Word: craftsmanly
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...doubt that Arlen also admires the ambition, talent and professionalism of these people he calls "communications era artisans." Thirty Seconds is itself a series of finely perceived, artfully arranged vignettes. So, despite the book's tone of asperity, it is no small compliment when one superior craftsman acknowledges the work of others. -R. Z. Sheppard
...World Champion Vladimir Kovalev, like Countryman Zaitsev, is fast, strong and sure, if a bit wooden. East Germany's Jan Hoffmann is a methodical craftsman, usually not daring enough to take chances but steady enough to walk over those who risk and fall short. Tickner, 26, whose turn in the round-robin of world champions came in 1978, is like a sophisticated Broadway chorus dancer who can give you the big moves but takes particular delight in demonstrating the fun and precision of a few simple tap steps...
...quiet craftsman leads the Steelers to another title
...winning-is-everything world of professional football, Noll is an anomaly, an unassuming craftsman among tough-talking generals. Quietly, efficiently, he performs. When the Steelers rallied to defeat the Los Angeles Rams, 31-19, in Super Bowl XIV, they established themselves as the finest team ever, better than Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers of the 1960s, Paul Brown's Cleveland Browns of the 1950s and George Halas' Chicago Bears of the 1940s. The Packers may have won five N.F.L. championships in seven years, including Super Bowls I and II, but the Steelers, reflecting the rapid evolution...
...entirely by chance that Joe Tynan is Alda's breakthrough role: he wrote the movie himself. He is not yet a polished craftsman; the overambitious screenplay tosses out far more narrative lines than it can possibly pull back...