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Word: deftly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...groove, Depeche Mode (notthe original or a cover band) tapped into asuperficial vein of youthful kiddieness thatB-Side could never duplicate. Setting the roomablaze, Depeche Mode provided the perfectcomplement of frenetic entertainment to the othergroups' down-to-earth nature. With twosynthesizers, a spastic guitarist/vocalist deckedout in Ramones style, a deft percussionist,dancing feet and techno lullabies titled"Sardines" and "Depeche Mode is Not for You,"Depeche Mode was a necessary comic relief thatdeserved third place in the judging...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fun in Pforzheimer | 4/17/1998 | See Source »

Legendarily deft, Jordan was trying to pull off some of the fanciest footwork of his career--dancing out of the box he put himself in last month when he called a press conference to say he had helped Monica Lewinsky find a job solely out of the goodness of his heart and that she had assured him there was no sexual relationship between her and Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Crises: What Jordan Knew | 3/2/1998 | See Source »

...towering 6'2, with a mere 10 pounds separating the two. Their size and raw strength provide a presence in the corners, but their styles are better suited for the open ice. It is there where Bala and Moore can exploit the opposing defense with their quickness and deft stick-handling skills...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fearsome Freshmen: Moore and Bala | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

...influence-peddling activities. He earns $1 million a year from a law practice that requires him to file no brief and visit no courtroom, because his billable hours tend to be logged in posh restaurants, on cellular telephones, in the tufted-leather backseats of limousines--making a deft introduction here, nudging a legislative position there, ironing out an indelicate situation before it makes the papers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Crisis: The Master Fixer in a Fix | 2/2/1998 | See Source »

...Ikea: "OR" Want to turn forbidding places into comfortable living spaces? Watch Ikea's men in white redo an operating room. The cardiac monitor looks just fabulous in the entertainment center. And that plant on the IV-drip stand is another deft designer touch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BEST ADVERTISEMENTS OF 1997 | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

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