Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...working on a stage smaller than a subway platform. I think it took skill to keep most of the dance numbers from becoming goose-stepping parades. And remember, she was working with non-dancers...
...began to analyze modern art in the 1940's, he brought with him the distinguished reputation of a medieval scholar and the enthusiasm for a new project. Now, 30 years later, he has collected ten essays which allow him to interweave artistic theory and specific case studies with great skill and ease. Although his unclear writing and intolerant posture often mar Modern Art, Schapiro's analyses are intriguing and worth reading...
Meanwhile, left fullback and captain John Sanacore stalled B.U. attacks on the left side of the Crimson defense, then--dribbling with the skill of a forward--moved the ball into Terrier territiory to bolster the inexperienced front line...
...that he and eight other families have bought a farm 150 miles from his St. Louis home, and plan to hole up there after the cataclysm. Says he: "One reason I'm here is to make contacts, build a network of people in Missouri who have a particular skill or some tools so we can barter with them when the money system collapses...
Though Kennedy's overall philosophy sometimes seems uncertain, there is no doubt about his skill at the profession of politics. He has a natural instinct for the feel and flavor of it, the ebb and flow of events, the camaraderie of the people involved. His expertise is both instinctive and the result of years of training, first under the aegis of his brothers and then in the Senate. He became a Senator in 1963 at the age of 30, almost inheriting the seat that had once been held by his brother Jack and then kept warm by a Kennedy lieutenant...