Word: skillfull
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The sound of him was always unmistakable. To many, and surely to most Americans beyond a certain age, his voice was one of the few verities of popular entertainment. It seemed to dance out as irresistibly as a whimsical sigh of relief, full of fluid and breezy resonances perfectly suited...
The two Senators are liberals, a breed not given to obstructionist tactics, and neither is among the Senate's more visible stars. Yet they managed to outwit Majority Leader Byrd, who is considered to be one of the chamber's most skillful parliamentarians. To head off their filibuster...
These tactics have paid off handsomely this year in special congressional elections. In three out of four races, Republicans have won upset victories over their Democratic opponents. In each case, the winner was helped by vocal and skillful conservative support.
As a remedy, the report urges different training for police, as well as a new reward system that will encourage officers to make "better" arrests. It cites, for example, a recent collaborative experiment in which Washington police and a team of prosecutors combined forces to instruct officers in such elementary...
The water tests are a skillful blend of obedience training and instinct gauging. The first simply requires the dog to go into the water and return to shore on command from a handler. "It looks so easy," said Breeder-Handler Cardel Verbruggen, "but it's actually an acid test...