Search Details

Word: skillfully (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...advice given to aspiring writers is to "write what you know." In one sense, New Mexican author Tony Hillerman has done that very well; his accuracy and skill in portraying the Navaho religion and culture in his best-selling mystery novels has won him the "Special Friend of the Dineh" award. But the name of the award is important: Hillerman is not of the Dineh, and in choosing a Navaho narrator, he enters a potential mine field the old adage is designed to avoid...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Hillerman Interweaves Mystery and Mysticism | 3/13/1997 | See Source »

...Collegium Musicum itself? Over and over again, it amazed the audience with its rich, warm sound and stunning musicality. Director Jameson Marvin deserves much acclaim for his skill at directing Renaissance music, and for achieving the delicate blend of voice parts that marks this group. Especially in Psalm 112 (IV), it was delightful to hear how such a large choir could sing with such precision and in such a light and dancing style. The soprano section sounded particularly beautiful as a foil to the ancient instruments. Verse five of the Magnificat featured a marvelous interplay of male and female voice...

Author: By Felicia Wu, | Title: H-R Collegium Musicum Performs Monteverdi Magic | 3/13/1997 | See Source »

...People hear women's hockey, and think they're not fast, they can't play, they won't hit. Yeah, we can't check, but we're still fast and have skill. Without the hitting, the game is faster and it allows for more skill...

Author: By Grant D. Wiens, | Title: Shewchuk Revitalizes Women's Hockey | 3/13/1997 | See Source »

Last summer, welfare recipients living in two Boston neighborhoods--Mission Hill and the Fenway--began training for jobs which require skill and experience. Now in its second year, this Harvard program has been lauded by administrators and participants alike...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: Harvard Trains Welfare Recipients | 3/11/1997 | See Source »

...wanted modern equipment and also the same equipment through-out the campus so that if you got accustomed to using it in one place you could use that same skill else-where," he said...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: New Campus Phones, Lights Improve Safety | 3/4/1997 | See Source »

Previous | 395 | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 | 400 | 401 | 402 | 403 | 404 | 405 | 406 | 407 | 408 | 409 | 410 | 411 | 412 | 413 | 414 | 415 | Next