Word: skillfull
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Some of this burgeoning antiscience sentiment springs from the well-meaning but naive "back to nature" wing of the environmental movement, some from skillful manipulation by demagogues and modern-day Luddites. And some is misdirected; science is often blamed for the misdeeds of industry and government.
Because Bush is, in many respects, the perfect gentleman -- a quality for which he has often been teased -- he has been the perfect U.S. President for this phase of East-West relations. He is a good sport, a gracious winner, skillful at assuring Gorbachev that he won't be sorry...
But the same official admits that the prospects of a coup remain low. According to intelligence reports, Saddam has executed 14 senior military officers in the past four weeks, possibly in response to an attempted coup. For now, though he is defeated militarily and surrounded on nearly all sides by...
HARVARD COMMENCEMENT guests, you are about to witness something remarkable. You may never again hear speeches as special as the ones you will hear today. Now I won't guarantee that the speakers' delivery will be especially skillful, their ideas especially trenchant or their wit especially sparkling. Hell, I won...
Early in his career as a Harvard administrator, Bok became known for his skillful handling of student protesters. He is frequently credited with having helped calm the campus unrest of the 1960s and early 1970s.