Word: adeptly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Forbes surged into the lead? Certainly not due to a warm personality or a charismatic speaking style. Not a seasoned politician, Forbes often appears uneasy and awkward when speaking to or personally greeting potential voters. He is adept at stressing an economic message but falters when faced with some of the moral issues that conservative voters want to hear about. For example, at a recent campaign stop in Iowa, when asked about his position regarding same-sex marriages, Forbes hesitated uncomfortably and then stammered incoherently like a rookie on a high school debate team. Yet, he has distinguished himself from...
...that the embattled Michael Spindler has stepped down in favor of Apple board member Gil Amelio, who left his position as head of National Semiconductor Corp. Board members are believed to be leaning against a merger with Sun Microsystems. The tough-minded Amelio is a good choice, an executive adept at rebuilding battered companies. San Francisco Bureau Chief David Jackson reports: "A new CEO will have a better chance to rejuvenate the company. Amelio gets high marks from everyone for his ability to focus on the core business of a company. He should be able to eliminate distractions; that...
...SMASHING PUMPKINS Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin). Raucous and sweet, pretentious and populist, this Chicago-based alternative rock group's hubristic double CD soared as high as its lofty ambitions, an Icarus with wings that worked. Bandleader Billy Corgan is adept at turning out swift, radio-ready hits, yet he also excels at creating epic art-pop songs that explore enigmatic ideas and twisting melodic pathways. For listeners looking to take a journey, not just a joyride, this is a trip that shouldn't be missed...
Director Richard Eyre, who heads London's Royal National Theatre, draws able performances from nearly everyone as the play moves from synod to seedy bar, from cathedral crypt to council flat. Sommer offers an adept portrayal of a man rich in feeling but poor in political skills, and Cumpsty does a marvelous job of radiating dangerous certitude. He embodies the paradox of the sort of spiritual fervor that, while ostensibly surrendering itself to a Larger Power, borders on megalomania: every cloud in the sky, every leaf on the tree, serves as a personal signal corroborating his uncompromising judgments...
...Republicans are skilled at dressing plutocratic policies (such as a capital-gains-tax cut) in populist clothing. Above all, Republicans refuse to let mere principle get in the way of political victory. I'm not talking about universal principles such as truth and intellectual integrity. Both parties are adept at abandoning these trifles. But the Republicans have a special gift for putting aside their own particular political principles, if necessary, in order to win elections...