Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...from the newly published first volume of Woolf's massive correspondence (over 3800 letters exist) is a good example of the extent to which Virginia was secure in her literary abilities and insecure in her dealing with people. In these letters one might expect that she would use her skill to express herself more clearly, but, invariably, it is precisely herself that she chooses not to express. She circles all about it, speaking of what she's done, whom she's seen, where she's been; but as to how all this affects her, what she feels--at that...
With the intellectual force of their ideas and their skill in publicizing them, Democratic liberals have in the past dominated the party. But they have often been overzealous and self-destructive. The liberals tore Hubert Humphrey apart in 1968 because of his prolonged support of the Viet Nam War and largely caused his defeat. Their single-minded ferocity inspired George McGovern's disastrous 1972 campaign and split the party. Who are the liberals today? Which candidate do they support in 1976? What is their influence? TIME National Political Correspondent Robert Ajemian surveyed the field and reports...
...indeed a turning point in the war, Montgomery may have got more credit for it than he deserved. The British commander executed the battle plan meticulously, but many analysts believe that the British victory was more a product of superiority in manpower and equipment than Monty's strategic skill. When his painstakingly prepared attack finally came on Oct. 23, 1942, Montgomery had 230,000 men and 1,100 tanks facing Rommel's 80,000 men and 260 tanks. Yet when the battle was over, the British losses were triple those of the enemy...
...Having no contact is good for the nature of the women's game," coach Debbie Field said. "There is a difference in the ways the men and women play. I think there's more skill in our game, but the men hit harder," she said...
...Affairs research fellow, had access to secret State Department documents last fall while working on a book on Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East. In an article for the current issue of Foreign Policy magazine, Sheehan praises Kissinger as having been "at the apogee of his skill" during those negotiations (TIME, March 15). The article quotes directly from the dialogue of Kissinger's conversations with such leaders as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli former Premier Golda Meir and Syrian President Hafez Assad...