Word: skilled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...preparation required depends on what we would ideally like our public officials to be. Certainly, we want them to be skillful in identifying problems, evaluating alternative solutions and carrying out appropriate policies effectively and efficiently. But most of us want more than that. We want our government leaders and executives to have a wisdom and a humane perspective far beyond techincal skill...
...completion of his junior year, Carl had a D average and stood 145th in a class of 145. But on the basketball court he was a formidable talent, nicknamed "Sco" for his scoring ability. His skill caught the attention of schools nationwide. "My phone rang 24 hours a day," recalls Carl. "College coaches were chasing behind me." In November 1987 Carl signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Nebraska...
...black population. Its departure not only deprived poor youngsters of successful role models but also knocked the props from under churches, schools and other neighborhood institutions that provided stability and support for the impoverished. Middle-class flight, together with economic shifts that have resulted in a dearth of low-skill factory jobs, dooms the inner city to social isolation and despair...
...going to take discipline," Gilligan said. "We have to play Harvard as evenly as we can, especially on five-on-five. If we commit too many mistakes, you give them too much ice, and they'll use their speed and skating skill to capitalize...
Harvard then showed the skill which has made them the most successful women's fencing team in school history. Perkin defeated Gray, 5-2, to give the Crimson a two-match cushion...