Word: deft
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...city's fortunes have risen and fallen on the tides of empire, being last demoted when Ankara became the capital of the newly founded republic in 1923. But 2,700-year-old Istanbul is used to comebacks, and today the city is enjoying a massive revival, thanks to a deft mix of old and new. Driving toward the city center from the new airport, you pass through 5th century walls built by Emperor Theodosius II. Downtown, Roman, Byzantine and Otto-man ruins jostle next to trendy clubs and restaurants. Just around the corner from a five-star hotel...
...Aside from the author's descriptions of her own life, we're mostly reading third- or fourth-hand accounts of what other women experienced. The distance is both discernible and awkward. As a result, several passages seem strained or muffled by less than deft translation and cultural barriers. By the time certain stories are passed along via letters, interpreted by Xue, translated by someone else, then edited by still another person, they appear to have either lost their essence or simply been boiled down...
...addition to his many deft catches, Morris also rushed for 9 yards and returned a punt for a 14-yard gain. Yesterday, the Sports Network rewarded Morris for his solid all-around performance by naming him the Division 1-AA Offensive Player of the Week. Morris holds eight school records and is currently the national leader in reception yards per game. He is also a contender for the Payton Award, given to the country’s top 1-AA player at the end of the each season...
...With Address Unknown, she enjoyed brief notoriety as "the woman who jolted America," then lived quietly as a college professor in Gettysburgh, Pennsylvania. Rediscovered after Address Unknown was reissued, Taylor spent a happy year signing copies and giving interviews until her death in 1996 at age 93. Her slim, deft, 64-year-old attempt to stir a complacent America to the dangers brewing across the Atlantic sits today in bookstores around the world, often right at the checkout counter - a reminder that important messages can come in small envelopes...
...luscious portrayal of Tong Tong, a woman by turns wide-eyed and desperate, shanghais the show. That's no mean feat for an ingenue, and except for Zhou and Glen Chin, all the film's actors are amateurs Chan plucked from the street. Despite the director's deft touch with comic characters, not all manage watchable performances. Chin's gruff, soulful Chu is a match for Tong Tong, and Leung earns kudos as the least annoying fat kid in recent Chinese cinema. But Ho's Ming does little more than sweat. Wong's manic energy nicely counters the Chus' torpor...