Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...foreign extremists, probably Germans, had helped plan Moro's abduction. Noting the similarities to the kidnaping last September of Industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer in Cologne and the military precision of the Moro operation, one official observed that "such a perfect crime means that it was accomplished with the skill of picked...
...attempts to reconcile them with the more broadly defined harmonic conventions of the twentieth century. It is scored for the highly classical combination of six pairs of winds, timpani and strings, and its transparent orchestration and rapid, exposed passage work require a great deal of precision and technical skill. The orchestra maintained its accuracy while capturing Prokofieff's mischievous spirit; indeed, the musicians' dexterity seemed to increase as they became more inebriated with the wit and humor of the composer. During the rambunctious Finale, with its amazingly rapid flurries of notes, both the precise control of Wilkins's conducting...
...multinational corporation is "turning U.S.'s advantages--capital, superior technology, and entreprenurial skill--into disadvantages by shipping them overseas," Tyler said...
...poor." He even won some high praise. Ethel Kennedy wrote to say that she had been "moved" by his portrait of J.F.K. and was "looking forward" to his painting of her husband. Former Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker called his own portrait "a tribute to both your artistic skill and powers of observation...
...Bohemian flavor of Dvorak's Symphony No. 8 in G were all pleasing to the ear and mind. The technical performance of the musicians--particularly Roy Kogan's solo in the Saint-Saens concerto--was also fine. The Dvorak ended the concert with confidence, power and skill...