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"deft" Definitions
  1. (of a person’s movements) quick and showing skill
  2. clever and showing skill

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But its capricious moods are rendered with a deft touch.
But it's just as deft at manipulating its viewers' feelings.
In office, Carlos Alvarado will have to be equally deft.
With a deft enough touch, China's debt bomb could fizzle.
Being deft at it — which he is — is not sufficient.
Bill Clinton's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" was especially deft.
With a few deft choices, however, Esmail upends that expectation.
"It was quite a display of deft diplomacy," Prendergast said.
Not that its methods are anything but agile and deft.
If only the movie that surrounds them were so deft.
It required deft craft and a coherent perspective on fear.
His deft crowd work provides a window into his challenges.
Our fashion writer says it was a deft political move.
What is needed most in the months ahead is deft diplomacy.
He is equally deft at capturing the essential differences between artists.
Unlike other corporates, Lenovo has a history of making deft investments.
It takes a deft communicator to pull off such verbal pirouettes.
But the high-functioning among them tend to be deft analysts.
That would be a complex undertaking that would require deft diplomacy.
Like Rankine's Citizen, it's a deft mix of meditation and observation.
It's a deft little puzzle where you already know the solution.
None of this is subtle, but it's admirably deft and concise.
Still, Mr Iger deserves credit for his deft dealings with government.
His tread is not heavy and forlorn but purposeful and deft.
Chernow's new book, Grant, is deft at navigating these tricky currents.
Midway through, "Deposing Nathan" pivots into a deft exploration of sexuality.
He is known for his deft handling of diverse pro players.
Peres can write; he crafts deft, unshowy sentences and shapely anecdotes.
Deft liability management has improved currency, refinancing and interest rate risks.
He said Durham handled the tense local politics with deft instincts.
He is gifted at detecting weakness and deft at mockery and insult.
Formally, they contrast with the ink drawings, which demonstrates deft artistic skill.
Lanthimos punctuates this deft satire with a dash of the truly absurd.
All of which was written by the deft hand of a poet.
Europeans have proved deft at grabbing a sizeable portion of all this.
But the message's potency lay in its deft, implicit reference to impeachment.
Bloodlines 2's demo is a deft mix of familiarity and strangeness.
Winding down the stimulus program requires deft communications to avoid surprising markets.
All three are deft at relaying big themes and small narratives alike.
So deft is their handling of proteins as they produce their feasts.
To be addicted means you must be a deft craftsman of fabrications.
His team was deft in coming up with punchlines on short notice.
But Trump apparently allayed Johnson's concerns with a deft and powerful argument.
Hiring Chao to keep McConnell friendly is a deft piece of shrewdness.
They showcase the same deft complexity that appears in the restaurant's curries.
It's about as deft and delightful as this kind of movie gets.
This is a deft decision that allows the book to flow smoothly.
Photo: Victoria Song (Gizmodo)Another deft design touch is the Tread's safety key.
Steering a course out of this mess requires an extraordinarily deft political touch.
He scored off a deft backhand feed from one knee by John Tavares.
He is a deft campaigner, and his record in office has been good.
Nevertheless, without a deft touch from Ms Tsai, things could have been worse.
American diplomacy was initially deft in marshalling a broad coalition behind Mr Guaidó.
To have bought and sold them at the right moments required deft timing.
Luckily for the Democrats, Sanders is more deft and pragmatic than many suppose.
Edmonton tied it thanks to some deft maneuvering on its first power play.
The series is still funny this year, and it still features deft storytelling.
The deft pacing falls away, much as Californian reality recedes from Aden's life.
Trump has dominated the Republican primary in part by displaying deft political instincts.
We both watch in amazement and both behold the man's deft hand movements.
But his depictions of the arc from ignorance to wisdom are reliably deft.
Clear and thoroughgoing, Merry's book is a deft character study of a president.
As an administrator, "he was unflappable, a remarkably deft politician," Dr. Orr said.
Down the stretch, she produced a deft drop shot and touch volley winners.
Ms Obreht has a gift for vivid language and deft stories-within-stories.
Thus begins a deft and heartfelt exploration of race, class, parenthood, and youth.
If you do, you'll be rewarded with a fantastic soundtrack and deft handling.
Romney's deft business touch turned them into a model of efficiency and success.
Always above you, it's a deft, elegant reminder that you're somewhere slightly unknown.
Altogether, the fossils suggested a deft climber who also walked on two legs.
Dufresne is remarkably deft in her handling of charcoal, graphite, watercolor and pen.
One memorable market I visited was run by deft, take-charge, bossy lady butchers.
That's what makes "Thank God for Jokes" more than a deft stand-up set.
Some very sweet moments, sly commentary and deft action set-pieces throughout #SpiderManFarFromHome pic.twitter.
But Guskin pulls off the silly premise with a gripping, deft and moving mystery.
The movement has a deft way of making xenophobic causes seem palatable to moderates.
There, Mr Fischer and others explored when a deft intervention could do some good.
And why do you think you're someone who has a deft hand with it?
And Gabriel is deft at weaving an artist into a piece of political history.
He also has a deft touch around the net, which is traditionally Federer's department.
Ludicrous contrivances of that sort spoil an otherwise deft sense of realism and place.
However, religion is a subject that requires a deft touch and an understanding audience.
Her trademark slow-but-deliberate swing and deft putting touch have often dominated tournaments.
I was left unsettled by this deft and gripping novel, and also deeply impressed.
Shiffrin took two forceful yet deft runs through the course and considered a third.
The Fed has been a deft steward of the economy since the Great Recession.
But he was, by all accounts, a deft politician — and one who kept score.
Although Mr. Thacker was principally a hardware engineer, he was also a deft programmer.
Watch ... she says guys like him are well-versed to be deft decision-makers.
The Outer Worlds benefits greatly from a deft script that makes the good vs.
A 6-foot-3 sophomore with broad shoulders, he has a deft passing touch.
Viewers can lose themselves in the other deft manipulation of materials in his work.
ABC's "blackish" and NBC's "The Carmichael Show" used a deft hand in exploring racial justice.
It's a deft and satisfying form of protest that undermines authority by glorifying its hypocrisies.
DC: But no no no, it's — How deft of you to understand my tone [laughter].
You're really really good at these deft, sort of like surprising turns of... Of power.
It's not a fantastic image because of some particularly deft use of basic photographic technique.
This deft film shows just how much patience and grit such a revolution will take.
Pair this with the studio's deft hand at visual horror and the game produces goosebumps.
Given their so-far-deft hand at the series, we aren't worried in the slightest.
It was a deft bit of work on Merkley's part, as it drew Tillerson out.
Through a deft integration of mediums, Jackson is guided by methods of desegregation and dehierarchization.
A deft hand at grotesque caricature, Chick was more successful at drawing sin than sainthood.
His deft use of social media, especially Twitter, was second to none until his ban.
There's Balanchine's expert storytelling, with its honeyed comedy and deft interweaving of fairies and mortals.
Dallas countered when Roussel scored on a deft deflection at 12:50 of the period.
But with 30 parties in Brazil's unwieldy Congress, getting any bill through requires deft negotiating.
Our reviewer, Maile Meloy, called it "deft and lovely" – and perfect reading for a vacation.
"I think (Zuckerberg) will be very deft in handling it," she said of the controversy.
Child employed some deft knife work, the Twitch chat room filled with the letters VAC.
He reasserted himself as a deft scorer, capable of catching fire in the right conditions.
"The Guineveres," Sarah Domet's deft and lovely debut, is the perfect weight, in all ways.
He is the European leader who has shown the most deft hand with Mr. Trump.
Neither would Swift, who's certainly a deft enough songwriter to pull off a similar feat.
Its dystopia is perfectly plausible, a deft rendition of the problems panting against our present.
She is known for deft political maneuvering, a volcanic temper and a reputation for corruption.
But Kenin, a fierce and deft counterpuncher, still has the edge as a tennis player.
He burst in unchecked on the right wing to convert Ander Lee's deft backhand pass.
They're just too delicate for most machines, requiring instead the deft touch of human pickers.
The Irish Repertory Theater's current revival, however deft and cheerful, does not increase its value.
His combination of length and deft touch around the greens makes him a legitimate contender.
Smaller works on paper, board and canvas are often as deft, and rendered more loosely.
His line was deft, and his ideas unpredictable; a unicorn on a unicycle, for instance.
Watch out for the sharp and clever people who made it, a deft design declares.
Wagner's work is deft, playful, highly adaptive, easy to connect with, and hard to shake.
But we willingly suspend our disbelief in her fiction because its production so darn deft.
I could say BoJack Horseman is incredibly deft and powerful for a show ostensibly about snarky animals living in Hollywoo(d), but the truth fans have known since the end of the first season is that the show is just incredibly deft and powerful, period.
As well as requiring entrepreneurs, such a change needs deft regulators operating in strong institutional frameworks.
Fauset corresponded widely with Renaissance figures, and her letters reveal a deft, coaxing way with writers.
They are smart and efficient at scanning for external ideas-and deft at bringing them inside.
Englabörn is anchored by Jóhannsson's deft use of space and colored by his variegated musical experiences.
On Twitter, the manager of a rival hotel also congratulated Hawksmoor's deft handling of the situation.
And the actual tune, thanks to Rawlings's deft and timeless songwriting hand, would back it up.
Mr. Bush's deft touch led to the signing of the START Treaty and hastened German reunification.
Thank God for Wyatt being as deft and as awesome of an actor as he is.
He slipped in from the left point for a deft weak-side conversion on his backhand.
The Wells Fargo board of directors will congratulate him on his deft use of damage control.
A deft user of Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez posted a photograph of her disintegrated, waterlogged campaign shoes.
As even the most deft social media ninja will tell you, social media campaigns are hard.
The Maryland governor, he said, has been deft in managing his relationship with the White House.
The cheerfully inexpensive Peoples' Symphony Concert series presents this deft recital from this hyper-virtuosic pianist.
Under his deft touch, feudal Japan comes to life in bold strokes of color and light.
The broader landscape: For companies under pressure from activists, resistance requires deft maneuvering, according to Breakingviews.
Sherman's play was almost a dismissive act, knocking down a deft pass inches from King's hands.
His centering attempt zipped toward the crease, and Rinne, a deft puckhandler, thrust out his stick.
Her talks, a product of serious original research and deft scripts, were no mere textbook recitations.
Applegate's quirky imagination and deft touch help make Red and her mission both engaging and believable.
Gus's deft fingers — rendered with unsentimental affection by his mom — are feeling things others will miss.
Mr. Lewis and the orchestra, though notably lacking in principal players, proved deft and flexible partners.
Robert Langevin, the Philharmonic's principal flutist, was a deft if unexciting soloist in the flute concerto.
So what you're seeing here is some pretty deft maneuvering on the part of the Democrats.
Segnit not only covers continents but also makes deft, slyly humorous work of connecting their dishes.
But Hop Along strike that balance effortlessly, with a deft combination of precision, lightness, and intensity.
Nadal, however, averted danger with a pass after dragging Thiem in with a deft drop-shot.
However, so is most raw offal, which underscores the importance and transformative power of deft preparation.
If Darkest Hour were slightly more deft, it would find a way to examine these contradictions.
Subjection to the ECJ could be partly disguised by deft use of the EFTA court, like Switzerland.
Mayfield Robotics's Kuri Robot was lovable, functional, and buzzworthy with its cute mannerisms and deft behavioral touches.
You are rewarded with not just a riotous good time, but a deft contemplation of American teenhood.
He is eloquent about the art, capturing the essence of a painting in a few deft strokes.
But a minority have credited the Saudi government with having played a deft hand with the executions.
The first is its wry, deft visual callbacks to older styles of animation, mainly from the 1960s.
On our journey, we saw how deft local leaders are able to help residents reach common ground.
Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia, is deft across many platforms, but his true love is YouTube.
NO MAJORITY leader since Lyndon Johnson has been as renowned for deft legislative tactics as Mitch McConnell.
For example, in deft strokes of red and white "Another Storm" (1963) evokes the movement of butterflies.
Perry displayed some deft stickhandling after receiving a pass from Getzlaf in front of the Dallas goal.
It's another deft way Jemisin speaks to the times, even as her stories unfold on faraway planets.
The next secretary general will face a series of challenges that will require deft leadership and tenacity.
The novel served up a deft metaphor for that abiding American question: Am I winning or losing?
Certain films are remarkably deft at encompassing the music, fashion, and sensibilities of the people it represents.
It will require a deft hand to unwind defense arrangements, and patience as others find their way.
But the human brain is not that deft at harnessing and making sense of all that data.
For all her mastery of Washington's inside game, Pelosi has never been a deft public-facing politician.
Mr. Parks is a deft and often-dulcet pianist, who incorporates a wide array of contemporary influences.
JAZZ Mr. McBride plays the upright bass with deft assurance, and leads his bands with avuncular discipline.
It requires rapid, deft shuffling through recent memories to decide whether a picture is new or known.
Kasatkina oozes talent, blending power and innate timing with deft touch and a showman's flair for shotmaking.
He also saved Yankees third baseman Chase Headley from a throwing error with a deft backhanded scoop.
"All the Natalie Portmans" already displays a deft way with character, enhanced by the playwright's palpable sympathy.
Shot after shot evokes some French or Dutch Old Master, using rich, luminous colors and deft choreography.
It's a deft synthesis of the work of other researchers and of James's thoughts on the subject.
That it's not oppressive is a testament to the deft adaptation and, especially, Ms. Moss's layered performance.
Deft politicians are not always lovely, as Lyndon Johnson demonstrated, but they are subtle, cunning and experienced.
Democratic strategists across the party's ideological spectrum acknowledge that taking on Biden will require some deft maneuvering.
It is not a pretty picture now, but deft diplomats and able negotiators must find a way.
In addition to her novels, she wrote a series of deft biographies set in the 18th century.
Few recognized that the Kim dynasty is deft at both wielding the stick and dangling the carrot.
Federer improvised and covered the corners impressively, slashing forehand and backhand winners and hitting deft, precise volleys.
Panic and capitulation are conditions identifiable only in rough terms and rarely with much precision or deft timing.
"Cabin Fever" is a remake of a deft and funny horror movie directed by Eli Roth in 2002.
Even Elvis Presley, with his hips that didn't lie, was a deft and irresistible marriage of the two.
Whereas fall was heavy on the boots, Rihanna's spring will involve even more deft grate-dodging in stilettos.
The Hate U Give is a skillfully constructed film in many ways, with deft performances throughout the cast.
The chef makes deft use of citrus, chiles and even mole to draw out nuanced flavors in seafood.
Modi's deft performance likely means complaints will be on the back-burner during his visit to Capitol Hill.
Whose deft political touch put Lawrence Eugene Doby in my goody bag at Quicken Loans Arena that day?
Indeed, it often turns out that all those X's and Y's can inhibit becoming deft with everyday digits.
Increasingly, however, they are being drafted to run domestic political campaigns too—spreading deft propaganda via social media.
In almost every debate, though, he was a different candidate entirely: deft and aggressive, even charming at times.
More tricks, illusions, sleight of hand and seemingly deft feats of mental telepathy were interspersed throughout the night.
And the Best Documentary was "Amy", Asif Kapadia's deft, if hardly revelatory splicing of Amy Winehouse's home movies.
Even then, it would take deft political maneuvering to get the whole Democratic caucus united behind a plan.
Bird's game was a series deft post moves and delicate pirouettes, lefty hooks, lay-ups, and finger rolls.
Khan's always had a deft hand with characters, and her discography is littered with memorable single-name figures.
The third-generation Sportage was the first Kia to get the former Audi designer Peter Schreyer's deft touch.
The hero, Dan (Dave Johns), is a middle-aged widower, deft with his hands, who lives in Newcastle.
It was a collective, a place where a generation of deft hands matured as artists and as people.
Conceived and choreographed by Ms. Barnes, a deft physical comedian, the journey gets underway at 8:853 a.m.
One critic from the New Yorker called it a "teeming and gleeful grab bag of deft cinematic flourishes."
But his short game was unusually un-Phil-like, as his deft touch around the greens went missing.
A deft pass from Al Horford and a clutch shot from Marcus Smart restored order for the Celtics.
At another moment, he grasps and thrusts the salt in deft, sudden motions across his own curled back.
While waiting to be served, I killed a fly with one deft blow and opened up the paper.
The meeting was supposed to reflect Saudi Arabia's deft management of an oversupply of oil on world markets.
The home feels customized to an extent that few do — a deft accomplishment considering the couple's different upbringings.
Aware, perhaps, of this history, as well as Mr. Trump's Nixonian temperament, Mr. Trudeau has practiced deft diplomacy.
"His depictions of the arc from ignorance to wisdom are reliably deft," Melissa Febos writes in her review.
Zawe Ashton is particularly deft at using the silences as ramps into and out of sonorous line deliveries.
The pair, two veterans of the comedy world, seamlessly weave together hilarious scenes and scenarios with deft ease.
Yet he was remarkably deft at the cajoling, salesmanship and favor-trading that a private member's bill required.
While he stumbled at first by doing a Facebook phone (I don't remember that either!), the deft Mr.
Keys is hardly the only big hitter with limited defensive skills to suffer here at Kerber's deft hands.
The reasons why are both scientific and political, and it'll take deft science and politics to fix them.
Glen Baxter is not, after all, a variety of canned soup, opportunistically snatching his deft cue from Warhol.
"Allied," Robert Zemeckis's deft and diverting World War II romantic thriller, operates a bit like "Casablanca" in reverse.
A brief nod to his accomplishments and progress over the last eight years would be a deft move.
But beyond Mr. Chan's deft work here, "Railroad Tigers," directed by Ding Sheng, is kind of a mess.
The tricksy structure doesn't have much of a payoff (even though Mr. Hill constructs sequences with deft fluidity).
And he is a deft operator who has learned from the successes and failures of other Trump advisers.
I found Weld to be a deft, able and easygoing political visionary when he was governor of Massachusetts.
Newman, a deft and artful plotter, allows her story lines to spiral and intersect with velocity and grace.
The work's lugubrious materiality lacks the fluid, deft touch that speaks best to the contemporary mood of nimbleness.
Much of this is supposition, but Dunbar's deft enumeration of the possibilities doesn't just serve a literary end.
The video quickly went viral, with many impressed by Mayer's deft skills and the melodic structure of the tune.
McConnell is a deft political operator; leaving the matter unresolved and inviting continued pressure is the least appealing option.
Threading that needle requires the kind of deft touch — tactfulness, if you will — that Pichai has made his signature.
Both are hawkish, but Pompeo believes he is more deft and diplomatic in his approach, according to the sources.
It was an example of telling, not showing, and it betrayed Vallée's deft storytelling over the previous six episodes.
The idea is to produce an entity that combines Italian style and skills in marketing with deft French engineering.
And on that front, he has been deft enough that, in my view, being gay doesn't automatically doom him.
But it's also a deft, meticulously made horror comedy that doesn't waste a beat or a bit of imagery.
IN HIS NOVEL "The Year 3000: A Dream", from 1897, the Italian writer Paolo Mantegazza proved a deft oracle.
Pereg's deft overlapping of moments serves both to amplify their absurdity and to demonstrate how quickly we normalize violence.
Spanish artist Julio Anaya Cabanding has a deft hand, and he enjoys putting it to good (and unusual) use.
Through a deft bit of manipulation, Emily convinces the officers that the evidence points directly to Stephanie and Sean.
But this is the kind of African record so musically deft that such niceties end up not mattering much.
The president delivered his remarks with deft comic timing in a lengthy monologue that was both ironic and introspective.
In the mid-eighties, Burns was working on a deft, entertaining documentary about Huey Long, the populist Louisiana politician.
Formally, everything fits into place: lean dialogue, attentive description, nicely paced interiority, deft characterization—all the right contemporary rations.
One of our most popular stories today portrays him as one of the most deft interviewers in talk radio.
It makes a deft 180-degree hop, then crouches, backflips onto the floor, and raises its arms in triumph.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins created the chance with a deft defense-splitting pass that sent Eberle off to the races.
Norman has always been a deft orchestrator, but in "Sustain" he reveals himself as a magician of the art.
And beyond its slickness and deft puzzle-story twists, this series is a perceptive study of the collateral damage.
Despite its layered, complex components and deft functionality, the home is, at the end of the day, just that.
On the surface, Flanagan might seem like an unusual choice to pair with Jackson's deft exploration of mental collapse.
But the author, being a deft hand at suspense, delays the revelation of who will suffer and how badly.
In times of crisis, even those deft in the dark art of negative advertising sometimes show their softer side.
But at a traditional layout like Shinnecock Hills, the priority is instead precise shot execution and deft decision-making.
Mr. Jackson is known as a deft exponent of John Coltrane's clear and untempered sound on the tenor saxophone.
Sock mixes eye-watering power with a deft touch and it was that combination that disrupted Zverev's smooth power.
This was an artist who was very able to communicate very authentic emotion, has a very deft expressionistic hand.
The Senate decision came at an awkward time for Salvini, whose deft political touch appears to have deserted him.
While his defense can be problematic, Hernangomez has displayed a deft scoring touch and a strong rapport with Porzingis.
Countries like South Africa are on the cutting edge, setting a high bar for deft, emergency-level TB response.
The keys to its appeal include a deft mix of character-driven drama and carefully layered on fantasy elements.
However, with this proposal the administration shows a deft strategy for trimming spending in a more politically palatable way.
For too long, American policy has searched in vain for a deft, simple solution to North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
At the same time, she was writing deft lifestyle pieces for the paper — like an East Coast Eve Babitz.
Perhaps surprisingly, White labeled Tatum the toughest of all because Tatum, he said, had perfected so many deft moves.
But it's especially deft at skewering Disney and its many franchise properties, from Star Wars to the Disney Princesses.
They made it 21988-289 lead at 14:46, with McDavid setting up Drake Caggiula with a deft backhand pass.
The show falls under the aegis of mega-producer Greg Berlanti, whose deft touch overseeing the DC-CW-Warner Bros.
It turns the mouse with deft legs and then pulls the mouse down into the dark, the pink tail twitching.
The production tells its tale clearly and efficiently, setting each scene with a deft rearrangement of picturesque panels and props.
Even without his clout-boosting guest list, Cordae's deft delivery and lyricism, alternately thoughtful and boastful, are suited to impress.elsewherebrooklyn.
The Northern Irishman, using a deft short game, parred the last eight holes to maintain his grip on the tournament.
Dark and ominous synth work complements the track's deft doumbek drumming, while the boy's vocals and clarion whistles echo repeatedly.
This makes deft managerial navigation even more critical than at, say, an infrastructure company, with a relatively longer life cycle.
His deft and once-in-a-lifetime skills allowed him to flirt with pop chart success and progressive instrumentation simultaneously.
All this creates a challenge to Northern Ireland's peace process, already shaken by Brexit, which only deft handling can overcome.
John King wowed CNN viewers on election night with his deft map skills and his constant references to America's suburbs.
Oh and Comer are brilliant, Waller-Bridge and her writers are deft and incisive, and the directing is consistently gorgeous.
She writes off Sansa's deft handling of the fickle Northern lords instead of appreciating the nuances of the political game.
Then, when Lindor did attempt to steal, he was gunned down by Ross and another deft tag by Javier Baez.
In a deft single tracking shot, we are introduced to the world of "pissy stairwells" and elevators that don't work.
Kyrie Irving slips a deft pocket pass to James out of the pick-and-roll, and James drops the hammer.
Beginning with a deft, building drumbeat, "Only One" swoops in and wraps around you, looping you in again and again.
He's become famous for his deft hand in cutting out the tongues of the skrei, a type of Arctic cod.
Mr. McBride plays the upright bass with a deft assurance, and leads his bands with a sense of avuncular discipline.
People close to Mr. Trump have long praised Mr. Cobb as having a deft touch with an often mercurial president.
The upshot was South Korea's deft diplomatic outreach to North Korea, leading to the North Korean promise to suspend testing.
At the core of the action was Elizabeth Burke, who tore up the stage in a deft and impassioned solo.
There's a lot to process here, but Cander is a smart, deft storyteller who holds her Scriabin-worthy tale together.
A deft sense of selection and grouping, paired with timing and soundscapes, offers a novel approach that builds new meanings.
Kornacki's neatly crafted arc from the 1980s to 2000 concludes with a deft look at the blowback to Clinton's impeachment.
The recipes closing each chapter hint that every heartache can be soothed by the deft application of cheese and carbohydrates.
At first, each chapter feels more like a deft character sketch than something with the forward momentum of a novel.
Renkl's deft juxtapositions close up the gap between humans and nonhumans and revive our lost kinship with other living things.
"I don't just mean money, though I do mean money," he clarifies via a deft line reading by Paul Giamatti.
Still, without giving too much away, you should know that Mr. Beckman has a deft and surprising way with Photoshop.
Mr. Aradah, a charismatic tribal leader and deft politician, became governor in 2012, when political turmoil was roiling the country.
It's a deft performance that is a reminder that comedy, like all art, cannot be boiled down to a formula.
Still, despite the deft use of audio-visuals, the Democratic team has at times struggled to keep their audience engaged.
These scenes also demonstrate how deft "The Good Fight" is at balancing various forms of subtext in even passing exchanges.
" Now, after making a deft cut, he told his audience, "Michelangelo said the art is already inside the marble block.
Especially when sonnets conclude with a couplet or sestet, this deft sort of closure puts us in the poets' debt.
She's got a deft way of unnerving you with the bare materials of everyday life: chavvy sportswear and office drab.
To operate successfully in this complicated milieu, the United States requires deft diplomacy and a complete kit of policy tools.
Sensible policymakers know they must be deft in their thinking and make sure they don't make a difficult situation worse.
The Senate decision has come at an awkward time for Salvini, whose deft political touch appears to have deserted him.
A deft passer, Mudiay sees angles and already understands how to get the ball into even the tightest of spaces.
The increased popularity of municipal bonds has made them more expensive, and structural issues within the market require deft navigation.
Harry Potter had such a deft author, with near Dickens-level prose and plotting that that hadn't been seen before.
Another legal historian sees the same deft avoidance of confronting prejudice while listening to the oral arguments in the census case.
Under intense scrutiny since 2016 in Washington, Facebook has hired a mostly deft team to help it navigate the nation's capital.
The kitchen's day-to-day work is handled by Devin Bozkaya, the chef de cuisine, and he has a deft touch.
Instead of ignoring Trump's already deft stealing of the headlines away from their convention, the campaign hyped the distraction even further.
You could maybe make that work as a TV show, but it would require incredibly deft writing and a light touch.
The mysteries of the upper air are about to reveal themselves, if our hands are deft and our eyes quick enough.
Raonic, a 6-foot-5 Canadian, is newly committed to the attack and is becoming much more deft around the net.
Picoult is deft at switching up perspectives over the course of her novels, which makes her conclusions all the more surprising.
Note that the pauses of 2001 and 2006 aren't on that table above of deft policy moves leading to happy outcomes.
But using America's leadership to enforce the rules of orderly trade adjustment policies requires a bit of work and deft diplomacy.
Cornet dominated the third set, herself now mixing up baseline drives and deft drop shots that drifted inches over the net.
The show to me is surprisingly deft about really current ideas, given that Maria herself seems pretty much an offline creature.
In particular, the lyric "never seen a ceiling in my whole life" is gaining attention for being a deft double entendre.
The immersive experience harkens back to silent cinema, as there's very little dialogue and only deft spatial sound design by Roundhouse.
Jamie's desire for revenge is boiling underneath the surface, and his ability to lie apparently is deft enough to fool Claire.
Bent on transforming the global Internet into a Chinese Intranet, official censors have made deft and extensive use of the method.
Lisette Oropesa was a splendid substitute, combining absolute technical assurance with a deft actorly portrayal of a naïve, self-involved royal.
IP, network effects, brilliant execution, flaccid regulation, and deft acquisitions resulted in firms that grew shareholder value faster thanmany in history.
Gio Escobar, the leader of the deft punk-jazz band Standing on the Corner, dedicated a song to a late friend.
In a single deft movement with a scalpel, he sliced from the middle of her hairline to above her right ear.
This Nigerian-born Los Angeles-based artist, known for her deft collage work, is an up-and-coming talent to watch.
He got back up on the platform and worked for another twenty minutes, making deft finishing touches with a smaller brush.
Clinton as she seeks to put an end to a prolonged race against an unexpectedly deft and well-funded competitor. Mrs.
He's a walking thunderstorm, with slick footwork, brute strength, and an impossibly deft touch anywhere within 15 feet of the rim.
But her 1998 comeback, A Rose Is Still a Rose, was truly successful because of its deft play on contemporary trends.
While Matsubara is a deft touch fireside, Redman says it took awhile for himself to get to grips with the grill.
Some truly deft editing (and amazing wigs) gathers Nedaj's characters from individual shots into a complete family of black-movie clichés.
But now international giants, historically deft at placating guests with stately buffets and fine, indeterminately European menus, are joining the fray.
He thought the president's team of advisers was not always deft in their handling of legislation or the politics of governance.
She does them in oil stick and Flashe on raw linen, with deft curves, wiggly lines and loosely sketched-in colors.
But, in a deft demonstration of his grasp of nonverbal communication, Brady, like his coach, turned to reveal a thin grin.
Cam can do knockout impressions, construct hilariously deft stories, and have the audience wrapped around her finger with a single line.
Either way, she shows a deft hand and tremendous poise here, creating a story that feels true as well as consequential.
And you may well have something to say about this deft defense of loud restaurants by Pete Wells, our restaurant critic.
With its girl-power message and its deft mix of horror, humor and romance, "Buffy" quickly developed a passionate fan base.
He stormed to a 133-1 lead, winning points with deft drop shots, powerful groundstrokes and penetrating first and second serves.
But this past season, producers became increasingly deft at it, and that's why revenue is growing so much faster than attendance.
The magic of this moment has to do with the deft, shockingly quick move from melancholic half-memory to rapturous transfiguration.
The longtime Michigan lawmaker, who died at age 92 on Thursday, was a deft legislator who took Congress' oversight role seriously.
She wielded a deft political stiletto, taunting her opponent, Emmanuel Macron, as a weak, long-winded and out-of-touch elitist.
She was deft with the umbrella and blankets, setting them up while she shooed the three of us into the sea.
At forty-five, Damon remains in frightening fettle, but twinned with that hunkhood is a touch as deft as a pickpocket's.
And with the help of Benedict Carey from the science department and with deft editing from John, we produced this story.
And the folksy Mr. Northam is not nearly as deft, particularly when it comes to seizing openings to press his opponent.
He is deft enough to make marks that approach abstraction or figuration without quite pushing into the comfort zone of either.
LOVE LETTERS In "The Favourite," the actor's deft portrayal of a wily ingénue took the author Durga Chew-Bose by surprise.
He has a knack for deft, accurate explanations that are quick to read and easy to understand, with memorably vivid language.
Fognini in rare form would have eliminated Zverev again with his compact strokes, tight-to-the-baseline tactics and deft touch.
Peele largely manages to skirt potential clumsiness with the deft directorial hand (and punctuations of humor) so evident in Get Out.
Is the earlier painting – which we see evidence of in Bergman's work – more sophisticated and deft than what the artist does?
Weber possesses a deft talent for tempering her solemn mission with the understanding that entertainment is necessary to convey that point.
And in a field where CEOs aren't known for their deft handling of race or diversity, that might take a while.
Toronto soul star Daniel Caesar's deft music fits that genre idiom, so his just released Tiny Desk show is a real treat.
Such resilience owes as much to regulators' past tolerance for a big incumbent gobbling up challengers as to the firm's deft strategy.
Doremus, known for his deft ability to craft heartbreaking indies (Like Crazy), once again shows his gift for telling bruising, tender romances.
Four minutes later, he slotted past Armani again after he was put through on goal by a deft pass from Oliver Giroud.
For the audience who never watched The Fosters, the show is welcoming, balancing sauciness, sexiness, levity, and emotional weight with deft hands.
As such, any festive feast calls for a belt that isn't just comfortable, but capable of making deft adjustments on the double.
He was a deft  present-moment Buddhist improviser and I'm an afflicted backward-looking Catholic (despite having taken refuge vows in 2010).
This had as much to do with its superb pre-existing customer-service operation as with the deft technology built around it.
Director-siblings Anthony and Joe Russo do a deft balancing act, not just with their myriad of characters but also with tone.
The D.J. collective's sets have nurtured a cult following for deft cohesion of fringe disco sounds, from bouncy Italo to skittish dancepunk.
This book was rightfully praised by LGBTQ reviewers for the deft way it marries inclusivity with scientific accuracy about conception and birth.
While working at the network, Shine was known for his deft ability to deal with TV figures with difficult-to-manage personalities.
Favreau (Elf, Iron Man) has shown a certain touch for family fare, and seems to be getting more deft with each outing.
It is a deft move by Mr Baker, as it creates a small-scale narrative tension that the film more broadly lacks.
Chicago proved in 2002 that musicals can leap to the screen with some success, although not without some deft casting and camerawork.
She forced her colleagues' hands in a deft public maneuver that made it hard for them not to go along with her.
The deputy attorney general played a deft game, and those who had previously worked with him felt he could pull it off.
Socially deft and curious, he transited between Studio 54 and CBGB, and hung out with Mick and Bianca Jagger and Iggy Pop.
The footage provides several sneak peeks at their album, which combines Kilgore's passionate music-making with Whedon's deft writing shaping the lyrics.
A deft synthesis of engineering and entomology, the resulting breakthroughs could make the next generation of devices smarter, lighter, and more sustainable.
Just look at how he dismantles The Matthews, Clay with a deft stiff arm that's reminiscent of a Bruce Lee pressure point.
The show's deft handling of that sensitive and often misused material was actually a huge part of what made it so revolutionary.
Svitolina dictated the second set, spreading the ball across the baseline and offering up some deft drop shots that stretched her opponent.
" Why it matters: "Mattis's deft political touch has surprised many who watched him fall out of favor with the Obama White House.
Kirkman has done a deft balancing act portraying Kyle as both a troubled spiritual hero and a victim of brutal child abuse.
Jonquil is deft at taking a viewer to the vastness of spatial continuum, but the trip is quick and the return jarring.
But it would require deft market management and enormous amounts of luck, and the benefits to OPEC's members would be pretty marginal.
But screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Lights Out) is remarkably deft in his ability to use those concepts in service of character and theme.
The fans were treated to a typically eventful round that included several brilliant recovery shots that required bold imagination and deft execution.
Instead, it was a deft debater in Gingrich jousting with a former attorney in Kelly, who knows how to counter when challenged.
It takes deft editing to conceal the seams in Mr. Van Damme's weary exertions, and at that "Kickboxer: Vengeance" only fitfully succeeds.
First, there are the mysteriously deft ones that convince you from Page 1, exerting some magical force that arrests all critical powers.
That is, is Casey good enough to motivate his players but not strategically deft enough to use them to their best advantage?
This D.J. collective's sets have nurtured a cult following for deft cohesion of fringe disco sounds, from bouncy Italo to skittish dancepunk.
Charging in behind the Monaco defence, controlling the ball with two deft touches, he burst into the box and shaped to shoot.
Deft lawyer that he is, although he said a lot of words, Smith managed to not answer my questions in any way.
It's a mystery, in other words, cloaked in fantastical garb and presented as a psychologically deft examination of a young man's pain.
But "Nikes" is the sort of deft, challenging, and instinctively breathtaking track that kept people clinging onto Ocean in the first place.
In a psychologically deft move, Ms. Rettmer has introduced a silent character of her own invention: the ghost of Macbeth's dead son.
The show's construction is so deft and its narrative so tantalizing that breathers — a whistled bridge, a harmonica breakdown — are almost unbearable.
Thus Peace's deft novel leaves us wondering whether Akutagawa was a saint or a madman, a great writer or a bad husband.
Mr. Terry, a deft and blistering alto saxophonist hailing from Cuba, recently partnered with Mr. Trotignon, a French pianist of rippling sensitivity.
In quick, deft touches, Ms. Dante evokes a world in which past and present are intricately linked and life and death coexist.
The 216 release of the "Eroica" is better still, showing off the orchestra's spectacular playing, which marries deft refinement to forceful physicality.
The pair gather disparate styles into a coherent pop point of view, with consistently deft lyricism adding a new layer of sophistication.
And for the first time, the artist is also showing the small, incredibly deft clay studies for some of the canvases here.
He slipped in from the right point unnoticed and had all the time needed to convert David Perron's deft cross-ice pass.
But carrying out that strategy will require deft diplomatic management from a team that is still untested in managing national security crises.
Zverev never trailed against the third-ranked Federer on Sunday and displayed a powerful serve and a deft touch at the net.
And his plea for voters to focus on other issues, including his deft handling of Brexit, has largely fallen on deaf ears.
"It was a deft public-relations move" by Romney "that apparently caught the White House off guard," the NYT's Michael Grynbaum wrote.
Ashbery may humbly profess that his own experiences can't possibly be of interest, but they are interesting, especially in Roffman's deft telling.
On the Ravens' first possession, for example, Jackson quickly led the Ravens into Titans territory with his elusive scrambling and deft passing.
"A Rabble of Dead Money" is a deft synthesis, blending colorful accounts of the past with the scholarly literature of the present.
They are also quite intricate feats of construction that require a deft touch to keep the sparkle alive and the clunkers away.
El Salvador countered two minutes minute later, scoring on a deft one-touch pass and one-touch shot, Rodolfo Zelaya to Bonilla.
They expressed surprise that leadership seemed caught off guard by the union&aposs announcement and that its response wasn&apost more deft.
Both Aldana, a tenor saxophonist, and Diehl, a pianist, are decorated young musicians with fearsome chops and deft, judicious styles of improvising.
Doing so would require deft maneuvering as lawmakers scramble to avert a government shutdown and the House tees up articles of impeachment.
This movie finds Mr. Perry, never the most deft at the technical aspect of filmmaking, drastically off whatever his best game is.
But Goodman not only offers a deft performance, he also raises the film he's in by at least a couple of notches.
You can tell from the spark in her eyes that Amber (Vanessa Vache, deft and surprising) is smarter than the man she's with.
That balance would not work at all if the good stuff were not top-notch — but thanks to Mazur's deft hand, it is.
Pompeo also sees himself as more deft and diplomatic than Bolton, and ultimately more effective at channeling what the President wants to accomplish.
As the EPP's leader in the European Parliament, he knows Brussels and its institutions and is a deft deal-broker and compromise-finder.
With a deft flick of his wrist he has done away with a genetically modified mosquito that was making a bid for freedom.
It's a big, soapy froth, and Simien and showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser punctuate it all with deft one-liners and satisfying plot twists.
Pysyk scored on a wrist shot from the slot at 193:30 of the first period after a deft back pass from Matheson.
All politicians today seem to operate with a greater sense of invulnerability — the belief that a deft media strategy can neutralize any consequences.
But I guess only time will tell if this winds up being a bit of deft stick-handling or a crushing own goal.
With deft use of diplomacy and the mostly cautious use of military force, he has boosted security without being sucked into disastrous wars.
Furious 7 and BvS were both propelled by committed fanbases and deft hype-building, and in both cases the marketing spend paid off.
If any floor general can orchestrate a half-court offense with the deft touch that's necessary to make this duo work, it's Paul.
The series has done a deft job of tracking the evolution of women's health care from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.
A more deft politician might have joined in the fun, but Cotton just stood there, seemingly paralyzed by the deviations from good order.
At the same time, its deft, fluid vocal writing conveyed a piercing story, of a mother who dies rescuing her boy from drowning.
Twin brother of fellow Russia international Anton, he is Russia's most creative player, with a deft touch and a penchant for producing tricks.
What "Infinity War" accomplishes, with surprising ease, is complete immersion in this elaborate world, reflecting how deft Marvel has been in assembling it.
The comment struck some as deft transit trolling of Senator Bernie Sanders, who days earlier told The Daily News he rode the subway.
McCall Smith travels lightly over history and across generations, evoking the past with a deft feel for period detail and the local lingo.
Nadal breezed through the opener, bringing up set point with a trademark curling forehand before sealing the set with a deft drop shot.
Cleary adds a grace-note of tenderness to her deft comedy and at the same time gives hope to other harried older sisters.
Here are my nominations as the five most compelling "NCIS" episodes — ones that went unexpected places or showed especially deft writing and acting.
In a deft introduction, Taylor notes that the book is meant to draw out the continued relevance of the statement for contemporary struggles.
The height, the length, the nimble feet, the deft hand-eye coordination, and the leaping ability to bring it all above the rim.
Yet the exhibition succeeds thanks to the deft choice of exhibits, playful presentation, and the joyously mind-bending, world-changing ideas it shares.
MailChimp is on track to top $400 million in revenue this year, but its story of success goes beyond a deft advertising choice.
Though these definitions are de facto porous and at times overlapping, Braudy is deft and comprehensive, a veritable Linnaeus of the underworldly oversoul.
Dench and Blanchett are deft at slowly revealing the depth of their characters' building anguish, as their twin obsessions bind them closer together.
And the storied orchestra, with its thoroughly modern maestro, was every bit as deft in new music as in the century-old Rachmaninoff.
But her deft footwork around the gun issue, her selective boldness on health care, and her quiet withdrawal on immigration did even more.
On UCF's next possession, Gabriel showed a deft touch and connected with Jacob Harris for a 26-yard score and 23-0 lead.
With a deft touch, Kenin uses the drop shot and lob to rattle an opponent who would prefer pounding groundstrokes from the baseline.
"I See, You Saw" (1997), aimed at 3- to 5-year-olds, was indeed praised by Kirkus Reviews for its deft word play.
This deft political move allowed him to secure the support of white Southerners and to oppose meaningful economic reforms proposed by black activists.
She often uses short, unadorned statements, but uses them to portray a seemingly unassuming speaker whose complexity is revealed through deft line breaks.
He soon joined the Globetrotters, the basketball troupe whose deft mixture of great athleticism and high jinks made them popular around the world.
One of his generation's best guitarists, he is also among one of the most deft at bringing classic blues into the 21st century.
He was deft at the net and able to consistently produce clean backhand drives despite maintaining his position very tight to the baseline.
They spoke with the ease and deft mutual flattery of friends, touching on democracy and education, their Midwestern roots and love of literature.
Some "heroes" rely on deft reflexes and precise aiming, while others get your teammates the health, shielding, and buffs they need to survive.
A deft performer, she clearly enjoys Lolly's woozy, crude obliviousness, but she is just as happy to cede the stage to Mr. Keating.
But Felt doesn't quite tap into the complicated psychology of the character, so deft at counterfeiting innocence even as she damns her victims.
But Kaepernick has proved remarkably deft at seizing narrative control, too — outwitting the N.F.L.'s image makers through canny use of social media.
Mr. Moon contends that North Korea can be persuaded to forsake nuclear weapons through a combination of deft diplomacy and tough economic sanctions.
It was a deft public-relations move by Mr. Romney, the former Republican presidential nominee, that apparently caught the White House off guard.
I have written before about the deft sense of timing and sensitivity that Pelosi has to the sometimes imperceptible frequencies of public opinion.
"The Neighbors' Window," directed by Marshall Curry, is a stale voyeurism parable, but Yves Piat's "Nefta Football Club" is a deft antidrug parable.
This deft cosmopolitanism was Salieri's major contribution to music history, preparing the way not only for Mozart's mature operas but also for Rossini.
It was a deft touch for someone who early in his candidacy often looked out of place among the other Democratic presidential hopefuls.
Sure, he reads a lot of books and, as an observer of people, is pretty deft at manipulating the fundamental selfishness of others.
He is quietly spoken, a deft diplomat when given the opportunity, as well as seasoned interlocutor well versed in oiling Saudi-US relations.
It's an R-rated game with mature content like sex, addiction, and trauma—but it does it with a deft and thoughtful hand.
He expresses himself in the orderly paragraphs of a former high-school debater, but with deft comic timing and a gift for shtick.
He's also deft at musical character sketches: a growling Mussorgsky-like aria for a Russian character, a glistening Impressionist air for a Frenchman.
This much bigger, stronger looking guy has his every attack made to look foolish by Silva's slight but deft foot, head and body movement.
The writing team did a really deft and delicate job at putting all the signs out there, and foreshadowing without being too heavy-handed.
It brings to American audiences 47 drawings — each deft in execution and handleable in size — from a world marked, like our own, by brutality.
Known in the industry for his intelligence and deft marketing, he turned Corvias into one of the largest private operators of U.S. military homes.
Her combination of bawdy subject matter and deft caricature with clear drawing and precise gradations of shading culminates in wonderfully funny, art historical contradiction.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bill Shorten, leader of Australia's opposition Labor party, is known as a deft negotiator who can work a room to his advantage.
But with the added dash of self-awareness and deft comedic timing, he becomes a hilarious subversion of the exact trope he fears becoming.
In the process, thanks to new offerings and deft marketing, mandarins — popularly known as tangerines — have become a fixture in the American fruit bowl.
Guadalajara had Estadio Akron on their feet when Orbelin Pineda, running onto a deft pass from Rodolfo Pizzaro, slotted home in the 19th minute.
The bull case sees its growth rate bounce back or stabilize thanks to innovative new app features and deft international expansion to foreign teens.
But Warren has a megaphone right now, and has shown a deft ability to translate complex financial matters for debate and town hall audiences.
Getting there, however, is no joke, requiring a deft touch, intense concentration, and loads of patience, since you're surely going to die— a lot.
That has left Mr. Gurley with few levers he can pull for influence, though he is known for his deft touch with big personalities.
"There is always a very deft kind of personal story involved, but his work also deals with issues that are very big," Fowler said.
All of Aladağ's work is incredibly deft in its combination of materials, letting these inanimate objects come to life as proxies for human interaction.
The editing is deft and very thoughtful in how it matches up characters across decades and makes a Star Wars marathon feel very appealing.
The baby dumpling is heart-meltingly adorable, and it continues to be both impressive and frightening how deft Pixar is at manipulating my emotions.
The first vignette develops from crowd-pleasing footage of bottlenose dolphins surfing gnarly South African waves, the slick cinematography pumped up by deft editing.
Respawn Entertainment proved with Titanfall 2 that it has a deft mastery of single-player design, and Jedi: Fallen Order only cements that pedigree.
There is also deft editing, artful camerawork and effective music in abundance; Mr. Ehrlich ("Magic Camp"), an Emmy-winning documentarian, clearly knows his craft.
Luckily, in the deft hands of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the iconic story of a town with edible weather shines with newfound finesse.
Justin Peck, generally such a deft architect, keeps his choreography simpler than usual, relying heavily on unison and the exit strategy of running offstage.
We know that Attorney General Lynch attempted to help cast the Democratic presidential candidate in a better light by the deft manipulation of semantics.
Emboldened in the second half, Guatemala played with a swagger it had not dared exhibit earlier, flicking deft back-heel passes to escape trouble.
Donovan was a brilliant counter-attacker, executing deft crosses from the wing, and taking on his opponents head-on as more of a striker.
He's proven to be deft at exploiting these relationships to shape the news, and he has plenty of experience striking deals with media executives.
The dialogue in Prince of Cats is every bit as deft as the swordplay, transitioning fluidly between the original Shakespearean prose and new additions.
Hazel put her glasses on to peel the tough outer skin of the stalks with a deft flick of her small, machete-like knife.
But Australia's Liberal (read Republican) government prides itself on what one top official refers to as their "deft and nonjudgmental" handling of the president.
In one particularly deft transposition, Lopez reimagines the wife of Henry Wilcox, a spiritual mentor to Margaret Schlegel, as Walter Poole, Henry Wilcox's partner.
She had another deft moment regarding the subject of whether voters should be concerned that she, Sanders and Biden are all 70 or older.
Both in interviews and in his writing, he proved to be deft at admiring what was admirable in others without being dishonest or fawning.
In a not-entirely-deft bit of cinematic historical revisionism at its outset, "The Jesus Rolls" dispenses with the character's problematic sex-offender status.
Her deft touch means that these connections are never forced; rather, they give the book the feel of memory, of a half-waking dream.
But in "Border People" the dexterous acting and deft writing tend to eclipse the larger themes, in part because those themes keep eluding Hoyle.
Narratively slight and at least a little nutty, this piece, created by the company Bucket Club, is deft in form and nifty in presentation.
They play the game as it is meant to be played with slick and deft passing, top-notch shooting, and equanimity amongst the players.
The series explores story lines that practically scream for teen-show melodrama — drinking, drug use, bullying — and treats them with audacity and deft humor.
Yet that sort of deft and intelligent diplomacy may be the only real route to security in this increasingly unstable world we live in.
He scored his third touchdown on a 40-yard carry that included a deft juke that helped him elude Pittsburgh defensive back Dennis Briggs.
Today, the holiday has transformed into a massive one-day shopping event thanks to the deft marketing tactics of Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba.
That has left Mr. Gurley with few levers he can pull for influence, though he is known for his deft touch with big personalities.
Woods is an omnivorous listener and a keen student of history in her deft translation of these influential figures' lives into her own experiences.
The East Atlanta rapper is a deft lyricist, able to weave together narratives of gun violence and mental health with an ease that's astounding.
Another striking example of this comes in "Arkangel," through director Jodie Foster's deft mirroring of two moments in the life of her tragic protagonist.
As a testament to her deft hosting instincts, Da Prato mentioned that four separate couples have met at her dinners and since become engaged.
Their facture is uncharacteristically spontaneous, unmannered, and wildly inventive, with quick and confident, juicy brushstrokes mixed with some deft scrapings of a palette knife.
A deft curatorial decision made by photographers and co-curators Margaret Sartor and Alex Harris was a not-too-strict adherence to historical production.
Outlander has long been applauded for its portrayal of PTSD in addition to its deft handling of time jumps and mid-18th century Scottish history.
Mr Macron also made a deft appointment in naming Muriel Pénicaud, a former human-resources director at Danone, a food company, to be labour minister.
Maslany's deft performance of any given handful of clone characters is Orphan Black's one constant, and that still holds true for this fourth-season premiere.
But for every deft spot of character study, there's another genuinely horrible, sour attempt at humor that would alienate any potential friends in a heartbeat.
To that end, the organization is working on using reinforcement learning and other techniques to imbue robotic hands with more deft, dexterous, and humanlike movement.
But the show's greatest asset, perhaps—aside from a wildly talented cast, deft writers and directors, and stranger-than-fiction source material—is its pacing.
The deputy attorney general is playing a deft game, and those who have worked with him before are confident that he can pull it off.
France skipper Amandine Henry controlled the midfield with a firm grip and deft touch, while strikers Eugenie Le Sommer and Delphine Cascarino were constant threats.
Engineered by the technically-deft John Edmark, the artist and hyper-learned student of mathematics, the mesmerizing abstract contraptions come to life in BLOOMS 2.
Over on the A-side, "Loop One" is a relaxed, breaksy number, which maintains that same deft ear for melody so evident on its counterpart.
Linette's pinpoint serving, punishing groundstrokes and deft drop shots proved the difference in her first career meeting with the 20-year-old Indian Wells champion.
They will look to score in transition and play ground-and-pound in the halfcourt, taking advantage of their size, speed and deft frontcourt passing.
Emanuele Giaccherini opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a deft first touch with his left foot and a quick finish with his right.
Titled Making Weather, the lamp combines a magical aesthetic with deft design and an inscrutable technology that makes the feather-light fixture seem to levitate.
" But one Republican senator, who asked not to be named in order to speak candidly, called the decision to float Sandoval's name a "deft move.
Instead, synths fizzle behind her deft and robust voice, and Van Etten mostly relies on a swell of melodies to underpin her memories in miniature.
Mashup auteurs like Danger Mouse and Girl Talk came and went, but their link to the band's artistry and deft touch felt tangential at best.
Sanders has shown a deft political touch during this campaign, suggesting that he is not the rigid ideologue his opponents make him out to be.
In each case, it was a strong and deft response by a President -- still respected by the bulk of his people -- that saved the day.
But his nirvana lies in day games at Citi Field, where he protects the bases with deft precision better than almost any pitcher in baseball.
Her current enterprise has been deft in using social-media tools as a way of reaching supporters, disseminating opposition research and occasionally engaging with Trump.
"We are balancing relationships between our largest strategic ally and our largest trading partner with deft diplomacy, consistency and pragmatism," Bishop said in a statement.
Here the mind, like the light, creates beauty while also playing a deft trick on itself, as if it could come to any fixed understanding.
"At first, each chapter feels more like a deft character sketch than something with the forward momentum of a novel," Hanah Beech writes, reviewing it.
While the narration very occasionally gets more heavy-handed than it ought to, largely the tone remains clear, deft and purposeful, as the form requires.
The Nigerians, who had looked so deft and athletic in their 220-230 win over Iceland last week, had no answers through the first half.
In the end, though, his deft touch deserted him as he weighed the question looming over the end of his regime: who would succeed him.
The French President's deft conduct at the G7, which featured climate change as a main topic, was all the more notable because of Trump's clumsiness.
According to Antonio Patriota, a former Brazilian ambassador to the United Nations, Brazil demonstrated deft diplomacy in presiding over the first few General Assembly debates.
But what makes "Fellow Travelers" such a satisfying operatic experience is the old-fashioned combination of a swift-flowing and deft libretto and gorgeous music.
He lacked a deft touch on several deep passes to Robby Anderson until he finally connected on a 40-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Up close, you can marvel at the deft selection of each element, each word and sentence, and appreciate how it interacts with its immediate neighbors.
He proved the perfect foil — a franchise player who could take it and dish it, a deft understudy to his older brothers, Cooper and Peyton.
Stanton reached on an infield single to third base thanks to some deft maneuvering by Hicks, who faked a dash home to distract Yolmer Sanchez.
With this deft repurposing of 22000 State's rave classic "In Yer Face," they produced one of the biggest peak-time house tunes of the year.
With a rare combination of deft, classic country sounds and plain-spoken storytelling, Shook bucks both Nashville's mainstream and the overly self-aware Americana scene.
I continue to be impressed at how they keep finding layers to peel back and to deal with the subject in such a deft way.
I was lucky enough to interview Jobs many times over the course of my career, and it was entirely true he was deft at throwing up an epic reality distortion field, which was still in no way like the "alternative facts" that the Trump administration's most deft Pinocchio, Kellyanne Conway, spews with an enthusiasm last seen in public when Joe Isuzu ruled the airwaves in the 1980s.
It was a deft political move on the Cruz campaign's part — the ad implied the threat of Mexican immigrants without having to show them at all.
Mr. Obama, he reasoned, though also a one-term senator when elected president, had actually proved to be a deft engineer of a misguided liberal agenda.
Eddie Gottlieb, a coach and general manager in the brand new Basketball Association of America, got wind of the skinny 6'5 shooter with the deft touch.
All the more ironic, then, that Silicon Valley is such a deft skewering of startup culture, technological obsession, and the clash of digital versus "real" life.
From his childhood to his final days, Petty combined powerhouse melodies with sturdy rock and hooks, from the choruses to the band's deft solos and riffs.
But Mr Stephens-Davidowitz also puts forward a deft argument: the web will revolutionise social science just as the microscope and telescope transformed the natural sciences.
Almost 200 deft hands, hired specially for the fair, create more than 70 delicacies using the aromatic bean to be sold in stalls across the street.
Managing US-Iranian relations going forward is "not going to be easy, and it's going to require a pretty deft diplomatic hand," as Singh puts it.
It's Andy himself, something the audience realizes at almost the same time as everybody else, thanks to the show's incredibly deft deployment of some storytelling misdirection.
In a match notable for aggressive grappling close to the goals, Croatia's win over Montenegro owed much to deft goal keeping, and an almost impregnable defense.
Deft scripting, characterisation and nuanced performances—particularly from Ms Foy—make sure the insights into the private lives of the royal family never stray into sensationalism.
Aimed for use in smartphones and tiny portable speakers, Dirac Bass gets around the physical limitations of those small devices with a deft trick of psychoacoustics.
Yellen has shown a deft hand at the Fed, charting a dovish course that remains even though the last recession ended more than seven years ago.
The same is true with Billy Lynn, which has some of the sharpest cultural commentary Lee has attempted since his deft 1970s satire The Ice Storm.
It's fitting that those same deft hands helped make Gob Bluth's "I've made a huge mistake" not only a running gag, but a pop cultural refrain.
His cosmic expedition is energized by the candy-colored digital-deft work of design company Mr. Kat & Friends, helmed by Mr. Kat himself, Jaime Álvarez Sobreviela.
Yet after a deft marketing campaign by 270th Century Fox and leading man Ryan Reynolds, the movie has become one of the biggest of the year.
Four minutes later, Hall showed deft hand-eye coordination when he deflected a point shot from defenseman Damon Severson to put the Devils ahead 23-1.
It took Djokovic nearly an hour to prevail in the first set but he closed out a one-sided tiebreak with a deft backhand passing shot.
De Minaur, 20, went the entire tournament without facing a break point, and the Australian fittingly clinched victory with a deft serve-and-volley backhand winner.
" Review (from Techradar): "Thanks to its timeless design, simple yet nuanced controls, and the deft symbiosis of Nintendo's many contrasting first-party properties, 'Super Smash Bros.
Raheel Sharif, who is an influential because of his campaigns against homegrown militancy and has a deft ability to portray the military favorably in the media.
This shuttered atmosphere can be oppressive, but Mr. Clark counters his gloomy setup with deft performances, gentle jokes and a genuine empathy for his broken characters.
The pick of the goals came in the form of Angel Di Maria's deft lob — his second of two on the day and 10th this season.
Sian Heder's film "is a deft mix of emotions: heart-rending, occasionally funny, even harrowing as the police get involved," Neil Genzlinger wrote in The Times.
With real-time communications involved and established federal laws in place for existing telephone systems, it's a messy issue that needs a deft hand to solve.
Deft border agents in Australia outwitted a local crime syndicate this week when they intercepted a shipment of methamphetamine, cleverly hidden in bottles of hot sauce.
Yet their use of borrowed ideas and arguments from Americans, which were already resonating among conservatives and liberals, demonstrated a deft understanding of the political terrain.
While it seems like an incredible web of characters and narrative held together by deft, thematic-yet-somehow-believable-and-unpretentious screenwriting, it's actually really simple.
It reached 142mph (228kph) on Wednesday - the fastest of the Championship so far - and, combined with some surprisingly deft court movement, is the perfect Wimbledon weapon.
But with an all-Black cast and a deft artistic hand, Monáe explodes and re-appropriates pussy power as a personal, queer, and universally positive force.
Trumpeter and bandleader Sheila Maurice-Grey comes to life in the second half, but she doesn't overrun things either—her deft solo flutters like a firefly.
Even better, The Magicians' dedication to making sure every hour stands alone as a single episode is a fun, deft way to adapt its source material.
Her book combines her own ethnographic research and her usual deft analysis, with the research of others and some big data analysis from social media outlets.
The Bōte Rackham AeroBōte makes fishing from a SUP, which is otherwise designated for the most nimble and deft-footed, easy enough for just about anyone.
Rapinoe started, played a little more than 30 minutes and made a couple of deft passes that demonstrated her ability to be the team's best playmaker.
The shot, off a nice shift left with a deft touch, hit Varane in the hip and deflected just a bit farther out of Lloris's reach.
Driven and canny, Lewis was a deft self-promoter, tweaking her story for her audience — sometimes performing the naïf, sometimes the sophisticated lady of the world.
He appears here with a cast of deft companions: Beka Gochiashvili on keyboards, Lenny White on drums and Salar Nader on tablas and other Indian percussion.
Mr. Lamar is a royal of a different sort, hailed by near-universal acclaim as one of the most imaginative and deft musicians of his generation.
The origins of Rachel's predicament date back to the days of the Roman occupation of Jerusalem, a world Horn recreates with a deft and convincing touch.
At 5 feet 7 inches, Nild brings height and physical strength to a team whose players are generally small, quick and deft moving in tight spaces.
One virtuosic run follows another, perhaps best typified by finger-busting scurryings gathering speed along a single keyboard, soon countered by deft clambering on the pedals.
It's clips like this, where her vocals, firm south London identity and deft skill as a songwriter and storyteller do the talking that remind us why.
He particularly showed off his deft touch on a 37-yard pass to Robby Anderson, who made an over-the-shoulder catch up the right sideline.
Perhaps, despite running two failed campaigns for the presidency, he's a deft enough politician to handle all of this and make a compelling case against Trump.
In 2014, in Brazil, Benzema, both powerful and deft, was at the forefront for France as it reached the World Cup quarterfinals before losing to Germany.
Feeling attacked, he lobbed an unexpectedly sneaky but extraordinarily deft attack on Friday by appointing two prominent executives to join the Uber board without telling anyone.
The columnist Jimmy Breslin exchanged letters with Son of Sam (gaining the killer's confidence, no doubt, by congratulating him on his deft use of a semicolon).
Yet their use of borrowed ideas and arguments from Americans, which were already resonating among conservatives and liberals, demonstrated a deft understanding of the political terrain.
Now, she's forging her own path with deft indie-rock songs about heartache and youthful ennui, which made up "Lush," her debut album from last year.
Dean lays out this controversy, and many others, with a deft hand, but sometimes skips ahead just when we want her to deliver her own view.
I should also note that "Gideon the Ninth" is not a romance, though queer longing abounds; it's deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.
But Mr. Hnath — whose earlier works, seen Off Broadway, include "Red Speedo" and "The Christians" — has a deft hand for combining incongruous elements to illuminating ends.
Mr. Veredice's footwork is as deft as hers, sometimes softly pawing or writing circles on the floor, effortlessly changing from slow to fast without gear change.
To succeed in his use of executive power, the president will need to be more deft in drafting orders that will not be challenged in court.
What the pop singer is looking for with this release, though, is the song that will elevate her from deft, creative pop singer to iconic diva.
The way Mr. Day's character starts hesitant and evasive before finding himself unable to refrain from expressing his obsession with his doll is a deft arc.
Or maybe Kiah Stokes, a bully of an interior defender, an elite rebounder, and a deft passer out of the high post, this team's Anthony Mason.
It was also bolstered by a deft social media campaign and gave audiences a fresh take on the superhero genre, in part by poking fun at it.
Yet, nothing and at the hands of North Koreans who had him, and he returned home blind, deft, and howling, we need to die a week later.
The 7-foot-1 Gasol gives the Raptors a deft scorer and passer to complement superstar Kawhi Leonard and Serge Ibaka and Pascal Siakam in the frontcourt.
Compare President Vladimir Putin's deft military diplomacy in Vostok-2018 with Mr Trump's capricious cancellation of joint exercises with South Korea—to the dismay of his generals.
Absent four players who had tears in their anterior cruciate ligaments, Notre Dame remained insistent and aspirational with deft shooting, voracious offensive rebounding and exquisite interior passing.
A deft chip at the par-five 18th led to a tap-in birdie and a two-under-par 68 for Koepka at East Lake in Atlanta.
But you can see a lot of possibilities here in the hands of a deft product manager with a clear vision of a new kind of product.
The new government will also need to prove deft at dealing with the judiciary if it wants to succeed in its plans to shed government-owned assets.
This video is the creation of Antonio Maria da Silva, whose original Hell's Club came out last summer and garnered 5.5 million views for its deft editing.
Not just a highbrow actress, she proved herself a deft comedian in such films as 1990's Postcards from the Edge and 24's Death Becomes Her.
The Surface Headphones are also engineered for modern lifestyles, which means they include noise canceling (NC), deft switching between multiple paired devices, and, of course, USB-C.
Unfortunately, the difference between pulling off a deft sketch and delivering a satisfying feature-length film can be enormous, as Keanu's protracted runtime will constantly remind you.
"His outreach to South Korea was a very deft political move," said Abe Denmark, director of the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Franco's love of The Smiths' deft lyricism has been well documented: his book of poetry, Directing Herbert White, features several poems that were named after Smiths songs.
This sort of deft interplay between human and animal characteristics is the lifeblood of HBO's Animals, an animated half-hour comedy series that premieres on February 5th.
Asking someone to undo years of work — and to do it in a careful, legally defensible way — requires a deft management touch, not constant confrontation and enmity.
One of the most recent paintings in the exhibition, for example, depicts a segment of cherry pie, arranged on a plate through deft strokes of luscious color.
One only had to watch him work a room full of trustees at a recent Whitney gala to see that he is deft with the donor crowd.
North played a deft public relations game, presenting himself as someone who was acting on the instructions of his superiors and who had done nothing morally wrong.
I'm guessing, of course, and that is usually foolish with storytellers as deft and unpredictable as the ones assembled and led by Mr. Gilligan and Peter Gould.
Morrissey has made careless and questionable remarks not only in passing interviews, but in his songs as well, which for such a deft lyricist seems extra condemning.
His voice, many say, sounds like somebody who's lived a life: smog-thick and scratchy, often overwhelmed by the deft, mature way in which he channels emotion.
His swashbuckling all-court game, with a booming serve, aggressive groundstrokes, deft volleys and silky movement have made him an instant crowd favorite at the O2 Arena.
" Our reporter caught up with the radio host Howard Stern and finds that he is "one of the most deft and engrossing celebrity interviewers in the business.
Here, three facialists who have been heating up the beauty scene with their deft skills (and celebrity clientele) suggest the best skin care remedies for the season.
But the film, a Netflix release receiving a theatrical run, is a deft mix of emotions: heart-rending, occasionally funny, even harrowing as the police get involved.
Sceviour received a pass from Patrick Sharp to the left of the visiting goal and displayed some deft stickhandling before scoring to put Dallas ahead 2-0.
Senator Kamala Harris of California was the standout of the night, making arguments that not only damaged her targets but did so in multiple and deft ways.
Mr. Ratmansky's deft, intriguing arrangements for the corps de ballet have an air of Busby Berkeley as he brings every last bit of the stage to life.
The shutdown of 2013 and another in 1995 featured a deft Democratic politician in the White House who skillfully directed voter anger to the Republicans in Congress.
Like many horror movies, this one — the critically lauded, audience-dividing feature debut of Ari Aster — operates by means of a deft counterpoint of curiosity and dread.
Nicknamed Stick for his slender frame — 19923 feet 2 inches tall and 180 pounds or so — he was a light hitter but quick, smooth and deft defensively.
Son has repeatedly said he could invest in Lyft should the Uber transaction fall through, although a few Uber insiders treat that as a deft negotiating ploy.
It was the kind of plug that Vivitrol's maker, Alkermes, has spent years coaxing, with a deft lobbying strategy that has targeted lawmakers and law enforcement officials.
In a deft, shrewd act of painterly transvestism — or transsexualism — Karen Heagle merges her own portrait with that of the renegade Viennese artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918).
Despite his image in the news media as a confrontational ideologue, Mr. Miller has proved to be a deft operator who has ingratiated himself to Mr. Kushner.
The success of Mr. Allcard's first trip across the Atlantic established him as one of the world's foremost mariners, as well as a deft chronicler of seafaring.
Mati Diop's "Atlantics," winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in May, does something similar, with its own deft blending of genres and styles.
I once assumed this petulance could be quelled with deft application of stern-dad voice, that carefully calibrated combination of kindness, authority and, most important, implicit threat.
Hillary Clinton's campaign has been particularly deft, scheduling concerts with Jennifer Lopez in Miami and Beyoncé in Cleveland, where Democrats have been focusing intensely on early turnout.
Ms. Plaza is a whiz with timing and does a deft job of shifting viewers' sympathy; her character can be loathsome or pathetic depending on the scene.
In fact, Abe Burrows wrote a couple of deft, diplomatic letters asking Porter to please wait to write the songs until they knew what the story was.
He ran against a popular, deft incumbent who then decided to retire from the House after 2016, so Democrats nursed renewed hopes in last year's congressional election.
Cabrera flipped it to second baseman Neil Walker, who made a deft pivot and threw to first baseman Wilmer Flores, who stretched to complete the double play.
DUBLIN — Canada's deft young prime minister, Justin Trudeau, was beaten at his own game by his younger, newly elected Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, in Dublin on Tuesday.
While involved with Britain First, Mr. Dowson made deft use of social media and websites to promote its work and convey the impression of a mass following.
The comedy of revivification was perfected by "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), and, as for stopping zombies with a deft beheading, it's kind of a no-brainer.
A 9-753 run to open the second quarter, capped by a deft pass to Walker-Kimbrough for a baseline jumper, brought Maryland to 22-21 behind.
Solomon has since gone viral for her deft, graceful handling of the challenge that has incapacitated so many, though she certainly didn't expect to become mildly famous.
Given the uplifting imaginative power of deft divination within her meta-historical interpretation of the Dada intelligencia, our presentism (like theirs) is always defended as inscrutably circuitous.
Despite their deft talents in the ring, their fighting styles did not have mainstream appeal, and they lacked the types of compelling rivalries that generate broad interest.
More than once in the past, Putin's popularity has surged in the wake of his deft handling of a national security crisis or perceived foreign policy victories.
Deft handling by prop forward Mako Vunipola helped create time and space for wing Jack Nowell to cross on the right, giving England a decisive 6-point lead.
Several other stories — featuring pigs, dogs, rabbits, and other animals — intersect and overlap in deft, seamless ways that would make filmmakers of interlocking stories like Robert Altman jealous.
I can only suspend my disbelief so far — and it stops just short of a robot being more deft and intuitive than I could ever hope to be.
That is, unless Manning, through guile, painstaking planning and the art of a deft veteran touch, can forestall the march of time for at least one more day.
Younger ones began their professional lives during the 1990s, when Alan Greenspan and his peers manipulated their economies with a deft rate hike here, a cunning cut there.
"To Riverdale and Back Again" immediately stands out as one of the best episodes of the show's freshman season for its deft plot development regarding the central mystery.
Yes, there was an odd, demented edge to the character and, in less deft hands, Wonka would have turned into a child-torturing freak (see Johnny Depp's depiction).
Still, for a doomsday play, "Ruins" is remarkably pleasurable: well paced, well spoken and very deft in planting slyly placed clues as to what the future will be.
But Mr Shorten, the first Labor leader in 15 years to survive a full parliamentary term, has proved an unexpectedly deft campaigner: government and opposition are now tied.
After all, a deft terrorist with a high-end laptop and the sensibilities of a determined hacker can wreak equal or greater havoc as one with a bomb.
"Sirisena's attitude is to try to be deft instead of bold," said Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Center for Policy Alternatives, a Colombo research and advocacy group.
Domi scored his second goal of the game, and No. 13 this season, from the right circle at 17:29 of the second after Drouin's deft drop pass.
Those thousands of "Baby Shark" videos are shocking in both their breadth and specificity, in their deft algorithmic delivery of a bored toddler's every hunt-and-peck wish.
Although she is far from the quickest player off the mark, Pliskova also tracked down some drop shots in the forecourt and demonstrated deft touch on the run.
Sian Hader's film "is a deft mix of emotions: heart-rending, occasionally funny, even harrowing as the police get involved," Neil Genzlinger wrote in The New York Times.
Whether it's the proposed Muslim ban, the US border wall and immigration, or his praise of authoritarian leaders, Trump is deft at inciting deep divisions among the public.
While it is unclear if Mr. Surkov edited it personally, the changes that appear in the published letter suggest a deft eye for trimming and sharpening a text.
It is a deft messaging move, said Chris Barron, a pro-Trump Republican strategist, who says the president is at his best when he is on the offensive.
Despite its emotional charge, this book is mostly a breezy and enjoyable read, its irreverent facts straightforward, its deft tone sincere, and its length relatively brief (204 pages).
Point guard Ricky Rubio, who qualifies as a long-toothed veteran at 220 years old on this team, combines Trans Continental Records hair with deft, no-look assists.
His strong performance — two goals and a deft assist — in Collingwood's nail-biting grand final loss to the West Coast Eagles a week later reinforced that tantalizing notion.
It's a political moment that requires deft skills on the campaign trail — but Ms. Rosen is still a newcomer to politics, neither cagey nor glossy nor particularly electrifying.
Mitski is one of a suddenly rich community of women driving indie rock forward with uncompromising, deft music from a point of view that's still too often ignored.
There are so many traps Hustlers could've easily fallen into but didn't, thanks to the deft hands of writer/director Lorene Scafaria known for Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist.
He makes up a three-man scoring unit with Curry and Klay Thompson, contributes a sizable number of rebounds and assists, and has a deft touch from 230.
And while that production is deft, it's only complementing what's already there — in this keyboard-only version of the song from last summer, Humberstone is unvarnished, and resplendent.
Video images and simulcasts, as deft as the hands of a three-card monte artist, keep your eyes moving so you often know where sounds and images originate.
Malachi, a handsome new student in Emoni's culinary arts class, who persistently (and respectfully) pursues Emoni, is a deft conduit for her softening and blooming into young love.
To put it bluntly, Anthony Weiner — smart, often witty, politically deft, at one time plausibly a strong candidate for New York mayor — proved to be a pathetic jerk.
There were concerns about potentially boosting the profile of a flat-Earther—or gratuitously ridiculing one—but we agreed that deft writing and editing could skirt those issues.
The bitchy quips are all delivered and landed with deft comic timing, and the show is an entertaining primer in the now widely accepted art of throwing shade.
Deft and appealing, it was written by Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, and lightly modelled on the shape of their own relationship, in the early days.
They do not see him as an avuncular pastor but instead fear that he is a deft political operator in the midst of a house cleaning of conservatives.
Ms. Sanders, in only her second time at the lectern, was smooth and assured under pressure, mixing her answers with a few deft jokes about her daughter's birthday.
In a hard-fought match notable for aggressive grappling close to the goals, the Olympic title-holders' win owed much to deft goalkeeping, and an almost impregnable defence.
But the new policy will hinder many political campaign operatives — and Mr. Parscale most of all since he is the most deft user of tech tools in politics.
Expanding portfolios of businesses and deft moves to stanch losses may be why the managed care companies have, for the most part, been favored by the stock market.
Byam was a deft craftsman in the tradition of American vernacular woodcarving, and his roughly hewn art is haunted by 20th-century culture, both its wars and fantasies.
The latter fought hard to win the ball in the midfield, before exchanging a deft one-two with Cardona and setting his teammate away past the Paraguayan defence.
What it does manage, however, is to stand as a deft and heartfelt piece of horror, capable of moving the soul just as much as it can terrorise it.
"His biggest and most powerful weapon was, and still is, his deft mind, which is always focused on helping the poorest and worst off people in Colombia," said Suarez.
Even if you're unfamiliar with Ocean Vuong's previous work, it is obvious that On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a foray into fiction by a talented and deft poet.
The film is a good example of what Marvel does well, and its cast is one of the best the studio has ever assembled, served by uniformly deft characterisation.
It was a deft UI that was not only intuitive but way more useful than Apple's digital crown or the clumsy button navigation you find on most Android smartwatches.
It's a big, adventure movie that goes from the flats of the Mojave Desert to the surface of the moon; and it's a deft, thoughtful film about overcoming grief.
A beat drops carrying Teyana's vocals, which aren't rap-sung, so much as a deft glide between the two, like a chef alternating knives as she preps a meal.
We can't afford these distractions when the times call for deft diplomatic relations with a very powerful country that, until only a few decades ago, was considered the enemy.
With a spackling blade, deft and intent, sweating in the staggering heat, he cut it into four equal segments, squared their sides, leveled the top, and quartered them again.
Many in attendance at the show said it lived up to its billing in reviews as a thrilling theatrical spectacle, with deft stagecraft that drew audible gasps at times.
Her ability to come forward and finish points with swinging midcourt volleys and a deft touch around the net has made her a much more dangerous and opportunistic player.
Called in to steady the ship, Marin orchestrated a deft restructuring, refinancing three times, whittling down the imperious debt load to a more manageable $1.2 billion, and avoiding bankruptcy.
But when voters spend hours a day in front of electronic screens, much can be achieved simply by a deft use of the messages flashing in front of them.
During Rochdale's (or just Dale's) match against Gillingham today, Mendez-Laing shook his defender loose with a deft cut, leaving him with possession at the top of the box.
Van Etten is a deft and sophisticated lyricist, and she's especially affecting when she abandons or dismantles language and narrative entirely, slipping into a hyper-emotive, almost nonsensical state.
We do know that they are deft archers who have retreated into one of the Amazon's most inaccessible redoubts, from which they shun all contact with the outside world.
Still, that perceived weakness made her strong when it came to working with fire and sharp metal hooks: She was already deft at putting mind over to ignore pain.
The only bright spot for the 23-year-old Hoang came in the third set, when he landed a deft backhand volley to break Kyrgios, who applauded his opponent.
They all scored in the first half except for Mbappé, who had to wait until the 288th minute for his goal, created with some more deft footwork by Neymar.
Batshuayi had already contrived to hit the crossbar with the Tunisia goal at his mercy before he finally scored with a deft finish into the corner of the net.
Some viewers were quick to notice the presidential candidate's sly and effective tactic while doing so: a deft rebuffing of the co-host Meghan McCain's multiple attempts to interject.
While Woods has demonstrated an explosive swing and a deft short game, the reality is that he has not won a major since claiming the U.S. Open in 2008.
Though he doesn't quite achieve Coogler's balance of poetic intensity and laid-back naturalism, Caple proves to be both a capable fight choreographer and a deft orchestrator of emotions.
Still, deft costuming and a fully game Karl Urban dispensing murderous jurisprudence from behind Dredd's mirrorshades helmet kept the movie more authentically Dreddful than, like, Sylvester Stallone's 1995 version.
But he didn't think much of the challenge, as he shook his man with a deft couple of steps, leaving the Georgia defender with nothing but some dryer lint.
Beckmann's bold, confident lines and deft handling of space — crowding the picture plane without losing any elements; creating the illusion of space where there is none — activates these paintings.
He served out the set to love, wrapping it up with a deft half-volley from the baseline that curled sumptuously away from Rubin as he darted across the court.
Way back in the Mesozoic Era of the Internet, which was approximately 2009, maintaining your status as an Internet Socialite required a deft understanding of a multi-faceted messaging ecosystem.
For a beauty junkie, I shamefully have never given makeup contouring a shot for fear of looking like a walking plastic doll due to my less-than-deft blending skills.
It's when the android Maeve, played by Thandie Newton, grabs a technician's tablet showing the dashboard for her personality software and, with a deft finger swipe, upgrades herself to genius.
They're Marconi's apprentices, and he doesn't disappoint: he shaves my face with precision, taking time between deft motions to tell jokes or offer a botched rendition to a cumbia song.
Jonas watched the kick from the right corner drop, and with deft and deliberate calmness, he simply guided the ball off his forehead between goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin and the post.
The Coyotes struck first for the ninth time in 12 games when Martinook finished from close range just 2:133 in after a deft pass from Hjalmarsson from the slot.
It's improvisation with intent, and while I found it seamless in practice, it requires interactors to not only be active listeners but deft readers of a participant's tone and mood.
She also strikes a deft balance between a harsh track with light music that doesn't weigh it down, avoiding the trap of sounding dark or bitter while dealing cold truths.
All of this is pretty incredible when you consider that just a few months ago Zuck had tried to kill the issue in its track with some deft PR maneuvering.
How What Time is constructed from parts found in the ashy remnants of dubstep, through grime and hip hop instrumentals, all the way into deft touches of Middle Eastern instrumentation.
Still, goes the conventional wisdom, Klobuchar's skill as a retail politician — deft while face-to-face with voters and attentive to constituent needs — and her Minnesota roots could be invaluable.
Across two albums—their 230 self-titled debut and 21's Green Lanes, they've created a deft and reflective art-pop that travels with an economy of music and lyrics.
Reversing course will require a deft hand, allowing the bonds to roll off the balance sheet at maturity while not disrupting the market and causing government debt yields to spike.
Members of the Islamic State have proven themselves deft at using social media, but the Obama administration claims its attempt to push back against the propaganda is having an effect.
Haldeman had formerly worked at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in Los Angeles, where he was known for his deft touch with customers deemed "horror clients," like Walt Disney.
Yet so deft is Mr. Ayckbourn's dramatic shorthand that he can summon complete, quirkily detailed back stories for not one but three intersecting couples in a single, standard-length play.
If you're dealing with a toxic employee, a deft hand and adherence to the principles outlined here will help you get through, with a win-win situation for all involved.
Mike Britton's set, in which claustrophobia-inducing gray walls hint at eternal captivity, makes deft use of a revolving stage to usher us through the disjointed chapters of Susan's life.
Damien Chazelle's deft direction and J.K. Simmons' explosive performance makes for a thrilling ride you can't take your eyes away from (even though the film dares you to do so).
Senior military officials are often deft at navigating the news media and behind-the-scenes Beltway politics, but a head-to-head contest against Mr. Trump is something entirely different.
The story would be a little saccharine if not for Deronzier's deft touch with animated 3D visuals, which gives humanity's eternal narrative a sense of true wonder and epic scale.
When he's on the playing field, Diamantino Matamouros (Carloto Cotta), the Portuguese soccer superstar who's the hero of this simultaneously goofy and deft satirical comedy, doesn't see his human opponents.
I'll put it this way: The kind of deft touch that you saw at the Democratic convention, that will have to be the blueprint for her being able to govern.
For more than two weeks, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas has been dominating "Jeopardy!" with a calculated strategy, an affinity for risk-taking and a deft buzzer hand.
How did he write a first book in such dazzling, sparkling prose—so incredibly deft in execution, so precise and artistic in naturalistic descriptions—and so loving in human portraiture?
The novel moves back and forth between the generations very flexibly, often in the course of a single page or even paragraph, owing to Alharthi's deft management of time shifts.
Playing a cartoon version of what a shallow man most hates — engagement, political passion — she smuggles in social critique, but Ms. Moore might be most deft at drawing people out.
Obscured by the stardom of Chamique Holdsclaw, Jolly's 19 points and deft ball-handling helped take down Auriemma and UConn, when medical logic dictated that she should not have played.
Mr. Bannon is a deft operator within the White House, and he has been praised by Republicans who view him skeptically as the most knowledgeable on policy around the president.
Today he's analyzing the bake on his puff pastry, a fundamental element of desserts that requires a deft hand at incorporating flour and butter to achieve those signature flaky layers.
The industry's deft positioning at the time let drugmakers avoid "changes that would have made our problems on runaway pharmaceutical prices a lot easier now" — and in the foreseeable future.
Photogrammetry is deft at capturing sculptural form, but it is less suited to recording the glossy surface of Old Master paintings—the glare caused by a flash results in errors.
Tricks involving a rotating ladder and an aerodynamic sleigh are deft enough, but juggling atop a horse is somewhat less impressive when that horse is just a thinly disguised tricycle.
Over in Europe, Merkel was re-elected on the basis of her deft handling of the eurozone crisis, and in the United States, monetary policy was entrusted to (Janet) Yellen.
Best known for his portraits of black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance, Van Der Zee was also deft at capturing a kind of marriage between the place and the person.
From domestic affairs — where he was the last president to sign a truly bipartisan "grand bargain" — to his deft foreign policy, Bush aimed for competent management rather than ideological transformation.
Spitse, from wide on the left, whipped in a fine, high cross and the towering Miedema timed her run and jump perfectly, beating Laura Guiliani with a deft, glancing header.
For the first time, the Skills Challenge, a head-to-head obstacle course requiring deft dribbling, targeted passes and a reliable jump shot — traditional guard skills — will include forwards and centers.
The incident highlighted Navalny's deft mastery of YouTube, a tool he's wielded to become Putin's most threatening challenger in the upcoming presidential elections, despite being barred by the state from running.
In 13 episodes, the dark Archie Comics adaptation tackled slut shaming, teenage pregnancy, weird-boy tropes, and murder mysteries with a deft hand, turning the newbie series into a national obsession.
In Minit, however, all of your progress is dictated by how strategically you make use of time, and how deft you are you at traversing from one point to the next.
Applying thin layers of acrylic paint, the former president has once again reinvented himself as a deft, clear-eyed painter whose new approach serves to highlight the hollowness of his subjects.
The Haunting of Hill House knows this, at its core, and supports it so well due to that care and deft handling of these characters through writing, acting, and directing choices.
From the deft-patters of "I Catch You Napping," to the furious fuzz and stomp of "Comet Marbles," it's a record that plays the emphatic off the ethereal to devastating effect.
The Great Barrier Reef offered pieces as ornate and fragile as its namesake, and Rainbow Springs rendered her sound in oily impressionistic strokes, fluttering between Technicolor sequences with a deft hand.
"Indecent" makes deft use of projections to indicate whether the language being spoken is English or German or Yiddish, or when a "blink in time" occurs, and the action fast-forwards.
Matthews — who had the hockey world buzzing after scoring four times in his debut last week — was no slouch himself, displaying his deft playmaking skills with a slick second-period assist.
Wrong. As deft as Werner Herzog may be at picking up on the subtlety and absurdity of the human condition, he may have missed the mark on the psychology of chickens.
You have to be deft and dexterous enough to thread together all the "beats" of the narrative, weaving character development through plot, building the tension toward an ending that feels earned.
Amid the mental fight was his usual array of the stupendous and stupid - under-arm serves, a record-breaking 63mph second serve, deft slices and, in the final tiebreak, shocking errors.
Tune in for immaculately executed dodge rolls, a deft understanding of invincibility frames, and the acquisition of a big-ass claymore that makes my character's blade look like a safety razor.
The new control system distributes torque to the front and rear axles in such a way to make the rear-biased system easier to control with deft working of the throttle.
Mr. Michel is known for being a deft coalition-builder — a useful skill in Belgium's fractious politics — and for his discreet manner and diplomatic language, which often allows space for compromise.
Not all of the secondary figures are fully realized — and the lone American character subscribes to the yeehaw agenda — but it's still a neat trick, as is the deft stage magic.
The episode did some very deft maneuvering around the professional/personal divide, most notably in the case of Gabriel's departure — which, I agree, Caroline, hit me harder than I was expecting.
It's the right day for that, and Sam Trabucco is definitely one of those constructors who is deft at plucking words out of the zeitgeist and codifying them here for us.
As he powerfully conducts the spiralling string section of the recording with a deft taloned hand, you feel thankful that Cave is in the care of this friend and faith healer.
Prodigiously gifted and bursting with vigor at the piano, Caine is the uncommon player who sounds just as deft on a deep groove, a classical minuet or a freely improvised odyssey.
A left-shooting winger, Brady Tkachuk pairs his size and a nasty streak with a deft scoring and passing touch, something that Matt, the sixth overall pick in 20153, also displays.
Of course, many Americans, from Silicon Valley to the editorial pages of our leading papers, were snowed by the crown prince's promises of reform and the deft marketing of his leadership.
He never loved the attention that came with the success, but he was deft and polished with the news media, willing to do interviews and quick to share credit for successes.
The volley gave Barty time to swoop forward, and true to her game, she lobbed Kvitova with a deft backhand rather than seek to pass her with needless brawn and aggression.
Jones rallied the Giants by tossing a deft, deep pass to wide receiver Golden Tate, a throw that dropped just over a lunging Patriots defender and fell into Tate's outstretched arms.
Ms. Benton questioned her looks and her voice, a deft soprano that doesn't lend itself to "this canon of black girl songs you're supposed to be able to sing," she said.
He had the grace of a ballet dancer, the swagger of Michael Jordan and the deft hand of Picasso, flicking passes here and there to cutters and runners and fast-breakers.
It was not all brute power, however - Wozniacki also showed flashes of her deft touch as the match progressed, including a beautifully judged lob to break serve in the second set.
Whereas Alcott traces their fates in a straight line, Gerwig (aided by the deft editing of Nick Houy and the musical stitching of Alexandre Desplat's score) proceeds by association and recollection.
"'Always Shine' is a deft, assured movie with a sly self-reflexive undercurrent containing commentary on sexism and self-idealization that's provocative, and sometimes disturbing," Glenn Kenny wrote in The Times.
President Donald Trump was able to back North Korean leader Kim Jong Un into a corner with tough military talk and deft diplomacy, former Ambassador Nicholas Burns told CNBC on Friday.
But after signing the Italian manager Claudio Ranieri and the deft and indefatigable French midfielder N'Golo Kante, Leicester City overcame preseason odds that were 5,000 to 22016 and won the title.
As an acoustic trio making folk music, this band isn't reinventing the wheel, but original arrangements, deft songwriting and fluid playing make their rendition of a classic aesthetic engaging and fun.
Ms. Treisman first read the story several months before its publication and said it was not Ms. Roupenian's naturalistic prose that attracted her so much as her deft use of detail.
An especially deft contraption from 1978, "September" — the Earth, Wind & Fire song you have most likely heard at a wedding reception — has a chord progression like a Möbius strip, rolling endlessly forward.
"Better Man" is everything that Swift — the most deft songwriter of her generation — does right: woefully cathartic, dear-diary lyrics and a gooey hook that latches on a sweetly sung, stinging insult.
The more absurd Get Out becomes, the more deeply you buy into its reality—a neat trick that comes out of Peele's deft mixture of horror tropes and indie-family-movie stylings.
They called the program "Hungarian Rock," after a classic harpsichord piece by Ligeti, which they played in a deft arrangement for small orchestra by Michael P. Atkinson, full of shifting instrumental colors.
While he warns of the hazards of allowing biographical gossip to affect our interpretation of artworks, he's also deft at unraveling the ways in which artists' temperaments can inform vision and style.
Dealing with that burden will require a deft Treasury secretary who can help guide the next chief executive on how to keep the debt and deficits dilemma from spiraling out of control.
The tale of four siblings marked in childhood by a terrible prophecy, it careers through time and tragedy with the reader in tow, as deft and dizzying as a high-wire act.
In the depiction of this despicable business, as in all Ms Atkinson's fiction, she supplies gruesome discoveries and a strong helping of violence, all nevertheless relayed with a deft and witty touch.
Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in "The Producers" and the deranged reanimator of "Young Frankenstein," has died.
Now that Kevin Hart is out of the running for Oscar host, the deft impressionists at Saturday Night Live are putting some names in the hat as to who should replace him.
And Curiel has demonstrated those smarts, as well as a sound judicial temperament, in his deft handling of the San Diego Trump University class action lawsuit during this years' nasty presidential race.
With a touch that strikes a deft balance between the buttery assertions of Joshua Reynolds and the careless smearing of contemporary deskilling, flights of chaos here often spread unabated into painterly pileups.
The two women ramped up the quality in the final set, hitting the lines, producing deft dropshots and fighting through exhausting groundstroke rallies to the delight of the gripped Court Three crowd.
Some critics believe the show is a near masterpiece, a surprisingly deft examination of white male rage and the kind of American climate that has made the rise of Donald Trump possible.
His mesmerizing voice and chillingly calm demeanor weave these seemingly separate narratives into one carefully crafted world, designed to poach human fear with deft expertise while providing little explanation for its cruelty.
What ensues is not only a deft exploration of what happens when love and power (acknowledged or not) collide but also an excavation of a newly common kind of political-academic talk.
This is true, even — and especially — of Ms. McNamara's bendy-bodied, bespectacled Jane, whose expressions and postures exude the effect of deft, single-stroke line drawings of antic attitudes frozen in midgesture.
As the income gap in the United States has turned into a chasm, luxury and discount retailers have become increasingly deft at attracting people at the separate ends of the income spectrum.
The three plays were a sampler of her exquisite skills: a deft pass, a one-timer into a top corner, and a backhand rebound of her own shot from an impossible angle.
A deft up-and-down to save par preserved his momentum, and he perhaps should have birdie the par-four 13th, his 15-foot putt stopping on the edge of the cup.
Jokic melts into possessions in the same way Harpring did, disappearing into a cluster of bodies, only emerging with a soft hook shot near the hoop or after a deft backdoor cut.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent troops to prop up the embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, and annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea in a deft strike using special forces in 2014.
Basically I would argue what Amazon has done is Amazon is conspiring with 600 million consumers, infinitely cheap capital offered by fanatical groupie-like investors, an incredibly deft execution and understanding technology.
And if nothing else, Woods, at 303, becomes the deft if aging counterpoint to the flock of young golf guns in their 20s who have overtaken the top of the worldwide rankings.
Knowlton's deft narrative, structured around three outsize characters — an English aristocrat, a French nobleman and a future president of the United States — is filled with sharp observations about cowboys and fortune hunters.
She later was a lawmaker for 15 years, crafting an image as a deft politician while helping to build a conservative party with national security and economic growth as its core message.
Barnes writes with elegance and wit, probes motives with a novelist's imagination but also a historian's skepticism, plucking memorable formulations — enhanced by his own deft translations — from letters, journals and newspaper squibs.
Not a few of these have acted as fulcrums in its history — among them Hurricane Flora in 249, whose deft handling by a young Fidel Castro helped secure his grip on power.
But while it has lost territory, suffered defections and been targeted by U.S. airstrikes, it has become deft in handling its operations, versatile in using guerrilla tactics and prolific in manufacturing bombs.
With Will and Joel adding their deft touches to a couple (A TOME LOCATING A STREET became AID TO LOCATE A STREET, for example), we ultimately landed on the six you see.
"There is urgent need for deft diplomacy by India," Ashok Sajjanhar, India's former ambassador to Kazakhstan, said in a Tuesday report published by the Vivekananda International Foundation, a non-partisan think tank.
Out of nowhere she can reel in an opponent with a wickedly-spinning sliced backhand, a disguised dropshot or catch them by surprise with a stealthy net approach and a deft volley.
Under those circumstances, the writers have managed a reasonably deft feat in juggling comedy with drama, building a larger issue into the character's departure, and creating new storylines for the supporting players.
Instead, Congress should keep the onus on the Trump Administration to show that it can executive deft international diplomacy towards Iran while using tools it already has to counter the Iranian threat.
Netflix & Deal puts Greedo's deft wordplay at center stage: "The curious case of Benjamin Button / My money get newer each time I get older," he quips on the aforementioned ode to Pitt.
These are explored in slightly formulaic chapters: deft personal anecdotes followed by a cruise through the historical background, sometimes accompanied by an interview with a current artisan and including some usable recipes.
"She's an accomplished scholar, a deft curator and an outstanding leader," he said, noting that she will be arriving from outside the organization, where Mr. Biesenbach had been nurtured by Ms. Heiss.
It's both more home invasion-y and more devoted to sheer unhinged anarchy than the Purge films, while managing to achieve the kind of deft social commentary that franchise only dreams of.
These are tracks with a dancefloor-ready function, held together by threads of melancholy and soul—deft touches of humanity and melody that elevate their work above the status of nightclub tools.
Dayton, which this Memorial Day will host its annual Mule Mania competition to crown the region's most deft jackass jockeys, is about the last place you'd expect to locate four-star French cuisine.
Among those were a fetchingly caped evening dress and a slinky wool jersey gown she introduced while making deft adjustments to its keyhole openings with a pinch and the tug of a cord.
The parched fairways should allow Spieth to play to his strength, which is precision iron play and a deft short game, and he spent last week honing his technique at home in Texas.
What could easily have sunk under the weight of being a panoramic survey sidestepped this pitfall through deft grouping of artists and artworks on the basis of medium, emotional triggers and formal resonances.
James overwhelmed the Jazz with his aggression in the team's home opener, powering his way to the hoop and hitting a variety of deft jump shots to see off their Western Conference opponent.
It was his arrogance and composure in front of goal, his pure technique, his deft footwork, garnished with an unteachable sense of spatial awareness, that drew the admiring glances of the continent's elite.
Trump's actual execution of the politics of racial demagoguery is often not so deft, but the basic concept of elevating racial conflict and downplaying banal public policy debates makes perfect sense for him.
Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who passed away early Wednesday at the age of 76, was a unique public figure, one who straddled the line between scientific authority and celebrity with deft, savvy care.
Unlike that show's deft interweaving of narrative threads, however, The Walking Dead likes to spend entire episodes focused on a single storyline, leaving main characters sputtering in place and viewers hungry for action.
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration can claim a genuine foreign policy win, marked by deft diplomacy on two continents, following the passage of the most punitive UN sanctions ever imposed against North Korea.
He knows when it's time to execute a high-post iso, he knows when to cut an interview short, and he knows how to run a team with sharp insight and deft execution.
It may be occasionally used to describe the degree of seasoning used in a dish, but in Mexico it is more commonly used to explain the cook's intangible, deft ability to balance flavor.
So much of Rock's content in Tamborine is raw and difficult, but he navigates everything with so much ease and so many deft punchlines that it never loses its steam or its hilarity.
He can serve with enough force and guile to keep Djokovic from teeing off on too many returns, and he has a deft enough touch at the net to push forward as well.
With his long blond hair tucked under a backward baseball cap on Sunday, Shapovalov displayed a strong left-handed serve and deft net skills that can lead to a bright future on grass.
The scene in which I felt most engaged, confused and affected involves little techno sleight of hand, just a very deft performer (that would be Mr. Radcliffe) treading water in an improvisational sequence.
It also shows the requirements that a top-tier modern presidential candidate must bring to the table, alternately rousing on the stump, empathetic to an individual questioner and deft at handling the unexpected.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra are best known (pardon the irony) for their buttery but noise-damaged take on psychedelia and soul, with frontman Ruban Nielson's deft guitar acrobatics closer to jazz than outright shredding.
One of Scorsese's most deft uses of rock music is Goodfellas' hedonistic cocaine sequence, a wired journey through Henry Hill's increasingly frazzled brain which does its best to make us feel the same.
Deft in its execution, the four-minute short seeks to evoke the feeling of what isn't said—"what you can write when you have a limited amount of space," according to the filmmaker.
In "White Squad VIII" (1985) a man is being tortured but the tool is still in the aggressor's hand — a deft use of foreshadowing because most of us know how the story goes.
The situation, as it were, is a political, sectarian and religious minefield that some supporters of Francis worry poses a no-win scenario even for a political operator as deft as he is.
The Trump campaign has been deft at turning his opponents' own words against them, as with this George Stephanopoulos interview with the former Florida governor, in which Jeb Bush acknowledged Trump's political skills.
Sharapova, a former No. 1 who worked her way back into the top 30 after returning to the tour in April 2017, was relentless against Pliskova, mixing baseline bolts with deft drop shots.
" Still, "he is a deft portrayer of his allies and adversaries," as he tries to get the United States out of Vietnam, and "he knows how to make the driest diplomacy surprisingly suspenseful.
Authors and publishing colleagues called Ms. Jones an extraordinary editor — imaginative, versatile, fascinated with stories, curious about people and places, a deft wordsmith and above all insatiable for the pleasures of French cooking.
The prophecy had first come to pass during his youth in the Zululand hills, where he was the district champion stick-fighter, felling his opponents via deft use of the element of surprise.
Why it matters: Fernández emerged as the latest standard bearer of the heterogenous Peronist movement after proving himself a deft political operator, but his approach to governance is just beginning to take shape.
"'Always Shine' is a deft, assured movie with a sly self-reflexive undercurrent containing commentary on sexism and self-idealization that's provocative, and sometimes disturbing," Glenn Kenny wrote in The New York Times.
There was little he could do on Oshie's second-period power-play goal from the slot after a deft pass from Nicklas Backstrom gave Vasilevskiy little time to adjust for the one-timer.
But Larson's deft portraits show the essential connection that words created between the powerful and the powerless, capturing the moments that defined life for millions struggling to survive the decisions of a few.
Powers, whose books include an acclaimed biography of Mark Twain and, with James Bradley, "Flags of Our Fathers," is a deft craftsman of sweeping tours of history but also intensely personal human narratives.
Right now, though, I've got a galley of Anna Wiener's "Uncanny Valley" keeping me company — it's so deft and stunning that I started rereading chunks of it as soon as I was done.
At once deft and slurry, jocular and nonchalant, her playing is a jargon-free mix of influences: Jason Moran, Thelonious Monk and Chick Corea all slip briefly into view, then are chased away.
The contrasting of the two men is likewise deft, partly because of the excellent performances of the insanely charming Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ukpong, and the charmingly insane Chinaza Uche as Disciple.
But he showed a deft scoring touch when he skated past Philadelphia's Andrew MacDonald, settled a bouncing backhand pass from Jimmy Vesey and buried the puck past goalie Steve Mason from close range.
They tend to see China's suspension of coal imports as a warning to North Korea, and as a deft move to blunt Washington's criticism that it was not doing enough to enforce sanctions.
Opening soon after Donald J. Trump's inauguration, it felt like an unnerving sign of the times, a blend of satire and horror so deft that it was hard to say which was which.
Right now, though, I've got a galley of Anna Wiener's "Uncanny Valley" keeping me company — it's so deft and stunning that I started rereading chunks of it as soon as I was done.
I won't waste much time on Bibi's deft manipulation of President Trump to shift all the blame onto the Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas for the absence of progress in the peace process.
Klopp dismisses any notions that Salah has lost confidence, but the heavy touches when he was once so deft, the slight stumbles when he was once so sure: they are the surefire signs.
Johnny Thompson, who was revered among magicians not only for his own deft performances but also as a teacher, advice-giver and historian of the field, died on March 9 in Las Vegas.
Last year, Alderson reverted to a more time-honored capitalist formulation: He made deft midseason trades and built an entertaining product, and fans began to pour through the gates, and television advertising rates rose.
It's just one of the tasters from their imminent, most excellent fifth album City Club (out September 123th): A delicious, 13 track collection that weds a pack-a-day gruffness with deft pop hooks.
And, as you mentioned, Chief Justice Roberts, he is incredibly deft and political at narrowing these decisions, so that they don&apost go -- they don&apost swing one way or the other too hard.
The show's sketches about zombies, dystopian sci-fi, and alien-invasion flicks weren't just deft plays on cinematic tropes; they succeeded by getting to the root of the very anxieties that powered those tropes.
Sessions has been deft at advancing conservative social and criminal policies that the White House loves — providing the basis to rescind DACA, slicing away at LGBT nondiscrimination protections, targeting drug dealers, and prosecuting gangs.
Finau took advantage of his power to birdie four of the five par-fives but it was a deft touch at the par-four 18th that impressed as much as anything else he did.
What follows is a touching meditation on love, loss and the true meaning of heroism, anchored by a powerhouse performance from Grant Gustin and deft direction from auteur and comic book writer Kevin Smith.
If Mr Trump relishes the comparisons it is because he identifies with the architects of Britain's departure from the European Union: like him, privileged demagogues deft at manipulating the public's worst fears and instincts.
Both writers, like Mostel himself, deliver deft insights with a twinkle as well as a sword, and this wryness has a power that is distinct from irony, sarcasm, or a late-night-show roast.
Investors backing the no-premium deal believe big improvements are possible under Randgold boss Mark Bristow, who becomes chief executive of the merged miner and is known as a deft operator in challenging jurisdictions.
On the game's first power play, a deft pass by Parise found Dumba alone in front of the Sharks' net, and the Wild defenseman flipped a wrist shot past Jones on the stick side.
We can vouch for this: in 2015 Lady Jowell joined the board of The Economist Group, to which she brought a deft understanding of human dynamics and a great capacity to bring people together.
"Hamilton," with its record-setting 16 nominations, tells the story of ill-fated U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton with a deft melding of hip-hop and rap, R&B, ballads and traditional Broadway showstoppers.
He recently received a Grammy nomination for best improvised jazz solo, for the deft, swirling tenor saxophone work on "Arbiters of Evolution," from that album Ms. Schneider was working on, "The Thompson Fields" (ArtistShare).
There simply aren't many sitcoms out there that could do an episode about police brutality from this perspective, and as Carmichael Show's incredibly deft "Protest" and Black-ish's "Hope" highlights, that's a real shame.
"You have the ideal shape," she tells Alma in a deft early scene in which the latter ends up goose-fleshed in a thin shift while Reynolds calls out her measurements to his sister.
With some deft diplomacy, Poroshenko persuaded Washington to maintain its backing for Kiev and not ease up on sanctions on Russia, even after President Donald Trump came to power promising a detente with Moscow.
Just a few seconds earlier, Devils right winger Jordin Tootoo made the Calder Trophy candidate look silly with some unexpectedly deft stickhandling in the neutral zone before having a scoring chance go for naught.
If his decision, one month belated, to endorse Donald Trump doesn't cast a shadow over his legacy, he will go down in history as one of the most deft maneuverers in American political history.
On its face, the new round of sanctions are a simple act of retaliation -- less a deft or devious hand than a symbolic swat -- for the Kremlin's alleged role in the election season hacks.
Happ and Hayes are versatile defenders who, on the other side of the floor, are as comfortable setting up Koenig and Wisconsin's perimeter shooters with deft passing as they are scoring from the post.
In a deft line of questioning, Franken drew out the dangerous smugness of the nominee's judicial philosophy with needling questions about a decision Gorsuch had made in what's known as the "frozen trucker" case.
This week, Franken's deft questioning made vividly clear the callousness of Neil Gorsuch's judicial philosophy—and turned a Supreme Court nomination fight into a public conversation about the conservative bias for corporations over people.
Whether he's making disco-tinged house or electro, or in his previous work as Filur with Tomas Barfod, Kasper Bjørke has always had a deft ability for applying heaps of pathos into his work.
Ivy, brickwork, and rays of natural light all work towards the final composition, which he captures with a deft photographic hand; his grandfather shot professionally, and his father did so in his spare time.
Instead, they argued that central banks could and should do the heavy lifting of economic management: exercising a deft control that ought to cancel out the effects of government spending—and squash the multiplier.
Relying on memory, dreams and old Polaroids and painting with a deft touch on 56-inch-wide canvases, Ms. Twilley created detailed images of the room and its impressively squalid conditions from various perspectives.
Clinton's chief defender, enforcer, and gatekeeper during most of her years in the Senate and as secretary of state, is a deft practitioner of the combative, no-holds-barred politics that Mr. Trump favors.
Clinton's experience, quietly positing her as the steady hand the nation needs to steer it through a stormy time, effectively lands as a deft response to last week's traumatic shootings, without directly politicizing them.
Now they will meet on grass for the first time, which looks suspiciously like Kyrgios's best surface with his overpowering serve and deft hands, but which is also a fine natural habitat for Murray.
Cuadrado's deft chip from outside the box was unlucky to bounce down off the bar and back into play and then Bobby Wood smacked the post with a crisp shot at the other end.
She has avoided the massive UN budget cuts Trump had threatened after a UN vote condemning Israeli settlements, and she demonstrated a deft diplomatic touch in getting China to sign onto North Korea resolutions.
Strategists in both parties who have seen internal polling say Mr. Blunt, whose seat initially seemed safe, is now trailing his Democratic challenger, Jason Kander, a deft campaigner who has been helped by Mrs.
" The lone woman on First Take, Molly Qerim makes the deft final note:"Part of the reason LeBron and Steph are so successful is that they do have such wonderful, strong women behind them.
The Grizz have been among the most steadfastly slow teams in the entire league for the last half-decade, on purpose, but their deft on-the-fly re-imagining couldn't have happened any quicker.
Experts say the rule change represents a deft maneuver by the traditionalist Pena Nieto, furnishing him with a better cast of potential candidates, while allowing him to keep PRI presidential hopefuls on their toes.
First, he sliced Panama open in the eighth minute, taking a deft touch from Jozy Altidore in midfield and hurdling Panama center back Román Torres like a speed bump before rounding goalkeeper Jaime Penedo.
Sure, you can argue that frog tastes like chicken, and you wouldn't be far off; both frog and chicken are lighter meats that require seasoning and deft cooking to bring out their best selves.
John Morris Russell, a former assistant to Mr. López-Cobos and now conductor of the Cincinnati Pops, remembered a boss who, rather than taking a tyrannical approach, had a deft personal touch with musicians.
The big question is can the president be disciplined enough, patient enough and deft enough — cue the skepticism — to translate the pain he's imposed on them into specific, tangible and lasting gains for America?
This transnational team became so close that they would share credit for "Welcome to Intipucá City," a deft exploration of life between here and there and how, maybe sometimes, you can go home again.
With a deft hand, Geist shifts between how he saw Arrowhead Lodge as a boy (grand in both scale and importance) and then looking back from adulthood (a generic hotel, somewhat shabby and small).
Mr. Rosenstein's supporters said his response was a deft deflection that achieved three immediate needs: It neutered a troubling request, appeared responsive to the president's demands and allowed Mr. Rosenstein to keep his job.
In the first two rounds, Johnson was paired with Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas, and he overpowered both of them with the length of his tee shots and his deft touch around the greens.
But the region's history of racial discrimination and entrenched poverty requires legal practitioners who can balance a deft understanding of the law with a deep appreciation for the way everyday people interact with it.
This earnest family drama has drawn rave reviews over five seasons for its twisting family relationships, deft handling of difficult topics like trauma and assault, and honest and frequent depictions of same-sex sex.
It is a matter of engaging them — with everything short of physical violence, from compelling argument to deft political maneuvers — in the rough-and-tumble of political conflict over how we should understand freedom.
An empty page, a full cup of coffee, and a source of inspiration- a photograph evoking a melancholy melody winding from the deft fingers of Atahualpa Yupanqui, and the sound of his empathetic voice.
Carter Brey, the Philharmonic's principal cellist, was an excellent soloist in Haydn's ebullient and inventive Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, playing with burnished sound, elegant phrasing and deft technique during the rippling finale.
Almost a decade since African peacekeeping forces kicked the Al Qaeda-linked group out of Mogadishu, it has become deft in handling its operations, versatile in using guerrilla tactics and prolific in manufacturing bombs.
A flick of a joystick with my left thumb sends the quadruped forward and backward and side to side, while my right thumb turns it left and right, motors whirring with each deft step.
Devotees hail its deft, action-packed direction (by Peter Hunt), smart script (by Richard Maibaum), music both dynamic and romantic (by John Barry) and mastermind criminal scheme (brainwashed young women unwittingly conducting germ warfare).
But the show is equally deft at tackling weightier questions, as in a recent episode that delved into the troubling use of the word "plantation" by white chefs and restaurateurs to describe certain dishes.
Regardless of how deft Democrats are at prosecuting the case against Mr. Trump, his tendency to let loose invective the way other politicians churn out news releases could potentially be his undoing as president.
This deft setting of Ravel's lush score exposes a more openhearted side of Millepied, and the ballet is ravishing to look at, thanks to the vibrantly colored designs by the French minimalist Daniel Buren.
Mr. Young, whose best-known scenes were produced around 1900 to 1915, was praised for his deft "mechanical displays," like a scene involving a race between trains and motorcars, according to his 1944 obituary.
On the surface, the move into the private label business (in which goods are sold under the retailer's name rather than that of an outside vendor) appears to be a deft move by Amazon.
But if you boil a season of Welsh Premier football down to a few minutes of goals it looks absolutely fucking brilliant: deft lobs, sweetly struck volleys, and foot-like-a-traction-engine piledrivers.
The issue is salient today because, thanks to deft Irish diplomacy, it is one of the first three items on the agenda; indeed, it has been elevated to the highest diplomatic level in the negotiations.
Among Democrats expected to run for president in 2020, Warren is uniquely deft at explaining the Trump administration's conflicts of interest and ethics problems in a way that's clear and easy for voters to understand.
The rhymesmith had developed a reputation not only as skilled lyricist, but also as a deft businessman and philanthropist who was working to curb gang violence and uplift the Crenshaw District where he grew up.
After all, Donald Trump is a successful reality television star, and he won the Republican nomination in large part due to his deft manipulation of the media — especially cable news channels — into covering him nonstop.
That wasn't really an answer to the question that was asked, but it was a deft move that allowed the CEO to avoid addressing calls for him to step down or relinquish his control directly.
Sobhy, one of the most powerful hitters on the tour, displayed a deft touch on her drop shots and an improved mental focus, winning in four games, 29-212, 5003-2500, 220-21, 11-6.
That it pulls off its tricky tonal position is in part because of deft steering by director Desiree Akhavan — but it also hinges on the charisma of the three teenage friends at the story's center.
Unlike President Barack Obama's deft use of Twitter to make official announcements or the occasional quip about some major pop-culture event, Trump's Twitter stream seems be channeled direct from his id, consequences be damned.
It's a nice sentiment, as long as you don't think too hard about it, and director Jon M. Chu does a deft job of making all that wealth look both super enticing and totally exhausting.
This one appeared headed for another shootout until 2:28 into overtime when Marchand drove into the Buffalo zone with the puck and knocked the stick away from Buffalo's Rasmus Ristolainen with a deft move.
Despite all that internal complexity, both sets provide a thoroughly coherent presentation of my music, though as I say, I find the Noble Audio is that tiny sliver more articulate and deft in revealing detail.
He will undoubtedly run one of the most grotesque reelection campaigns of the post–civil rights era, but that is not to say that this week has been a preview of a deft, grand strategy.
The tie was short lived as Bruins left wing Joakim Nordstrom answered less than a minute later with a backhanded score on a deft pass from Sean Kuraly that put the Bruins back on top.
"Love and Leaving's" subject matter—of love and potential loss—feels more wholly fleshed out against deft percussions and gritty guitar riffs as they, too, contribute to and intensify the feeling of making a choice.
In a new memoir, "She Wants It: Desire, Power and Toppling the Patriarchy," out this week, Mx. Soloway writes tenderly of Mr. Tambor, of his deft exploration of Maura's character, of which Carrie happily approved.
Kinsella's conclusions about lifelong monogamy are ultimately conventional, but her hold on the reader's sympathies is deft, and I found myself rooting for Dan and Sylvie in their slightly implausible battle against the weary decades.

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