Word: deft
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...game at 1-1,3-3 and 4-4. Shewchuk struck first when she putback the rebound of Mleczko's slapshot 3:54 intothe contest. Ruggiero knocked in a wrist shot onthe Crimson power play, Mleczko added a goal andBotterill scored on the power play off a deft passfrom Francisco in the right corner...
...dyslexia, there's probably a market for a device that reads words aloud from a typewritten page. The Quicktionary Reading Pen from Seiko Instruments reads both words and their definitions and fits in your pocket, but it can handle only one word at a time and demands a deft hand for precise scanning. Experts applaud the concept but caution that, like other technologies that counter dyslexia, it's no cure. At $275, it's no bargain either...
...keep his grades up with all those extracurriculars nagging at him--Max goes ballistically obsessive in his passion for the teacher. And his friendship with Blume turns into a nasty, near murderous rivalry. Suddenly Max is no longer quite as adorable as we thought he was. And an often deft, frequently droll little movie turns into an increasingly desperate juggling act, first trying to keep too many dark and weighty emotional objects aloft, then trying to bring them back to hand in a graceful and satisfying way. The goodwill Rushmore has accumulated in its early passages is not entirely dissipated...
Wait Until Dark requires deft stage direction and vigilant consistency since the story unfolds in real-time and the action rarely leaves the interior of the house. Ironically, the tight stage space of the Pool Theater allows this production to rise to the occasion. With careful attention to detail and placement, the crew has recreated the quaint apartment of Suzy and Sam Hendrix. Visible to the audience are the kitchen (complete with refrigerator, washer, etc.) and the living room, while the brief scenes in the bedroom are conveyed using illuminated character shadows...
When I heard that Newt Gingrich was stepping down as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, I recalled your article [NATION, Oct. 12] "On the Fast Track to Impeach," in which you wrote, "It takes a deft touch to set the right trap; but if you do, the other one will stumble right into it." I believe Gingrich set the right trap, but he himself stumbled right into it! KHASHAYAR RIAZY Tehran...