Word: flair
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...tempered bravo" almost contradicts the charges of Machiavellian villainy he wishes to press. The Soong Dynasty brings much pungent material to light; in the end, however, it works less well as an argument with history than as a crackling, made-for-TV story unraveled with fluency and flair. --By Pico Iyer
...helped focus that spotlight by editing the late Pontiff's best seller Crossing the Threshold of Hope. "But what the church needs now is structure, governance and patient service." That sentiment is echoed by a surprisingly wide cross section of clerics who think that the former Pope's flair for the symbolic gesture sometimes came at the expense of administrative housecleaning. Even JOSEPH CARDINAL RATZINGER, John Paul's theological enforcer as well as a possible Pope, has grouched about a certain "untidiness...
Thomas Friedman can be hard to take. Readers of his foreign-affairs column in the New York Times have come to tolerate Friedman's annoyingly omniscient, conspicuously corny style because of his flair for addressing dizzying global conundrums with common sense. But Friedman's bravado has been sapped by Iraq: his attempts to distance himself from the Bush Administration's handling of a war he supported has forced him into some painful intellectual contortions...
Radha Mitchell is a bright spot in the film, but it’s unclear whether she shines because of natural flair or because her part is the only one with enough depth for credibility...
...attempt to attract more readers in an age when reading has become passé, the Associated Press (AP) is endeavoring to spice up its writing with a little more artistic flair. The media organization recently announced that it will begin providing its 1,700 members with two versions of the same news story lead: one “traditional” and one “optional.” The latter alternative will be designed for those newspapers wanting to offer readers “something fresh so they will want to pick up the newspaper and read...