Word: skilling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Descending ominously, the ball traveled back down the spiral and settled on the ground. The hemispheres split and . . . LaRoche ((born Leon Rauch in 1857)), a full-sized man, emerged . . . to a tumultuous reception . . . The skill to move the ball up the long spiral, constantly shifting the center of gravity forward but not from side to side, was considerable...
Although the explosion of one-person shows on New York City stages seems to belie it, there was a good reason the ancient Greeks introduced a second actor into the drama. The essence of theater is human interaction, not introspection. No amount of skill can give a monologue as much insight and texture as the best dialogue. Even at their best, solo acts are a triumph of economics over aesthetics...
...always been a question mark in the history of the American Civil War. For years he was blamed by his former Confederate associates for the South's decisive defeat at the battle of Gettysburg. Historians have debated whether his impressive victories throughout the war were due to his skill as military leader or his luck. And though he was the Army of Northern Virginia's top lieutenant, Longstreet failed to become a Civil War legend like his commander, Robert E. Lee, or his subordinates, Stonewall Jackson and Jeb Stuart...
...first full-length releases on the cooperative Rough Trade label. It showed up in the record's crisp production, in which each movement of fingers along the electric-guitar finger-board, and each breath Gina Birch takes, can be heard. And it showed up in the lack of "technical skill" which informs each musical move: it's normal to say that the Raincoats discovered their style in part because they "couldn't play their instruments" in conventional ways. Maybe; whether or not they "could," they clearly DECIDED...
...freaky way, Black Jack can be compared to Kareem Abdul Jabaar. Jabaar had the sky hook and Black Jack and claw. Both mastered one skill and became the greatest in their sport...