Word: deftness
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...apart. Here, faithfully sounding out the words of other writers, listeners miss out on the subtle Oldham ironies and bizarre turns of phrase that make him loveable. The Tortoise faithful receive a more familiar sound, missing out instead on the studio experimentation that brings computerized complexity to their deft instrumentation. It would be hard to satisfy traditional fans (if any exist) of either of these bands, as they hail from opposite sides of the indie-musical spectrum. Oldham, who often relies on bare, folk-like musical backing for his back-country confessions, is here nudged towards the technologically deviant complexity...
...Tilt To The Right The Conservative victory was due in part to disenchantment with the Liberals. But under the deft hand of Tory tacticians, Harper morphed from the scary image drawn by his rivals before the June 2004 vote into a middle-of-the-road politician. And his party's minority status should ensure that he won't venture too far from the center of Canadian politics--at least for the life of the coming Parliament...
...think our line clicked really well tonight,” Brine said. “Johnston was cycling down low and putting the puck on net.” “We mesh well,” Johnston added. On all three goals, Brine displayed her deft touch around the goal and penchant for cleaning up rebounds and putting them in the back of the net. “She’s really good down low,” Stone said. “She’s a very smart player. She knows how to anticipate where...
...tells the camera with a straight face, “this is how we do shit.” Bringing in ESPN’s real-life tennis analyst, Luke Jensen, to portray Luke Dorkovich, an over-the-hill player who takes Ecstasy to improve his serve, is a deft touch. Jason Issacs (Lucius Malfoy in “Harry Potter”) also provides a fine caricature as the scheming nemesis, whose uses his fame to trick Logue’s Macklin into losing his job. As per the formula, Issac’s Johnnie Green and his Derek...
...overarching theme to expound; no single, all-embracing story to tell." Instead, he draws new insights from the familiar narrative of Europe's destruction and division - the West's rapid revival and the East's long stultification - and the still unfinished reunification of the Continent since 1989. Judt makes deft use of evidence from film and literature, and his eye for the differences among European countries helps enliven the analysis. Critics can argue against his conclusion that "the twenty-first century might yet belong to Europe," but readers will find plenty of credible reasons for that view in his trenchant...