Word: deftly
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...ACTORS in the familiar flowing red lettering that Poles have come to identify with the Solidarity logo. If that bit of subterfuge had conveyed a poignant message without violating official prohibitions on the display of the banned union's emblems, John Paul showed that he could be equally deft in making a point without resorting to inflammatory rhetoric...
...governed relations between the U.S. and Australia for decades. He also wanted to impress upon Reagan the extent to which Australia's recovery from its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression depends on U.S. economic policy. He apparently succeeded. Said a U.S. business leader: "He's deft, tough and a man of considerable substance. He's a man you can do business with...
Perhaps the most deft accommodation Reagan worked out in the meetings was with Mitterrand, who had come to Williamsburg proclaiming his desire for a Bretton Woods-style conference designed to enforce stability among different currencies. The U.S. had previously resisted any significant intervention in the free-floating exchange market. Though some observers regarded Mitterrand's Bretton Woods call as a red herring, the French were looking for at least a U.S. show of respect for their concern about the ill effects of unpredictable currency fluctuations. At the final session, Reagan showed his skill as a mediator by suggesting that...
That most movements these days do not escalate into all-out wars against the administration is due in large part to the University's deft handling. To repeated divestiture protests, the administration can always respond by providing an open forum of the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, a mostly impotent body of faculty, students, and alumni which tries to instill some sense of responsibility into the men upstairs. Recently, Bok also rehashed a four-year-old argument in a long open letter, which assured us he was thinking long and hard about the divestiture matter. Though his musings...
...villa on the Italian island of Ischia (the inspiration for Hockney's set), Walton had put the finishing touches to his score. The music is carefully crafted and sparklingly orchestrated with sprinkles of harp, celesta and xylophone-qualities that are reflected in Sir Frederick's deft choreography. Like his great colleague George Balanchine, Ashton has an unerring ability to match movement with sound in a way that slights neither, creating something fresh and whole to charm the eye and resonate in the soul. -By Michael Walsh