strong suit of flamenco in general, and it’s not this troupe’s forte. Dance Review: Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca at the Joyce Theater 2013-12-09T21:15:18Z This was Nézet-Séguin the extrovert, who deploys the orchestra in the opera house like an instrument of fate, keeping the baseline volume at mezzo forte. Review: The Met Opera Orchestra Raises a Glorious Noise 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z “That’s our forte; there was a place for us to play a role in this ecosystem and deliver an experience that you won’t find anywhere else.” What’s a Podcast Doing at a Film Festival? 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Their forte is magical-realism pop pitched at the juncture where kooky spills into spooky. CocoRosie – review 2012-08-06T16:50:16Z His construction often falters when he moves away from tailoring, which is his forte. Perspective | Designer Christopher John Rogers is determined to be heard. His volume is set at deafening. 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Leider likes to plant trees, but his forte has been in putting together the hardscape, including fences, arbors and raised vegetables beds, as well as an elaborate bee hotel. Converting a suburban yard into a wildlife oasis, one plant at a time 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z In terms of understanding how to translate something on the page to the screen, that is not my forte. Katherine Heigl unfiltered: "I know my value. Beauty ... is the least interesting thing about me" 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Some even opt for an oven risotto, but that's not my forte. Most weeknight meals call for a few ingredients and 30 minutes or less. Why can't that be risotto? 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z And there are some pieces in the literature — in fact there’s a Sibelius symphony that ends mezzo forte, off the top of my head — but he was right.” Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z This was also one forte of “Breaking Bad”: presenting humans who are complex enough to contain contradictory personalities that don’t seem like contradictions. 'Better Call Saul' Season 1 Finale Recap: It's Never Stopping Me Again 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Light touches and restrained, ironic humor were his forte. Roger Moore wasn’t a good Bond, but he was my Bond 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Within the album, she finds her forte in essaying a sequence of sinuous, sensual Prince homages. Real R&B fans aren't waiting for the Weeknd 2011-03-29T08:50:31Z The National Youth Choir of Scotland was wonderful, capable of gauzy delicacy and ringing fortes; the baritone Ashley Riches elegant in his brief moment in the spotlight. Review: Berlioz, Rendered Newly Audacious at Carnegie Hall 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Biting commentary is his forte, and in this special, filmed in Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. Williams’s words are delivered from a set made to look like the interior of the Oval Office. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Katt Williams: Great America’ and ‘Black Lightning’ 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Scale games have always been a forte, and the figure at the heart of this show is so huge it takes one's breath away. Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures – review 2012-09-29T23:05:27Z I was a sixth-grade dyslexic; words were not my forte, they were my downfall, and I could hardly read a paragraph without bursting into frustrated tears. My Rear Window 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z In the excellent Concert Chorale of New York, meticulously prepared by James Bagwell, the men especially impressed with ringing, muscular fortes. Review: Death, Two Ways, at the New York Philharmonic 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z His forte was sportswear: easy, effortless clothes, later expanded to include blockbuster underwear and jeans. Can Raf Simons Reinvent American Fashion? 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z He was a disciple of Ayn Rand’s libertarian ideology, but his forte was the mastering of data. Man in the dock 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z We’re such a good team, because I’m the creative side and she’s very practical and super organized, which is not my forte at all. Josh Hutcherson Is Ready to Say Goodbye to 'The Hunger Games' 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z “Math was more my forte in school,” he said, adding, “I feel like the world sometimes figures out what it wants to do with you, and you end up doing that.” First They Built a House. Later, Huts. Then, a Life Together. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Make no mistake, though: "Dreams of Joy" is less about the radical political and economic change of Mao's rule and more about the enduring social framework, which is See's forte. 'Dreams of Joy': Lisa See's novel of two women adrift in Mao's China 2011-06-01T21:53:04Z “I was never a soloist, I was an accompanist. That was my forte. I never had Buddy Rich chops,” he told Modern Drummer, in 2005. The Drummer Hal Blaine Provided the Beat for American Music 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z In fact this is his forte, his entire brand. Johnny Hallyday, king of the uncool 2012-10-10T15:00:06Z Jolie shows action chops, but line readings are not yet her forte. Every Angelina Jolie film performance – ranked! 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z In placing man in charge of beast, Del Amo’s intent is not, perhaps, to draw a comparison but to draw a distinction between violence and cruelty: Cruelty is distinctly a human forte. New French Fiction: From Farm to Table, With Feasting in Between 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z While gag lines are still his forte, his new rallying cry is a palm smacking the forehead: "Why didn't somebody tell me that!" Tom Hanks on 'Pacific' HBO Series, World War II, History 2010-03-04T23:55:00Z You also witnessed Mr. Slatkin’s true forte: a mix of broad knowledge and compelling advocacy. Music Review | Juilliard Orchestra: Resounding Schuman, Rebounding Slatkin 2010-04-02T22:40:00Z His particular forte, with his slightly fluting voice, was for revealing the chink in the armour of middle-class respectability. Richard Pearson obituary 2011-08-02T19:32:58Z He’s fond of series of rapid single pirouettes, but one of his fortes is the way he does these with his torso thrillingly angled way off the vertical. At Flamenco Festival, Finding the Force Beneath the Glitz 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Having read a few lines of your latest work, dare I suggest that poetry is not your forte? The Letters of TS Eliot: Volume 4 1928-1929 (ed. Valerie Eliot and John Haffenden) 2013-01-06T18:30:02Z It either has to be forte or piano!’ Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z If soaking beans isn't your forte, don't let that stop you from leaning on chickpeas for an easy-to-make dish. Canned chickpeas are better than soaked ones 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Absolutism is Winterson's forte, and it's the perfect mode to verify supernatural events when they occur. The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson – review 2012-08-16T07:00:01Z But weekly, scripted drama remains Wolf's true forte. A new novel from Dick Wolf joins his TV empire 2014-01-14T14:28:40Z But without him, the cast would be rudderless and married to wan political humor, which is not this staff’s forte. "Saturday Night Live" has a problem not even Matt Damon can solve 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z His forte was live performance, when his sometimes ragged voice worked well and his movements were a whirl of bare midriff, tight bell-bottoms, huge Affro and spidery reach and height. Boney M singer Bobby Farrell dies at 61 2010-12-30T17:42:49Z All these legal aspects involved him because this was not my forte and he knew it.” Wildenstein Trial to Lift a Veil on Opaque Art World Dealings 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Boxwood’s forte — other than its lack of appeal to deer — is that it provides a steadfast foil of fine texture against coarser-leafed shade plants such as azaleas, hydrangeas, hostas and Japanese maples. Boxwood gets a makeover 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z What motivates this vigilantism is anyone’s guess: back stories are not Raymond’s forte, at least on the evidence of this witless first feature. ‘Night Hunter’ Review: Botching the Detectives 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z In hindsight, do you think it was best to return to Broadway in a new play, as opposed to a classic play or your forte, a musical? ArtsBeat: Bette Midler Hangs Up the Phone 2013-07-02T15:46:26Z He barely leans forward to command his players, instead quietly beckoning to an instrument, or exerting the smallest pressure, like gentle kneading, to express a forte or an accented note. Claudio Abbado at the Lucerne festival; BBC Prom 44 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Musically, Zeidel's forte is swaddling barbed, acidic lyrical motifs in sumptuously mellow chords, an iron fist in a velvet glove. Keren Ann ? review 2011-04-10T21:15:00Z Finding dramatic elements within religion and spirituality appears to be his forte. Failed conversion: “Believer with Reza Aslan” wants to touch faith, but embraces sensationalism instead 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The hitch is that “making things look good” has traditionally been the Milan fair’s forte, but designers are expected to deliver more these days. Design: Furniture Designers Are Shifting Focus 2010-04-11T14:52:00Z If she could go back in time and give herself advice as a young artist, Graham would suggest keeping ears open and mouth closed, joking that the latter was never her forte. With some big opera names behind it, Young Artist Program aims even higher 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Langrée conducted a reading notable for its brisk tempos in the opening movement and dynamic shadings throughout, with a striking contrast between pianissimo and forte passages that created an arresting tension. Music Review: Isabelle Faust Solos for Mostly Mozart 2013-08-11T21:27:23Z Writing poetry by ear, which is so clearly Tempest's forte, is no reason to ignore formal details like line breaks and scansion, especially when the intention is that it will appear in print. Guardian First Book Award reader nominations: Everything Speaks In Its Own Way by Kate Tempest 2012-07-20T10:42:03Z He also tried television in a number of sitcoms, but the medium was not his forte. Sir Norman Wisdom obituary 2010-10-05T00:01:00Z But dark and twisted scary movies were his forte, and Craven reminded us time and time again how varied horror and thrillers can be; how large a sandpit scary movies are to play with. Wes Craven: professional scaremonger who rewrote the horror film rules 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z But he said delivering jokes, stand-up-comedy style, was not really his forte. Dean Jones, boyish-looking leading man of Disney films, dies at 84 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z “But singing with Justin has helped me develop my voice and realize that it’s one of my fortes.” | The Dreamlike Sounds of S. Carey, Bon Iver’s Secret Weapon 2014-03-25T13:00:12Z This time Schonberg writes in The Times that in “any part of the dynamic range, too, from the wispiest pianissimo to the most stupendous forte, Fisher Hall came through with extraordinary clarity.” Timeline: The Long, Long Journey to a New David Geffen Hall 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z At the same time, LaChiusa’s forte is melancholy, which is much harder to monetize than big drama or big comedy. ‘Los Otros’ Review: A Slow-Burning Tale of Melancholy 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z His artistic inspiration comes from an instrument that became “obsolete musical technology” after the innovation of the forte piano. Artists on Art: A New Web Series From the Met 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z In the concluding thunderstorm of a Presto, Ms. Toth whipped up impressively torrential fortes. ‘Music for a Prince,’ an Artek Concert Focusing on Haydn 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z And they wanted to introduce the idea of the beach getaway, which is not their forte, but it’s my world. Uniqlo Makes a Designer Bid for Your Warm-Weather Wardrobe 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Every designer has a different forte that I might subscribe to for that reason. Secrets of ‘Downton Abbey’ Style 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z As with his previous series, Mercurio's forte is in doing the seemingly impossible; he dramatises conscience. TV review: Line of Duty; Imagine: Theatre of War; Gordon Behind Bars 2012-06-26T23:15:06Z Unfortunately for him and a few women at the club, salsa dancing was not, by anyone’s standards, his forte. On Love: Frances Correa and Zac Ufnar “The ’90s were good, but then it dipped,” Garofalo said, adding dryly that she now realized that comedy was not her forte. Janeane Garofalo Never Sold Out. What a Relief. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z But the collection’s forte was in the prints: digging into Asian nature but making it seem contemporary, rather than flowery. Fashion Review: Then Comes the 4th Dimension 2012-09-30T17:54:41Z Grisham’s forte, of course, is the legal thriller, not thick-cut literary Southern Gothic, but he has often drawn on the state’s racist framework for plot and character development. Review | John Grisham’s new novel wades into Mississippi’s racist past 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Her musical response is the opposite of slavish: on the rare occasions that a chord is played forte, her dancers stay still. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz?s ?Untitled (the Blue Ballet)? at the Kitchen 2012-03-10T00:50:47Z Geriatrics Playing hockey was Gerald’s forte,* As a youth, on the ice night and day. Style Invitational Week 1193: Poedtry II, plus winning limericks 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Strength too is the forte of the Kenyan Boys, clambering up and down a mast by foot or hand and just hanging out. | The Big Apple Circus's 'Dance On!': Strong Arms, Fast Hands, Supple Spines and, of Course, Clowns 2010-10-27T21:46:00Z Put delicately, fortissimos are not this orchestra’s forte. Memo to the New York Philharmonic: Louder Isn’t Better 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Robbins, who had directed the play, signed on to do the same for the movie, but because his forte was choreography, the Mirisch Company burdened him with a co-director, Robert Wise. Review | Just in time for an updated ‘West Side Story,’ a look back at the 1961 classic 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z The first season’s artists, 16 of whom are based in New York, include Conceptual artist Cory Arcangel, who chose the harpsichord, found in the Musical Instruments Room displayed alongside forte pianos. Artists on Art: A New Web Series From the Met 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z “I kept going back to him. He’s smart, he’s quick-witted, he’s got so much education and is good at management and technology and a bunch of stuff that is not my forte.” Finding Love After Divorce 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z And for it, the designer Bill Gaytten decided to take the tailoring that is his forte and translate those techniques with high-tech fabrics. Fashion Review: Punk Hangs In There 2014-01-19T13:11:08Z There is one point where the string lines are marked triple forte, yet crescendo from there, accents spiking the way. Facing Death, a Pianist Recorded Music of Unspeakable Emotions 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Humphreys and Ms. Hendrix are somewhat mismatched in age for the hesitant attraction between their characters to ring true, and sketching credible relationships is not Mr. Henry’s forte. Theater Review: ‘7th Monarch,’ by Jim Henry, at the Acorn Theater 2012-06-25T22:46:52Z On the former, there's Nancy Whang, punkier and less polished than Ware, acting all cool and untouchable – as is her forte – before unexpectedly and gloriously blossoming into a loved-up chorus. Essential summer jams for 2013 2013-05-02T16:18:11Z Her latest forte has been playing Jewish mothers. Between ‘Transparent’ Seasons, Judith Light Isn’t Playing Nice 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Writing for female characters is very much Harrison’s forte. A scholar gives theater directors their due when it comes to Shakespeare 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z And the hopeful ending allows the men to finish with their forte, striking machetes together under high kicks. Review: When La Catrina Met Giselle 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z It’s not an American forte, and it certainly isn’t Rick Steves’s forte, but for a year and a half, I was being very conservative about travel. Rick Steves looks to the future after an 18-month hiatus from European travel 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z In any part of the dynamic range, too, from the wispiest pianissimo to the most stupendous forte, Fisher Hall came through with extraordinary clarity.” Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z As a rule, we prefer it when our celebrity philanthropists make us feel warm and sweet about giving, and being warm and sweet is not Penn’s forte. T Magazine: The Accidental Activist 2011-03-25T19:21:15Z The wave-tossed fortes featured the strongest playing, especially from the five horns, while more exposed runs in winds and strings lacked clarity. Review | Ross emphasizes the new and the forgotten with Alexandria Symphony 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Humor often gets lost in translation, and it’s not a forte of the Cedar Lake dancers in any case. Dance Review: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at the Joyce Theater 2013-05-08T21:38:20Z Charm is Laszlo's forte, a superpower he finds more persuasive than hypnosis. Who would have guessed that "What We Do In the Shadows" would provide a clear model of polyamory? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z It looks a little so-so to me, and serious stuff isn’t Wilson’s forte. Harvey Weinstein: 'I’ve been married to Quentin Tarantino for 22 years – the best marriage of my life' 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z In Mr. Gill’s “Ode: A Dramatic Cantata,” Ms. Shelton drew on expressive modes from dramatic spoken recitation to ringing fortes and softly floated high notes. Music Review: Dolce Suono Ensemble and Lucy Shelton at Roulette 2013-12-10T18:21:41Z They rarely played at top volume, using fortes more as peaks here and there. Jerusalem Quartet brings out Bartok’s best 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z But I don’t want to say that ambiguity is my forte. Ritesh Batra, director of ‘The Sense of an Ending,’ on graduating to the big league 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Neither was Mr. Galliano’s forte and most fashion folk feel that the former designer would, in any case, have had to calm his excess to take the brand ahead. Fashion Review: Dior?s Couture: True to Code 2012-01-23T18:05:24Z That ability to appeal to a variety of audiences is the forte of the current generation of Canadian filmmakers, said Cameron Bailey, the festival's artistic director. Canadian directors hear Hollywood's call, but may not head south 2013-09-13T13:08:10Z As a teenager Ms. Walsh set out to become a fashion designer but quickly learned that sewing wasn’t her forte. Middle-Earth Wizard’s Not-So-Silent Partner 2012-11-30T13:00:00Z Indeed, they've recently interrupted their busy schedule of live engagements to once again enter the recording studio – their real forte, as many will agree. Reg Presley: 'I must learn to swear more often' – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-02-05T15:41:06Z It wasn’t until she began performing with the Groundlings, the improv troupe, that she found her calling as a comedian, with long-form comedy rather than the snappy one-two punch line as her forte. Comic With Short Fuse and Some Long Feuds 2011-03-09T23:15:45Z The “American Revolutions” initiative, launched in 2008, was a kind of conceptual riff on the company’s traditional forte: Shakespeare. Oregon’s theater trail to Washington 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Richard Strauss’s violin sonata, adapted for flute, tested the other end of Ueno’s range, with plenty of bravura forte sound and beautifully placed high notes. Flutist Seiya Ueno’s local debut performance sells itself 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z She was amiable, likable and as bouncy as one of the little dogs she judged on Over the Rainbow – but journalism is not her forte. Olivier theatre awards: the BBC should be red-faced over its red-button coverage 2011-03-14T17:53:50Z You might recall from 2016 that — despite all the honing of this skill — prognostication is not the media’s forte. Perspective | Beto, Biden and Bernie: The B-Boys and the media’s dangerous, self-fulfilling prophecy 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z You also won’t mistake this cast for one of the top-flight acting ensembles in town; Synetic’s forte is movement and “wordless” Shakespeare, and this adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel features lots of talk. Synetic’s ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ has action and unexpected melodrama 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Maybe handling criticism isn’t his forte: on Wednesday morning he threw barbs on Twitter at a female journalist who wrote angrily about the tenor of the crowd. Music Review: Danny Brown and Kitty at Irving Plaza 2013-05-08T21:58:46Z He also does not employ much of a middle dynamic range — the “mezzo piano” to “mezzo forte” that, in piano playing, is the equivalent of a conversational tone of voice. The problem with a pianist who plays loudly or softly but not in between 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Rick Steves: Patience is not an American forte, and certainly not a Rick Steves forte — but I’m telling people: “Relax. This is what we expected.” Rick Steves tells us what to expect when Europe reopens to tourists this summer 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z But, as Mr. Davis says of Mr. Harbaugh, “diplomacy has never been his forte.” ‘Getting to Us’ Review: The Saints of the Sidelines 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z That would have left room for any soloist, but Chen rarely dipped below mezzo forte in volume, his force evident in the many bow hairs he broke during the performance. Review: The New York Philharmonic Brings Back the Standards 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z "His forte is that he makes us all responsible for things that we often negate are part of our responsibility." Daniel Joseph Martinez offers a front-row seat to a famous artistic murder -- starring himself 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z And I said, ‘But, you know ...‘ And he said: ‘No buts. You end with mezzo forte, you’re basically telling the audience, the heck with you. You’re not bringing them somewhere by doing that.’ Memories of Tanglewood on Its 75th Birthday 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z You mention chaos a lot, but the range of dynamics on this page is piano to mezzo forte, which is quite modest. The New York Philharmonic Channels the Chaos of the Cosmos 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Porter’s forte, Hunt noted, is matching “the dark and the difficult” with “hope and humor.” New in Paperback: ‘Lanny’ and ‘The Unwinding of the Miracle’ 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z One of her fortes, as she notes herself in her introduction, is “playing with genii locorum … places with minds of their own.” The Fantasy Master N.K. Jemisin Turns to Short Stories 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z “I think it’s a little too dry and lifeless in piano, and I think that in forte it’s just maybe unbalanced internally.” The Met Opera Has a Gay Conductor. Yes, That Matters. 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Theatricality has always been the band’s forte, and they arrived with due aplomb. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Ali is only in the first third of Moonlight but, as has become his forte, he does a lot with a little. From House Of Cards to Moonlight, why Mahershala Ali is having a moment 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z He never did become a star solo stand-up performer, however, but in the late 1950s found his forte writing and acting in TV situation comedy. Eric Sykes 2012-07-04T11:46:45Z And, of course, finesse wasn't my forte because I didn't have those stick-handling skills. 'Yes, you're good enough - but you're a girl' 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z In Diaz’s defense — although defense clearly isn’t his forte — the criticism about sitting out Sunday was misplaced. MLB wild card Day 1: Twins' Royce Lewis and Rangers' Corey Seager enjoy top moments 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z “While the wisdom of this move is debatable, health care is not Ms. Brewer’s forte.” Rosalind Brewer Steps Down as Walgreens Chief After a Short Tenure 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z “The team is working together as one unit. This unitedness is a forte of Japan.” Goals, defense, quality emerge as Spain and Japan dominate Group C at the Women’s World Cup 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z While his site puts a value on scooped throws, a Freeman forte, “we don’t put a lot of emphasis on it,” Simon said. Dodgers give Freddie Freeman high marks for his defense. So why do the computers say differently? 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Rather, its forte was campaigns and political communication. Column: He was a California kingmaker and political genius. But Michael Berman preferred anonymity 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z “Cops, politicians, gangsters and Hollywood tycoons are his forte, and he’s brought a number of them to memorable life.” Michael Lerner, Oscar-nominated character actor, dies at 81 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z "You could see it coming. Elegance was never his forte," someone close to the top said. Bitterness, uncertainty and art - what next for Ramos? 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Speaking unvarnished truth about crime and its socioeconomic underpinnings had long been a forte of Black scholars, many of them based at Howard University, which borders Shaw to the north. Perspective | There is no easy solution to youth crime. But start at home. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Worse still, performative politics — the showy stunt, the devastating Tweet, the viral moment that have become the campaigner’s coin of the realm — has never been Feinstein’s forte. Column: Dianne Feinstein is one of California's greats. Let's remember her that way 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Rogers sees altering consumer behavior as Silicon Valley’s forte. Nest co-creator wants you to pay $33 a month not to trash your food 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z But humor is not his forte, and he often complains that the media misrepresents his views. The Supreme Court thrives on hypotheticals. Alito’s latest sparked a backlash. 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z At first, he conceded, knowledge of tennis technique wasn’t his forte. Nick Bollettieri, coach to many tennis stars, dead at age 91 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Confounding everyone has always been something of his forte, and, for many fans, that’s one of his many enduring appeals. Bob Dylan apologizes for book controversy in rare public statement 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z While massive global star Johnson is clearly the box office draw, dramatic roles aren’t his forte, and that’s especially clear here as he delivers a dour and dark dramatic performance that’s lacking his natural charisma. Review: Style and great supporting players make 'Black Adam' forgettably entertaining 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z But consistency has never been Washington’s forte, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise when the Commanders came unglued in the second half, allowing the Jaguars to score 19 straight points for a 22-14 lead. Commanders kick off a new era with a late rally to upend the Jaguars 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z But it didn’t have the expertise until it brought in Morris Chang, a Chinese-born U.S. tech veteran, who realized that manufacturing chips, not designing them, would be Taiwan’s forte. How Silicon Chips Rule the World 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Apologizing is not his forte, but he is a good, kindhearted man. Advice | Ask Amy: My husband’s driving makes me very anxious 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Stopping the run is naturally his forte, a former wrestler who relishes the one-on-one matchups at the line, but he’s fully aware of his dual responsibility. Vikings’ middle men Tomlinson, Phillips viewed as vital to D 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z “I think it’s just getting to know the arms and the bullpen management-type stuff because obviously I was a position player so that wasn’t my forte,” he said. Kristopher Negron enjoying his early success as Mariners’ interim manager 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Narrative clarity, however, is not this work’s forte. Review | Step Afrika’s ‘Drumfolk’ brings the 1739 Stono Rebellion to life through the power of stepping 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Fletcher is No. 41 in World Cup rankings in a sport that increasingly has become filled with excellent ski jumpers, which is not his forte. Fletcher embracing last shot at Olympics in Nordic combined 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z They've been waging an editing war to get their views across, and subtlety is not always their forte. Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The Seahawks are particularly vulnerable because one of Carroll’s fortes is whipping his team into a frenzy. ‘It’s almost like we have to play football quietly’: Seahawks players skeptical of NFL’s taunting rule 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z “The archdiocese is good at a lot of things, but building a national shrine in the most expensive place in the history of Western civilization was not exactly its forte,” Psaros said. Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “My forte is mass marketing for big dollars,” he told the Boston Globe. Ron Popeil, inventor, pitchman and TV infomercial star, dies at 86 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Harry bats away that idea: "I guess history and detail is not everybody's forte." Debbie Harry on Blondie's 'monumental' Cuba trip and her reunion demands 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z It’s appropriate Merry Clayton’s singing volume on her new gospel album repeatedly reaches forte, which in French means strength. Review: Merry Clayton’s new gospel album caps a comeback 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z While Team New Zealand has been competitive, its forte might be in the stronger wind range. No wind means no racing on America’s Cup day 4 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Salesmanship was always seen as Trump’s forte but this is a golden opportunity for Biden, a once unlikely saviour. 'Biden's on a roll': Democrats passed the Covid relief bill – now they have to sell it 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z “Never been my forte — little windy, little windy. ... Thank you, I appreciate you guys, and shout-out to my fellow nominees.” Here's why Jason Sudeikis accepted his Golden Globe in that tie-dye hoodie 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Kyle said his forte is hill climbing, so as the trail began to ascend from Ox Creek Road is where he gained more momentum and built on Pope’s split times. Veteran breaks record for ‘Pitchell’ race in NC city 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Stabilizing a young core has been his forte the last few stops of his career, including with the Clippers’ Lob City crew. NBA preview: Lakers and Clippers are again the West favorites 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Biden views his decision-making as taking into account broad amounts of information and then relying on his gut — and what he considers to be his forte, homing in on what is politically possible. 45,000 names, 130 packets of information, and gut instincts: How Biden is managing his transition 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z What Yokoyama is describing is crisis management, the forte of inspector Shinju Futawatari — “thin, resembling a banker more than an officer of the law, unsure even of how to make an arrest.” Review: Bureaucracy noir? Japanese novellas wring soulful suspense out of cop office politics 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Never been my forte — little windy, little windy. Here's why Jason Sudeikis accepted his Golden Globe in that tie-dye hoodie 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z But that hasn’t exactly been Carolina’s forte this season. Brady, Bucs look to rebound from lopsided loss vs. Carolina 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The Italian might be a clever passer but regaining possession is not his forte and he was fortunate not to receive a second booking after tripping Ivan Rakitic. Édouard Mendy keeps it clean as Chelsea shut out Sevilla 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z “My forte is being able to bond quickly and I realize that is based on facial expressions,” she said. Teacher returns to classroom after recovery from virus 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Although medicine isn’t his forte, when the mainstream media began reporting on the coronavirus in China, he thought, “This was going to be much, much bigger than an isolated medical outbreak.” Covid-19 is one of Wikipedia’s biggest challenges ever. Here’s how the site is handling it. 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Limiting stolen bases wasn’t their forte last year, when they gave up an American League-high 99. Angels are easy pickings for stolen base artists because of pitchers' slow deliveries 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z United’s forte is attack: a dipping Rashford pass that found Fernandes in the clear was an illustration though the latter’s clumsy touch let him down. Greenwood grabs point for Manchester United after Pogba's penalty blunder 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z “Cooking was not her forte,” said Dana Robinson, recalling the singed pancakes and canned salmon croquettes of his childhood. A child of segregation, Betty Robinson was ‘fierce about civil rights’ 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Message discipline, a valuable attribute at this moment, is not his forte. Violence erupts across US on sixth day of protests 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z “It’s not my dad’s forte to be a big communicator.” Listening During a Pandemic 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z "Humans and faces are not my forte so this was out of my comfort zone," he said. Chainsaw carving of Captain Tom raises £7K 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z "And I don't think that's my necessarily my forte. My forte, I think, is ambiguity, which is definitely still on there, but on some of the songs there's just a very straightforward sentiment." Laura Marling: 'I was in danger of being bored of myself' 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z “That’s their forte. Subtle changes are the first sign we see if there’s any kind of problem.” After a tiger in New York contracted coronavirus, L.A. Zoo is taking extra precautions 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z “Playing football, that was my forte: the skills, the touch,” he says. How Sonny Pike, the wonderkid who fell to earth, is guiding young players 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Johnson’s forte is not in enforcement, so he will not be missed in that department. How will the UK function with a sick prime minister? 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Edwina, from Northamptonshire, threw herself into the sport and found endurance events were her forte. The 'ironmums' taking on endurance feats 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z “That's kind of my forte, so it was just awesome to watch Poppy and Drew, who had the brunt of the dialogue and the brunt of the film, really handle it so professionally,” she said. ‘Spy Intervention' star Brittany Furlan on her Hollywood journey, finding love with husband Tommy Lee 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z But don’t despair if cooking isn’t your forte — there are other ways to serve up the perfect meal. Cozy up for a winter get-together | Provided by Lisa Dupar Catering 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z It is a curiosity given that Maguire’s forte is supposedly the basics of defending and Lindelöf’s technical prowess is meant to complement this. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z A campaign focused on diplomacy, Netanyahu’s forte, would serve the prime minister well among his hawkish base and distract from his murky legal situation. Israel’s Gantz to meet Trump before peace plan unveiling 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Being patient, though, hasn’t always been his forte. Michael Porter Jr. stays patient as playing time increases 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Spencer tried to sell the items himself, but, as he says, “I’m a biologist, that’s not really my forte.” Nonprofit builds bridges between South Dakota, Guatemala 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z At school, computing, mathematics and languages were her forte. What happens to child prodigies when they grow up? 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z “In forte passages the poor deaf man pounded on the keys until the strings jangled,” wrote his friend and fellow composer Ludwig Spohr. Opinion | This holiday season, we can all learn a lesson from Beethoven 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The Owls’ forte is offense - they average 431 yards per game, second-best in the conference, and have scored at least 31 in each of their last six games. Kiffin’s future plans a question as FAU meets UAB for title 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The Owls’ forte is offense — they average 431 yards per game, second-best in the conference, and have scored at least 31 in each of their last six games. Kiffin’s future plans a question as FAU meets UAB for title 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The scenery and structures are his forte, rather than the locomotives and tracks. Rod Stewart reveals his epic model railway city 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The Trump administration’s forte, it seems, is in solely picking the losers. Opinion | The White House touts Trump’s deregulation. It’s actually been a bust. 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z What he didn’t say was that they also lacked the pace to counterattack and the poise to keep possession, a quality that was supposed to be their forte. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z “There’s no bigger policy wonk nerd in this race than me. Anybody who knows me in the Senate, that’s my forte,” Booker, D-N.J., highlighted Monday in an interview with Fox News and NHTalkRadio.com. Booker, in thinly veiled Warren dig, touts there's 'no bigger policy wonk nerd in this race than me' 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z He finalized plans for hosting Republican members of Congress this weekend at Camp David, a form of outreach he has regularly pursued and a bit of traditional Washington socializing that is not President Trump’s forte. Defiant Mulvaney Rides Out Storm Over His Ukraine Comments 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Topical, political jokes, she says, have “never been my forte. I’m also a little bit intimidated because there are so many other comics who are so good at that.” 'God, I was disgusting!' – Ali Wong on why women's bodies are the last taboo 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z OUTLOOK: Beilein’s forte in college was player development and the former Michigan coach appears to be an ideal fit for Cleveland’s youth movement. 2019-20 NBA Eastern Conference preview capsules 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Their forte is learning, which they do by analyzing huge amounts of input data or rules such as the rules of chess or Gogo. Creativity and AI: The Next Step 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z As a Homework Helper with Seattle Public Library, math is not my forte. Rant & Rave: Shout-out to family who step up and dig in 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Ease and subtlety are among Adams’ fortes, but they’re also rare in a culture quick to reward queasily conspicuous effort and the awards-baiting showiness of a complete physical transformation. Commentary: Why the Emmys shouldn't overlook 'Sharp Objects' ' Amy Adams 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z That’s not to suggest he’s playing it safe, as that has never been his forte. John Travolta is in the Rotten Tomatoes clunker, ‘no regrets’ stage of his career — and is enjoying every minute of it 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Although defense is not considered his forte, Davis snared a ball, hit by Greg Allen in the fourth inning, just in front of the wall in left field with his back to home plate. J.D. Davis, the Mets’ Quietest Move, Is Making Lots of Noise 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “DC101 was the evil empire during that period if you were into punk or new wave music. That was not their forte.” Perspective | Shelf stable: D.C. musician John Davis keeps punk alive at a U-Md. library 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Self-definition is a millennial forte, but its novelists seem dubious of anything so earnest as defining a literary epoch. Darkly funny, desperate and full of rage: what makes a millennial novel? 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Yet his own team’s forte remains its fluent creativity and bite up front. Mauricio Pochettino: ‘We have a way we love to play. We are brave’ | Dominic Fifield 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z But if Grumpy Cat taught us anything, it is that “looked disgruntled” on the internet sells and looking disgruntled is Oscar’s forte. When will I be famous? Oscar the whippet’s bid for Instagram fame 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Child care was not the forte of U.S. The Daily 202: Democratic candidates keep proposing tax hikes on the rich to pay for ambitious programs 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z He blames House Democrats because casting blame is Trump’s forte. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Shaquem, conversely, is trying to put on weight as he embraces a role with the Seahawks that will allow the linebacker more freedom as a pass rusher, his forte in college. Seahawks’ Shaquill Griffin looks to Legion of Boom in offseason to help him ‘be elite’ 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Joseph periodically made German opera a priority, more for political reasons than for aesthetic ones, and it was not Salieri’s forte. Antonio Salieri’s Revenge 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z “Royal watching not my forte. Also, guessing it was my turn in the barrel.” Danny Baker fired by BBC over ‘offensive’ royal baby ape tweet 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Winogrand was photography’s climactic, even terminal, modernist, forcing to an extreme the medium’s forte: the description of visual reality. Garry Winogrand and Jeff Wall: Photography in Two Phases 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Garrone’s forte, as ever, is to layer the brutish with the beautiful, and to find grace in dereliction. Siege Mentality in “Stockholm” 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z And he recently took a rare deep dive into the political realm — Mr. Colbert’s forte — with an extended interview immediately after his monologue with the NBC News correspondent and anchor Katy Tur. Colbert Beats Fallon for First Time in Key Ratings Demographic 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Power is his forte, ranking first or second in strokes gained/distance the past four seasons. Dustin Johnson is a golf savant. Yes, really - Golf Digest 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Kim uses a lexicon of just two symbols — F for forte, or loud, and P for piano, or soft. Review: What does sound look like? Artist Christine Sun Kim's funny, at times enthralling answers 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z “We were running the option offense and it really wasn’t my forte.” Jack Thompson, before becoming a Washington State football legend, wanted to be a Husky 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The big stick has never been Spieth’s forte, yet this degree of erraticism rendered his iron prowess, arguably the best in golf, moot. The reign of Koepka, golf's new Champ and something involving Tiger and Phil: 8 things you missed this fall - Golf Digest 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z A few years ago, after realizing that social networking was not its forte, Google went back to the drawing board with Photos. How Google Photos Became a Perfect Jukebox for Our Memories 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Restructuring articles was also a forte of his. The best supervisor 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z A cappella, unprompted, voce forte, her arms flung out to full wingspan, her head tossed back to bare her throat. Lady Gaga Isn’t Done Shape-Shifting Yet 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Public goods are government’s forte, and our social policy should reflect that. Opinion | Bernie Sanders’s first step to democratic socialism? Privatizing it. 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The bank’s trading in global stocks and bonds, the forte of its investment banking arm, rebounded and helped it to return to profit in 2009. Deutsche Bank's retreat to Germany gets tepid welcome at home 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z She showed off stellar defense in returning even the most smartly placed of Williams’s shots and defended her serve well, an aspect of her game she made her forte during this U.S. Naomi Osaka upsets Serena Williams, who received game penalty, to win 2018 U.S. Open 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z “Sociability was precisely Sam Ward’s forte,” Jacob wrote. Meet Manafort’s century-old forefather. The ‘king’ of lobbyists liked fancy suits too. 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The forte is the stronger part of a sword blade. We Use Sports Terms All the Time. But Where Do They Come From? 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z While consistency hasn't been his forte, he does rank third in approach and sixth in strokes gained. British Open 2018: Our 10 favorite prop bets, odds, wagers and picks at Carnoustie - Golf Digest 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Ironically, Alli says he felt he did better with the less familiar tasks than with his usual forte, making penetrating runs and providing a threat in the box. Amid England euphoria, Alli gets self-critical 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z “Phone banking is kind of my forte,” Milne says. How a volcano scientist set out to change American politics 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Understanding family is Linney’s forte but it was late in life, at 49, that she became a mother herself. Laura Linney on making her British stage debut 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z The secret atelier is the pezzo forte of the place, a beautifully cluttered warren of objects, art pieces and ephemera. The Secret Atelier Behind a Roman Boutique 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z “Jab’o’s forte was to play very clean, very straight ahead. Clyde was like fire, he just burned!” Jab’o Starks, drummer who kept the beat for James Brown, dies at 79 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z What’s more, it produces things like trailers, buses and snowmobile engines, which for some reason are not China’s or Mexico’s forte. Lessons From Rust-Belt Cities That Kept Their Sheen 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z While pass rushing would be his forte, he does have some experience dropping into coverage. Seahawks pre-draft position review: Will this be the year Seattle finally takes another linebacker? 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z “The risk is, with this president and this administration, is he going to be disciplined enough and restrained enough to thread that needle? Those are not his fortes.” ‘Mission Accomplished!’ But What Is the Mission in Syria? 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z He acknowledged that the Hornets "didn't make good progress" this year, particularly on defense, his forte. NBA notes: Hornets fire coach Steve Clifford; Jodie Meeks suspended 25 games 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The short game hasn't been Fowler's forte this season, ranking 102nd in strokes gained: putting entering the week. Masters 2018: Sunday can be a career, and reputation, changer for Rickie Fowler - Golf Digest 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Andrea sings and plays guitar too, but piano is her forte. Amid darkness of massacre, student songwriters ‘Shine’ light 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z It's been a stable transition for Thompson, whose defensive forte fits in with the Kings and that of the more rugged play in the Western Conference. Versatile Nate Thompson continues to move needle with his new team, the Kings 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Lallana showed some neat touches and turns, which is his forte, and created one of the best chances of the night when his cut-back was skewed wide by James Milner early in the second half. Liverpool midfielder Lallana could come up short in WCup bid 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z “Studying dinosaurs is not NASA’s primary, secondary or tertiary forte,” Dr. Tucker said. Where NASA Put a Parking Lot, Dinosaurs and Mammals Once Crossed Paths 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z If Thrush's forte has been covering the White House, then why won't he be allowed to cover the White House? Glenn Thrush, Suspended Times Reporter, to Resume Work but Won’t Cover White House 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Actual reporting does not seem to be their forte. Opinion | Pushing back against the conservative caricature of higher education 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z But managing golf courses wasn’t always Landscapes Unlimited forte. South Dakota city picks company to run public golf courses 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Whether or not Strong is too demanding, the Bulls seem to be responding, particularly on defense, which has long been Strong’s forte. No. 16 South Florida faces toughest road test yet at Tulane 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z As Puerto Rico made clear, playing comforter-in-chief is not Trump’s forte. Every U.S. President Faces a Major Crisis. What Will Trump's Be? 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z But the director, whose forte is comedy, was not going to make a dry look at a great man. 'Marshall' delivers the heroic bio-pic treatment Thurgood Marshall deserves 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z His forte is the mesmerizing night sky, where the reach of his reflector telescope stretches to unfathomable distances. Jimmy Walker’s Hobby Takes a Back Seat to His Health 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z This is the kind of security problem that requires deft diplomacy and alliance-building — not the forte of this administration, at least so far. Opinion | The U.N. has placed more sanctions on North Korea. That’s not enough. 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Day's game hasn't inspired much conviction as of late, and second shots have never been his forte. Our 8 favorite British Open pairings - Golf Digest 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z This became Holdman’s forte, and as she moved from California to Louisiana she trained and inspired hundreds of younger investigators around the country to do the same work. Remembering America's 'Angel of Death Row' 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Sound dining judgment has never been my forte. A glorious, gluttonous trip to Erin Hills' meat-centric concession stand - Golf Digest 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Power is not her forte, though, and accordingly errors began to creep in. Crafty Cornet flummoxes Radwanska in Paris 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Her forte is special education, but in the last handful of years she began an inquiry into the study of mindfulness to get through some of her own personal struggles. Mindfulness studies help Colorado students face challenges 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “Math and the facts are not the mayor’s forte, as we know,” she said in an email statement. Furious de Blasio Calls Cuomo’s Subway Comments ‘Fantasy’ 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z To use a term from developmental psychology, social cognition wasn’t my forte. What Animals Taught Me About Being Human 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z The versatile Kelly’s fortes were tap and jazz dancing, and of course he was a swell partner with Caron in his arms. Review: ‘American in Paris’ sparkles like a spring day on the Champs-Elysees 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Urban planning is not a forte in much of the Middle East, where cities grow haphazardly and roads and concrete towers spring more often from bribery and corruption than any master plan. Pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, green spaces: An unusual election platform for a politician in Iran 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z FOX's forte hinged on the slick manipulation of popular anxieties by fomenting racists, sexist, and xenophobic mouth-frothing politics. In House of Murdoch, Sons Set About an Elaborate Overhaul 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Yeah, he has made me scrambled eggs," said dancer Misty Copeland. "Breakfast was his forte. Prince: 12 things we've learned since his death - BBC News 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z “Our forte was working with American companies to work with foreign investors,” Bannon said. Stephen K. Bannon, architect of anti-globalist policies, got rich as a global capitalist 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The haggling and horse trading over components of the American Health Care Act should be Trump’s forte. Make-or-break day for Donald Trump's healthcare gamble 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Their forte lies in their elastic treatment of genres and defiance of any definitive sound. R&B, hip-hop, pop: The duo They. weaves it together 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Edwin hasn’t yet found his trivia forte, but soon he’ll be gleaning lessons like this from his father: Nebraska residents revive trivia 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Teams often attach a nickname to their bench group, one based in fun language and the backups’ forte. After dismal start, Wizards heat up for season’s 2nd half 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “I frankly was not expecting anything — a Sunday painter at best, or a kind of primitive artist that was not particularly my forte or my taste even,” Mr. Fischl said. From Rough Draft to Exhibition: ‘Outsider’s’ Art Is (Finally) Revealed 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Neglecting everyone except someone who can grease their palms is the forte of the GOP. With Choice of Trade Negotiator, Trump Prepares to Confront Mexico and China 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The long-range game was expected to be a forte of the team and it has been. Erratic Syracuse readies for beginning of ACC play 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z "The ambassador of a country is the number one spy. But there are ambassador of the U.S., their forte is really to undermine governments." Philippines' Duterte calls U.S. envoys 'spies' over alleged ouster plot 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z With the second, Bach writes “forte” in the score, and stamping, defiant D minor takes over. Bach’s Holy Dread 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “It was just hilarious. Now that I think back to it, I should’ve known then, business is going to be his forte.” Oklahoma football player financially minded 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z But brinkmanship and barb-throwing are not the forte of his successor, Raúl Castro, who replaced his elder sibling as president a decade ago. Cuba faces renewed tensions with U.S., but without Fidel Castro, its field marshal 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z She freely admitted this is not her forte. How Donald Trump won: The insiders tell their story 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Rock ’n’ roll wasn’t Starr’s forte, though, and as pop culture shifted away from Tin Pan Alley-inspired popular music and into baby boomer-driven rock, Starr no longer landed hits as she once did. Kay Starr, who lit up 1950s pop radio with 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'The Rock and Roll Waltz,' dies at 94 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Neither centre-half is especially comfortable in possession – rugged, uncompromising defending is their forte – and that weakness with the ball at their feet was exposed twice in the space of six first-half minutes. Leicester City step closer to qualification with draw in Copenhagen 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z “He was not only a good running back with terrific speed, but his real forte was track,” Simoncini recalled. Death of local football player still shocking 62 years later 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z There is an old choristers’ adage that goes, “When the music is marked forte, sing so you can hear yourself; when it’s marked piano, sing so you can hear the others.” Letter of Recommendation: Choir 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But Kljestan’s true forte — and he is arguably better at this than any other American midfielder at the moment — is creating chances for other players to score. Red Bulls’ Sacha Kljestan Serves Up His Own Second Chance 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z He increased production of the equipment that contractors use to construct buildings and roads and pipelines—Caterpillar’s forte—in existing plants. How Caterpillar’s Big Bet Backfired 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Yet his forte was experimental physics, as he demonstrated at the Sapienza University of Rome, which appointed him a professor at the age of 24. Physics: Fallible pontiff of physics : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “I don’t know that that was his forte coming in to begin with, but we look at everything every week. I don’t think that’s on one guy.” Vinatieri still kickin’ it with 5 field goals in Colts’ win 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Charles Sims moved into the starting role, but he’s better suited for a role as a change-of-pace back whose forte is catching passes and creating in open space. Bucs QB Winston looks to take advantage of leaky Panthers’ D 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z But pain and hard work are his forte. Carlos Acosta on why the classical ballet world needs new Romeos - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z This team’s forte used to be their rugged defence. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z “He made me squirm a lot. That was Richard’s forte,” Kingston said. Australian counterculture icon Richard Neville dies at 74 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z After reading a cover story on Rose, he immediately had Robertson link up with her on social media — the artist’s forte. Amber Rose, Donald Robertson team up for new Flirt Cosmetics brand 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z "I knew that the second 100 meters were my forte," Belmonte said before recalling how difficult it was. From injury to come-from-behind gold for Spain's Belmonte 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z “Taking orders is not my forte,” he says. When the CEO Reports to Private-Equity Bosses 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z I still think it’s just not his forte. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Ginger, Nyle and Paige still toe-to-toe for the win 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Relationships don’t appear to be Moby’s forte: he hooks up with a couple of women in the book who seem great, but he can’t make it last. Moby: ‘There were bags of drugs, I was having sex with a stranger’ 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z His beat is crime and his forte is hard-luck tales of people done dirty by the cruelties of life in the big city. ‘Manhattan Night’: Noir thriller packs predictable punches 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z At the same time, a big aspect of the job in Ferguson is building community relations, which clearly is his forte. Recent Missouri Editorials 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Sirisena, in the interview, said lobbying fellow legislators was his forte, and laughed as he described his efforts in humorous detail. The Mild-Mannered Man Who Could Solve Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Strife 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z It's not all your alleged forte, budgets and appropriations. It’s Donald Trump’s Party Now 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z For graphene, which is renowned for its electrical conductivity, transparency and strength, the right kind of businesses might include battery manufacturers or electronic-display companies — not Britain’s forte. UK graphene inquiry reveals commercial struggles 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Put him in a social setting, however, and that forte for linear thinking becomes a handicap. Working toward special ed inclusion, equity 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z While this may sound patently ridiculous, that happens to be Braunohler’s forte. The K Ohle: a comedy podcast to get lost in 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Woollard believes lighting was one of Mr. Walter’s fortes and would particularly suit a buyer with an art collection to display. A House ‘Full of Light’ in Melbourne 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z While stardom before the camera remained largely elusive, it was behind the Tinseltown curtains where Miss Griffin found her forte as a backstage tattle-tale, spinning encounters with Hollywood royalty into comedy gold. Kathy Griffin says stand-up comedy remains a sexist industry 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Eltham is less than 70 miles from Dover, and the club's forte was channel swimming. How an 11-year-old came to swim the Channel - BBC News 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Simeone’s forte is demanding and — more often than not — getting more out of players than other coaches are able to. An Aggressive Atlético Madrid Runs Out of Tricks in Barcelona 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump may have recognized that debates are not his forte. Trump Ducks an Iowa Opportunity 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z But the defense - which was supposed to be Bradley’s forte - regressed. Jaguars promote Wash to DC, give Bradley 1-year extension 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z They did play great though, and so did the Chiefs although time management is hardly their forte. Patriots Methodically Clear First Hurdle 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Analysts say the U.K. isn't a trade priority for India which is looking for ways to boost its industrial base rather than open its markets in services, Britain’s forte. U.K., India Seek to Reboot Relationship 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Second, with that Kiwi influence, there has been some blurring of lines when it comes to definite styles, although the power game is still very much the forte of the European teams. Rugby World Cup Quarterfinals: Here’s the Breakdown 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z First periods have not been the Capitals’ forte, but they raced out to a 2-0 lead against the Devils, who finished 13th in the Eastern Conference last season. Third-period flurry lifts Capitals to season-opening win against the Devils 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Bill’s behavior often epitomizes the mix of strangeness and humor that is this play’s forte. Inaugural offering from Convergence Theatre is whimsical, resourceful 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z “English is not my forte,” the pontiff joked on Tuesday — speaking in Italian — during a news conference on the papal airliner. Pope Francis Gets Ecstatic Reception in Washington 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Coming from a store that sells rice, potato macaroni salad and laulau, health food was not their forte. A mom-and-pop survivor 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Klain said his forte is distilling policy into understandable nuggets that fit into sound bites. Steve Case’s consigliere troubleshoots in politics and business 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z But defense just happens to be Patterson's forte, and he says his new linebackers are even faster than last season's set. No.1 pick Texas Christian is loaded on offense and has a chip on its shoulder 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z And my starting post players now, it’s not really their forte. Maya Moore and Minnesota searching for answers as WNBA playoffs loom 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z "Anybody who knows me knows that keeping secrets is not my forte ... today is the announcement of a true bucket list moment for me," he told reporters in Sydney on Monday. Hugh Jackman plans Australian concert tour based on his popular one-man Broadway show 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z It quickly became apparent to both Squareroot and the rest of the class that maths was not my forte. Maths GCSE re-sit 22 years after first attempt - BBC News 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Their forte is stadiums for Major League Baseball, a sport that lends itself to creativity more than perhaps any other. Sports architects Spear, Santee shape ballpark experience 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Propaganda—especially the astute use of the internet and social media—is IS’s forte. The shadow of the caliphate 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z If there was a State of the Union, laundry-list quality to the speech — well, Clinton’s forte has never been transporting an audience with soaring rhetoric. Buckle up for the Clinton roller coaster 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z "It was so hard and I don't think it's my forte," she said. Sandra Bullock enjoys villainous debut in 'Minions' 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z It reduces tariff barriers to vast Asian markets and strengthens protection for intellectual property, America’s forte. Save Obama (on trade) 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z After these false starts, she found that "suspense and a sort of tension and a sort of mystery was my forte." Crime and mystery writer Ruth Rendell dies at 85 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z “He needed money to pay for his school lunch. Football wasn’t his forte’ anyway. Elvis’ former high school football coach shares his memories 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z To date, Chelsea Clinton’s forte has been outside the spotlight, working with people like Farmer and international charities. Chelsea Clinton Gets Ready to Take the Stage 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z But, though precise planning does not appear to be his forte, Hernandez clearly has one valuable intellectual gift: an ability to identify weaker individuals and then bend them to his will. The Arrogance of Aaron Hernandez 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z "But I don't think dancing is my forte." Gonzaga's Byron Wesley left USC and made it to the Big Dance 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Inside look: Defense is always a Falcon forte, and this year’s team loves to put up three-pointers. Class 3A and 4A girls basketball tournament capsules 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z He will bypass giving a traditional scripted speech, which has proved not to be his forte. At CPAC, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker Seek to Survive 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Machines are rapidly progressing in pattern recognition, which was once a human forte. The Rise of Turing Robots Leads to a Fall in Wages 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Clearly, foreign policy isn’t the governor’s forte, but this is both childish and dangerously wrong. Walker connects union-busting to his foreign policy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z For half a century, this dark comedy of scarce resources had been her forte: many hands grasping, but only one golden ring. How Joan Rivers Got That Way 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Luck and Rodgers - when healthy - both bring an element of mobility, but it’s not their forte. In weekend of traditional passers, Russell Wilson stands out 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Baseball was the son’s forte as an athlete, and Scot McCloughan spent three seasons in the minor leagues’ Class A after being picked by Toronto in the 10th round of the 1992 major league draft. New Redskins GM Scot McCloughan brings new level of talent acquisition to franchise 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z McCloughan, whose forte is said to be college talent evaluation, is the son of former Oakland Raiders defensive back and longtime scout Kent McCloughan. Redskins in talks to hire Scot McCloughan, who helped build the Seahawks and 49ers 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Proving that political prognostication was not his forte, he predicted, “We’re going to win.” Remembering Mario Cuomo 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z He’s partnering with local police forces to help the public connect with the police directly over chat, Lookup’s forte. Can Apps Keep Women Safe in India? 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Weather, commodity prices, soil health, water access, dietary fads and animal health are not the forte of the average pension-fund investment officer. Barbarians at the farm gate 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z It will take decades . . . but Detroiters are realists and big projects are their forte. Good Intentions of Detroit Residents Are Tested by Blight 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Masking that complexity with design — Apple’s forte — seems to be an accomplishment of the Apple-IBM partnership. Apple and IBM Introduce First Offerings in Line of Mobile Apps for Business 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The dynamics of this supremely talented musical family range far beyond pianissimo and forte. Review: A fine family album from the Thompsons 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z He is skilled at contrition – his Bloody Sunday apology was the moment he became, rather than merely held the office of, prime minister – but fury is his forte. In his anger, Cameron has made Britain a toxic brand 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z "I have to give credit to the European players, it seems like the foursomes is their forte. We were better in the fourballs, they were better in the foursomes." Watson left groping for answers as plans backfire 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z “It seems like the foursomes is their forte,” Watson said in an interview with NBC. Ryder Cup 2014: Europe Takes Commanding Lead Over U.S. Team 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Chesney’s forte is that even his rockers offer snapshots of the lives of his fans, as he does here on “Beer Can Chicken,” which he co-wrote. Review: Kenny Chesney shows the way on new album 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Economics has never been his forte, and he is seen as something of a consensus merchant who doesn’t have the steel to contradict the powerful bureaucrats in the Finance Ministry who want consumption taxes raised. Japan’s Abe must deal with grim economic news and a muddled strategy He had utter conviction laced with humour - his forte. Sinatra, chips & flowers for my mam 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z And, after all, tackling is not his forte. Raheem Sterling plays diamond geezer to give England glittering reward 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Typically playing acoustic instruments, the group’s forte is mento, a Jamaican dance music created by the descendants of slaves in the late 19th century. Mento performer Joseph ‘Powda’ Bennett dies at 76 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The forte of the Premier League — which likes to boast that it is the best on earth — is its competitiveness. United ‘Smashed Down’ by Loss to Swansea 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z “One of Woody’s great fortes was coming up with concepts,” Ken Nealson, a microbiologist who worked with Dr. Hastings, said in an interview on Thursday. J. W. Hastings, 87, a Pioneer in Bioluminescence Research, Dies 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z What came next were years of polishing his skills at playing piano, Thompson’s forte, particularly jazz piano. Jazz musician Bob Thompson marks 30 years 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Meriweather can now play closer to the box and make more of an impact in the run-stopping department, which is his forte. Jay Gruden and Jim Haslett emphasize pass rush, to the delight of the Skins’ defense. "Propulsion used to be one of the fortes of the UK, and we're trying to restore that." Clark promises continuity on science 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Stanchart thrives on trade patterns, on transactional banking, and on mainstream commercial and retail work; capital markets, traditionally, have not been its forte. Is The Standard Chartered Model Broken? 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z His significant improvement over his previous starts suggested that running 1¼ miles and longer is his forte. Why the smart money won’t be on California Chrome in Belmont Stakes “I’ve always been the worst at business….I must admit that wasn’t my forte. My forte was on the artistic side but you need it to be running in parallel.” Jimmy Page's Stairway to Business Heaven 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z “His oval credentials don’t need to be highlighted. They speak for themselves. Road racing wasn’t his forte.” Carpenter embraces pole chaos for Indy 500 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z High: Having worked with a great number of CIOs, the financial side of the role isn’t necessarily the forte of IT executives. Jamie Miller's Journey From Chief Accounting Officer to CIO Of GE 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Bitter is the bar's forte and the "old-school coolness" of the glasses appeals to the predominantly artistic and literary crowd, he says. The return of the dimpled pint glass 2014-04-29T23:37:26Z "We got really efficient at developing unique extreme technology and low volume and that's our forte," he says. How to build the world's fastest car 2014-04-24T23:45:53Z His real forte may be on the numbers side, however. Peugeot’s revival plan: Striving for the podium 2014-04-16T14:55:18Z His forte is calculating how groups of individuals are likely to behave over the long run most of the time. Does even Nate Silver have limits? What Big Data can — and can’t — tell us 2014-04-14T16:50:00Z The NSA's "principle forte" he says "is trying to find those things that are either inherent, accidental or merely the slips and pratfalls of people who don't implement these things properly." Who is winning the 'crypto-war'? 2014-03-16T00:12:41Z He will not compete in the Wednesday's giant slalom or Saturday's slalom, neither of which are his forte. Alpine skiing: Svindal heads home after poor Games 2014-02-17T16:23:18Z We are right now, but that’s not going to be our forte. Capitals trying to stay patient despite early offensive struggles 2013-10-11T22:45:15Z What’s worse: the easy stuff, the game’s cerebral component, was billed as Sanchez’s forte, when he entered the draft. The Carelessness of Mark Sanchez 2013-10-10T19:50:33Z If you want to succeed on Freelancer.com, Barrie encourages users to find their forte. 5 Website Startups That Can Find You a Second Job 2013-07-29T19:11:00Z I quickly found that, while it was an interesting discipline, my real forte was dealing with people. New at the top: David D. Bennett 2013-07-04T02:45:08Z Tumblr's forte lies in viral hits or memes, global in-jokes which capture the mood of sometimes niche but passionate readers. How Tumblr fell into Yahoo's hands 2013-05-20T13:17:25Z But with climatologists predicting accelerated hydrological stress due to climate change, Arunachal will face growing challenges in precisely the area that has been the tribe’s forte: water management. India Ink: From Arunachal Pradesh, a Tribe Offers Lessons in Ecology 2013-05-08T09:15:28Z Defense is Brown’s forte, and the Cavaliers ranked among the league’s stingiest defensive teams during his tenure. N.B.A. Roundup: Mike Brown Is Rehired as Cavaliers’ Coach 2013-04-25T01:54:08Z My voice is a bit affected, but singing was never my forte. Letters: Optimism can be a potent weapon against cancer 2013-04-08T20:40:28Z I hope he plays great the first three rounds because Sundays are not his forte. Masters Preview: Our Picks To Win 2013-04-03T04:00:00Z While it’s sad to see her go, and miss whatever wacky dance hijinks Tony had in store for next week, dancing is not Wynona’s forte. DWTS Watch: Who Went Home? 2013-04-03T10:05:00Z But this is Meersseman's forte: doing the unusual with the unorthodox, combining his specialisms of kinesiology and chiropractic with traditional approaches. Milan lab man brings unorthodox science to Premier League 2013-02-16T22:00:16Z Tyler Brown made some tough ones down the stretch and Johnny Hill made some tough perimeter shots, which hadn't been his forte. Illinois State surprises No. 16 Creighton 75-72 2013-02-10T06:42:09Z Taking the measure of any man is complicated, but even more so when all his fortes and foibles are on such public display, of such public interest. On Pro Football: Ray Lewis’s Legacy of Greatness and Contradictions 2013-02-04T02:39:55Z Since South Florida isn’t exactly Silicon Valley, 3Ci looks to offices in Montevideo and Eugene, Ore., where it recently acquired Safi Systems, whose forte is interactive voice recording. America's Most Promising Company Is Redefining Mobile: Meet 3Cinteractive 2013-01-23T11:00:34Z Nancy: I had to learn about balance, not a forte of mine, and that my singlemindedness about helping William had costs associated with it. Making It Last: Autism Strains Yet Strengthens a Marriage 2013-01-04T20:02:10Z Noble was everywhere against Norwich, winning tackles and driving the side forward with the kind of surging runs that have not always been his forte. Premier League: 10 talking points from the new year's action 2013-01-03T13:00:32Z Not that tragedy is his only forte — he also appeared, dressed in a goofy pirate costume, in a gag for Obama’s 2009 stand-up routine at the White House correspondents’ dinner. Get your terror calendar 2013-01-03T00:35:00Z His forte is creating havoc on opposing guards. Scouting report: Ohio State 2012-11-18T13:14:18Z Churchillian exhortations may not be his forte, but he is not as angelic as he looks. Alastair Cook shows captain's mettle ahead of first Test against India 2012-11-14T11:20:47Z Indeed, Yost’s forte was getting on base, especially by way of the walk. Eddie Yost, Baseball’s Walking Man, Dies at 86 2012-10-18T01:33:58Z Though dessert is not Ginza’s forte, the restaurant delights diners with artistically presented sushi and cooked dishes alike. | Massapequa: A Review of Ginza Japanese Restaurant, in Massapequa 2012-10-07T03:19:37Z In a 4-3, he will have more opportunities to penetrate, which is not his direct forte but is something he can be very destructive doing. The Fifth Down: Miami Dolphins, 2012 N.F.L. Season Preview 2012-08-07T09:44:12Z "Nutrition," Lochte said at the time, "is really not my forte." Michael Phelps v Ryan Lochte - who is the greatest Olympic swimmer? 2012-07-26T12:14:01Z Regurgitating tittle-tattle is the Mill's forte, confused readers, not arithmetic. Football transfer rumours: Daniel Agger to Barcelona? 2012-07-18T08:06:03Z The analysis praised the “dynamism of Spain’s financial system,” and said that “its strong, prudential supervision and regulation remain a forte of the economy.” Spanish Officials Hailed Banks as the Crisis Built 2012-06-27T01:30:35Z Eventually, however, the Yankees’ strength, hitting, overmatched the Nationals’ forte, pitching. Nationals vs. Yankees: Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson spark New York to win 2012-06-16T02:55:00Z However, his forte is to stop other players from orchestrating their teams’ rhythm. Global Soccer: Do the Dutch Need a Rough-And-Tumble Approach? 2012-06-04T13:07:15Z His transition from piano to forte is his best range, not the extremes at either end of the dynamic scale. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z His chief forte was smashing crockery and telling lies. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z But his forte became the Simon Says routines. Lou Goldstein, Borscht Belt Comedian, Dies at 90 2012-04-16T00:39:33Z Moreover they do not neglect the power of contrast; verse after verse being chanted by all the male 177 voices in unison, forte, and harshly. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z He became an assistant to Andrew Robertson, and although his forte was miniature-painting, he longed for the higher flight of historic art. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Infinite shadings are to be heard where before were only piano, forte, and mezzo-forte. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z His forte lay in a humorous description of what he had seen. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z The extremest contrasts, the greatest forte and the finest piano, are given factors determined by the individual piano, by the player's skill of touch, and by the acoustic properties of the hall. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z It was sung very quick, and forte throughout, without exception. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z This latter time must be rigidly observed as far as the forte phrase in B major. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z But this is not his forte, and for that very reason his dexterity and self-control excite our admiration the more. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z I did'nt know my forte lay that way, till persuaded by this experienced stager. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z Moon’s great forte, however, was and still is, coöperation. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z How much he learned from him of manipulation, I cannot tell; but one thing is certain, that he never quite equalled him in that particular forte of his. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z He contrived to set himself right again most easily in the piano passages, but of the most powerful fortes he could make nothing. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z But he spoke without emotion, emotion was not his forte. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z At odd times he has done "a deal of newspaper drudgery" and other work, but his "forte always was loafing and writing poetry,—at least until the war." Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z If you feel that literary art on a minute scale is your forte, then follow it enthusiastically, and work hard; if otherwise, act accordingly. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z But don’t count on him for many jumpers or free throws, as scoring is not his forte. Off the Dribble: Wallace, Yesteryear's Lin, Sets Mark for Undrafted Players 2012-02-15T17:22:15Z If he has any forte it is in vituperation or abuse. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z That is his forte in politics, knowing all the little things about men which reveal their purposes or operate in unexpected ways as hidden motives. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Essay-writing in my schooldays certainly was not my forte; "Lack of concentration" always figured in the term's report, And my undistinguished diction made my worthy master snort. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 14, 1916 2012-02-11T03:03:42.797Z He commences with freedom and ease, but without any particular energy,—makes his distinctions well, but without much precision or force; for, to tell the honest truth, philosophical analysis is not his particular forte. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z They wrote that while they generally supported investments in research and development, government spending was excessive, the programs unnecessary and duplicative, and the focus too distracted from basic research -- the government's only forte. Can a "Hub" Boost Building Energy Efficiency Efforts? 2012-02-07T17:15:00.327Z Comebacks were Manning’s forte this season, a seemingly-regular occurrence as the Giants endured inconsistent performances in nearly every other facet of their game. Top Weapon in the Rally to Win It Is Manning 2012-02-06T03:57:48Z That often boils down to reassessing how it relates to its stakeholders, something insurance policies were never meant to do; rather, it is the forte of experienced public relations and communications professionals. Debate: Reputation Insurance a Good Idea? 2012-01-05T21:51:17Z All gradations of piano and forte can be obtained on the cymbals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The blades clashed as forte met foible, and my lord lunged straight at his opponent's breast. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z A sudden forte followed by a diminuendo or piano. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Kennedy can be heard stumping experts with his questions in areas that were not necessarily his forte, she said. Last of secret Kennedy tapes released 2012-01-24T17:11:16Z She was acquainted with books, played on the piano forte, and sung beautifully. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z My elocution master told me that Shakespeare was not my forte, so I studied some more modern pieces. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z The bells are struck by mallets, which are of two kinds—a pair of hard wood for forte passages, and a pair covered 124 with wash-leather for piano effects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z His forte is to build teams in the trading windows that come twice a season. On Soccer: Given Room, Tottenham Runs Toward the Top 2012-01-10T17:43:00Z Highly displeased with this decision, I resolved that Miss Mortimer, whose forte certainly was not strength of nerve, should rue the mettle of her charioteer. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z His forte and power lay in digging out for himself and securing for his mind its own food, to be assimilated unto itself. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z The fortes are governed by knee pedals which act by pneumatic pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The open air work is my forte, as I find I have a more perfect command over even the religious folks. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Then if I were you, Rufus," the other told him, quietly, "I'd shut my teeth together and make it my forte. Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge 2011-12-15T03:00:17.777Z This game was my forte, and I remember that I defeated a party of Philadelphians, scoring strike after strike, and left my score, 290, marked up on the wall. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z It may be conceded that matters-110- have improved somewhat since that receding day when Hazlitt, whose critical forte was not urbanity, uttered this acrimonious opinion. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z The swell “fortes” are in front of the openings of these tubes, rails that open or close by the action of the knees upon what may be called knee pedals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z He parried on the forte of his blade, but so furious was the stroke that it broke the weapon in his hand, and almost unhorsed him. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z A careful study of these remains must lead to the inevitable conclusion that, so far as we can judge by these more or less fragmentary specimens, Wilde's forte was not fiction. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z With Google already competing fiercely with and Facebook in the mobile and social space, it raises the question whether the company should continue to invest in a host of ventures that are beyond its forte. Google Wallet Going After Amazon Prime, Margins Make You Wonder Why 2011-12-07T23:04:58Z We have next the Church Scene, whose sublime music displays Gounod's special forte. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The “back organ” is usually covered by a swell box, containing louvres or shutters similar to a Venetian blind, and divided into fortes corresponding with the bass and treble division of the registers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z That is where your forte lies, and where your University ought to see that its best interests lie in having you employed. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z As manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust for nearly three decades, Miller's forte was his ability to assess the prospects of businesses heading into uncharted waters. INSIGHT: ETFs, events trip Legg Mason star Bill Miller 2011-11-21T17:09:58Z Trumbull's forte was that of a political debater well grounded in the law. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z The music of this scene is grandly sustained by the orchestra, but the ensemble is difficult and requires much rehearsing, for it abounds in surprising fortes and pianissimos. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Take the powder and put it on a test, and add thereto the powder from the settlings from which the aqua forte has been made, and add lead. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z But conversation was not his forte, though he was fond of it. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z Ecclesiastical art was not his forte, and although he cannot be said to have failed in any of his work, his fame was not enhanced by his religious subjects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z |
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