Word: skills
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Nevertheless, Wolfowitz is a terrible choice. His expertise is not in development economics and he has shown a general knack for perturbing other countries, a skill that can only hurt the World Bank’s mission. The only thing going for him is that he is a loyal Bush supporter, which, of course, is just the thing we need in an international...
...legalese of EULAs requires great skill to navigate. As they relate to both software companies and consumers, the legality of the agreements is hazily established, making software companies overcompensate with their wordings in an attempt to cover all possible bases that might leave them legally, or otherwise, vulnerable. And the excessive language leaves users scared that the terms’ fatal-sounding assertions might actually affect them. Sure, the chance is slim that anyone of importance will ever lay eyes on JoeSchmoe123’s seedy online statements, but the fear is there—and it?...
...less experienced players on the team were also given more playing time, giving Harvard an opportunity to test the depth and skill of its bench...
...outcome of the trial will turn largely on the skill of the two law teams. Mesereau has paraded his courtroom savvy in cross-examining the accuser's brother and sister, who were forced into contradictions. Sneddon took heat from observers for unloading his heavy artillery in the second week of what is expected to be a four-month siege, with hundreds of witnesses. The suspicion is that the D.A., who has been itching to nail Jackson since an aborted 1993 molestation trial, just couldn't wait to see the star squirm...
...years ago, when Kapur left Bollywood for Hollywood, America still struck him as the center of the creative universe. With a virtual monopoly on budgets and technical skill, L.A. was clearly the place to be for a foreign director with a single art-house hit, Bandit Queen. He was an immediate success. In 1998, Kapur directed Blanchett in Elizabeth, about the life of England's 16th century monarch. The movie was nominated for seven Oscars, winning one. Its magic, says Blanchett, lay in Kapur's slightly demented reinvention of period drama. "Elizabeth could have been incredibly musty," she says...