Word: skillful
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...Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson and IBM chairman Louis Gerstner Jr., co-chairs of last year's Education Summit, are adding to the pressure, enlisting companies to pledge that they will look at young applicants' academic records, including exit-test scores, rather than rely only on interviews and job-skill tests...
...survives precariously in Montana. The pages that narrate this contain no misdirection, no writerish word tasting, not even a flashback or shift in point of view, just fierce attention to the moment at hand. It is hard to see how Offutt's chapters could be more effective in the skill of their telling...
Harvard, however, used the right combination of skill and magic to exorcise the demons and achieve soccer nirvana. The eight returning seniors provided mass quantities of both experience and goals, and a talented group of freshmen were eager to contribute. Meanwhile, senior Peter Albers (1.06 GAA) and sophomore Jordan Dupuis (0.78 GAA) stifled opponents in front...
...Feaster] is very, very special in that she uniquely combines a tremendous amount of skill and talent with sincere humility," coach Kathy Delaney-Smith says. "I really believe she would rather not be the focus, but she understands why she is the focus. I think she believes that she is just part of the puzzle...
...Team unity is as important as team skill, and the net result is the most harmonious team I've played on in terms of getting along, liking each other and working well together," said captain Heather Rypkema. "When you really like your team, you want to win for them more than for yourself...