Word: skilled
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...Garden regulars know that wrestling isn't much of a sport when done professionally. They're aware of the careful staging and formality of the matches. They can see that the falls and the holds aren't executed with any grace or acrobatic skill...
ZAPATA AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION, by John Womack Jr. A young (31) Harvard historian tells the great revolutionary's story with skill, judgment and a sense of compassion...
...entered Walter Reed Army Hospital ten months ago, after he had suffered his fourth heart attack. Three more followed in close succession. Then, last week, came a 2-hour, 20-minute operation to remove an obstruction in the lower intestine, which can be a serious test of surgical skill under the best of circumstances. Eisenhower's age and cardiac history, which made it extremely hazardous for him to undergo anesthesia, added to the operation's delicacy. Yet the obstruction had to be cleared. Specialists consulted with the patient and his wife, then they announced: "The General...
...current grading system limits evaluation of a student's ability to the results of four-hour examinations at the conclusion of each course. Examinations appraise an important skill--the ability to respond to legal problems with speed, accuracy, and endurance, given limited resources and under extreme pressure. They expose to some degree the quantity and quality of a student's preparation, as well as his competence in mastering the first-year curriculum. They also measure such things as how well he feels that day, how well attuned he is to a given professor's expectations, and how well his nerves...
...proposed system would also offer a student far more extensive evaluation of skills in problem solving, writing, group work, analysis, and argumentation than are now measured in exams. Students would no longer feel that many of their abilities were being overlooked, and that the Law School regarded examsmanship as the most important legal skill...