Word: skillful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people don't realize that typing is more than just speed," he said, adding that good spelling is an important skill for a champion typist...
...players involved in the program have gotto get better," Kuchen said. "They have to improveboth skill-wise and in their understanding of thegame...
Sound simple? It isn't. Sensitivity to color subtleties and a sophisticated flair for mixing them are fairly rare even among the French-couture royalty. Knowing how to conjure a rainbow on a commercial budget is an invaluable skill. Henderson puts an environmental spin on his aesthetic sense, and while he is a leader, he is not alone in this. Ever the magpie, fashion has caught on to ecology. "Le look vegetal" is popular in Paris, where earth colors and materials like fake hemp and mock plant stems are making news. In Henderson's case, the affinity to natural colors...
UB40: LABOUR OF LOVE II (Virgin). Ten sweet covers of reggae classics by a formidable British band whose respect for solid island soul is surpassed only by its unique skill in recapturing the magic of the originals...
...skill and resourcefulness as a researcher are formidable. No petty bureaucracy thwarts her search for public records, no archive is too remote to pursue. When she uncovers her unknown step-grandmother, she ferrets into the woman's extraordinary life of generosity to waves of foster charges, child by child. An account of the long siege of Malta during the war is an eloquent memorial to the courage of a population. In India, where Reg Greer visited briefly, she gives a beguiling description of the pastimes of women in a comfortable family. One lady chauffeured her to Devlali to investigate local...