Word: adroit
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Latulippe thwarted that design before the puck ever left the right circle, though, his stick blocking the path to Welch. But Bernakevitch made sure that the Crimson’s chances of closing out its NCAA tournament berth before overtime wouldn’t end there with his adroit revision of the original plan...
FRANK GEHRY Los Angeles is often dismissed as a cultural wasteland, but Gehry may have changed that with his design for the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the new home of the L.A. Philharmonic that was unveiled in October. With its curvaceous exterior and acoustically adroit interior, Gehry's building bestowed on the city an important architectural landmark and proved that L.A. residents actually do go to the symphony...
...months since he took over from Lott, Frist has confounded critics and admirers alike--proving himself both more nimble and less adroit than many expected. Despite his discipline--he sleeps only four hours a night--critics accuse him of making amateurish mistakes in managing the Senate calendar. And despite his gentle bedside manner, he is a ruthless, crafty warrior for George W. Bush, not afraid of doing what it takes to outmaneuver the Democrats...
...months since he took over from Lott, Frist has confounded critics and admirers alike-proving himself both more nimble and less adroit than many expected. Despite his discipline-he sleeps only four hours a night-critics accuse him of making amateurish mistakes in managing the Senate calendar. And despite his gentle bedside manner, he is a ruthless, crafty warrior for George W. Bush, not afraid of doing what it takes to outmaneuver the Democrats...
When he went to Paris as an envoy during the Revolution, Franklin proved himself a master of the diplomatic doctrine of realism by playing an adroit balance-of-power game between France, Spain, the Netherlands and later Britain. In a memo he wrote to the wily French Foreign Minister Vergennes, whose realist outlook was summarized by his maxim that "the influence of every power is measured by the opinion one has of its intrinsic force," Franklin emphasized the cold calculation of national interests that he knew the minister would appreciate. If France and her ally Spain joined the American cause...