Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...press with plain misgivings, and his election sparked widespread speculation that he might go back to written questions and answers. It took him almost a year to overcome his distaste for the sharp questioning at the conference. Since then, his enjoyment of press conferences-like his skill in handling them-has grown steadily...
...With a skill that seemed equal to the casual eye, Carol Heiss performed the same graceful maneuvers and the judges went through it all again. Using computations too complicated for the casual spectator, they parceled out points. Albright got 1,001; Heiss got 9.4 fewer...
Richard III. Shakespeare's sinister parable of power is made into a darkly magnificent film by Sir Laurence Olivier, who plays the title role with fiendish skill and satanic majesty. The supporting cast: Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Claire Bloom, Pamela Brown (TIME, March...
Love Rides the Rails with charm and exuberance if not with professional skill, at 8:30 this evening in the Hasty Pudding Club, complete with music, villains, heroines, and hairy legs...
...from a particular team being built up and heralded across the nation, but the influence of an individual star is transitory. Such Ivy athletes as earn invitations to these all-star contests have demonstrated their ability in a limited sphere of competition, and deserve the opportunity to show their skill against the nation's best. Neither the University nor the Ivy League will suffer from such a change in policy, and it ought to be made speedily...