Word: adroitness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...does not have to be that way, of course. Quite the contrary; a successful restoration of Aristide in the next few weeks or so with little or no loss of American life could give Clinton great new prestige for adroit management of his worst foreign policy crisis. But the President's aides still worry that there is far more of a downside risk than an upside gain for the U.S. in Haiti. The public could well greet success with relief followed by a big yawn. Not so if things go wrong, and there will be many opportunities over the next...
...also adroit at the political balancing acts the Kennedy School demanded, getting along equally well with practitioners and academics and deftly balancing resources between international and domestic issues...
...Justice Department found no cause for action against him, the lingering memory kept Coelho from an official role in the Administration. But he is much admired by several of Clinton's younger aides, including senior adviser George Stephanopoulos, who were House staff members during Coelho's congressional heyday as adroit fund raiser and campaign tactician. He has served as an informal adviser for more than a year. Coelho's stock at the White House rose higher when Leon Panetta became chief of staff. They had once been twin stars of the California House delegation -- Panetta the policy wonk, Coelho...
...when it comes to "incidence"--that is, who will pay--there really isn't much of a difference. It is simply a matter of adroit pandering. In employer mandates, the liberals see an opportunity to strike a visible populist blow, by delivering health care and hiding its cost. Conservatives aim to please the business lobby by relieving them of the burden of providing health care (and though most businessmen realize they'll have to compensate with higher money wages, they'll still be happy to dispense with the administrative burden...
Robards' braying and bluster are adroit but familiar. Plummer's fussiness and dither are a natural outgrowth of the feline, even feminine, nature of many of his heroes (and most of his villains). But his raddled face, Einstein coiffure and teetery walk are new and, surprisingly from this most mannered of actors, feel free of mannerism. The verbal cut and thrust between them is the finest now on Broadway -- elegantly bloodless and as ferocious as a slaughterhouse...