Word: skilled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...occasionally regret the circumstance. But I neither resent, nor would I tamper with, the privileges attendant on being a member of the Class of whatever. Similarly for a variety of other "clubs" comprising the Harvard fabric. Nowadays, the exclusive character of most is premised on members sharing some particular skill--athletic, scholarly, artistic...
...plot, in true Davies style, is intricately drawn. If it follows slightly bizarre twists, then that only adds the spice to a fundamentally sincere tale of a man with talent who seems genuinely lost in a land that does not understand his skill. Cornish stays in England through World War II, working in the spy business, but eventually returns to Canada with a fortune in his pocket, a talent for spotting great art and a lonely heart...
Herman's dictum proves regrettably true as an assessment of his own work. Although Girls offers raucous pleasures, they derive more from the skill and exuberance of the leading ladies, all past Tony winners, than from the melodies and lyrics, which are burdened with cliche-ridden predictability, relentless optimism and, worst, a prevailing sameness. Uggams' torchy numbers seem too much alike because the songs do. Loudon's comedy, almost all based on self-mockery for being plump and presumably over the hill, eventually becomes distasteful. Rivera, who could dance the telephone book entertainingly, more or less does just that...
During the past few weeks, a number of international economists and bankers have made pilgrimages to Buenos Aires to see the miracle for themselves. "We have profound admiration for the courage and skill with which the government has seized the nettle and acted to curb inflation and to set this country back on the road to growth," World Bank President A.W. Clausen told a group assembled at Argentina's Central Bank last week. David Mulford, Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, declared during a visit last month that Argentina would be an ideal candidate for his government's new Baker...
Frank Maggio is keen on tests of skill and perseverance. For example, he once won a radio by submitting twelve entries to a rock radio station's Easter-egg design contest. Recently Maggio, 23, began playing Beatrice's Monday Night Winning Lineup contest. Cards for the game were available in display cases in grocery stores. On the cards were two rows of dots, and contestants had to scratch them off to reveal the number of field goals and touchdowns scored in a particular football game. The grand prize was a trip valued at $20,000 for eight to the Super...