Noun : War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy. From Dictionary.com.
The other casting masterstroke is Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. From Wordnik.com. [Seeing Double: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory / Fantastic Mr. Fox » Scene-Stealers] Reference
His masterstroke was a proclamation by letter of his abhorrence of the fugitive slave law. From Wordnik.com. [Anthony Burns : a history,] Reference
Of course, there is a way that the new viaduct plan might fairly be called a masterstroke and a bargain. From Wordnik.com. [Crosscut] Reference
Another masterstroke was the decision to shoot on location, placing the film firmly in the grand, raw tradition of Peter Brook's. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
Having this man in the Lords on their behalf is not a 'masterstroke' but more like bad luck. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
Whitechapel is going to have to pull off some kind of masterstroke next week to wrap this one up in any way that's remotely convincing. From Wordnik.com. [TV review: Whitechapel, Horizon and A History of Horror With Mark Gatiss] Reference
Mr Blunkett, who also had to quit the Government twice, described Mr Mandelson's appointment as a "masterstroke". From Wordnik.com. Reference
Mr Blunkett, who like Mr Mandelson had to quit the Government twice, described Mr Mandelson's appointment as a "masterstroke". From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference
Whitechapel is going to have to pull off some kind of masterstroke next week to wrap this one up in any way that's remotely convincing. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The Bill was something of a legislative masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the South African Reich - Chapter 8] Reference
The ping pong table outside my office was a masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Doctoroff: Chinese Culture and Corporate Power Plays] Reference
'Madame,' said Paul, 'I find it a masterstroke of genius.'. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
ROBERTSON: Listen, John, the president made a masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2002] Reference
"It was a masterstroke, one of the appointments I'm proudest of.". From Wordnik.com. [No More Hacks Or Cronies] Reference
The casting of the unknown 14-year-old Kilcher proves a masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [Two Cultures Clash, And Two Lovers Leap] Reference
Surprising or not, his hiring has already proved a marketing masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [Return To Phi Slama Jama] Reference
How can somebody be so radical and in one masterstroke include the future?. From Wordnik.com. [Terry And Gyan Riley: Together IN C] Reference
It was like someone pulled off a masterstroke prank on me, and succeeded wildly. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
But for the moment it seems to me that her selection is a political masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Can't wait to see how the HillBots spin this one: "Another tactical masterstroke"?. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Campaign Official Says GOP Will Target Obama For Drug Use] Reference
But to call this politics of personality a "movement" is a masterstroke of obfuscation. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Woods: Don't Forget The Movement] Reference
Nasrallah has, by saying it was Hariri who broke the news, pulled off a PR masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [Patrick Galey: Is Hezbollah Really Bullying the Special Tribunal?] Reference
Patricia's masterstroke is to marry the tarte with a soft blue cheese, such as Roquefort. From Wordnik.com. [Nigel Slater's onion tart recipe] Reference
Everyone remembers Frank Luntz's masterstroke of substituting "death tax" for "estate tax" a decade ago. From Wordnik.com. [Robin Lakoff: 'Life' and 'Death'] Reference
As Middle Eastern power plays go, Hamas's decision to dismantle the Gaza-Sinai border was a masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [The Gaza Breakout] Reference
"His strategy of positioning himself as an outsider seems a masterstroke," says Mehta, the New Delhi analyst. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet Revolutionary] Reference
Jonze's masterstroke, Where the Wild Things Are, isn't just a children's art film, it's an art film in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Morgan: Let the Wild Rumpus Start! Where the Wild Things Are] Reference
Jonze\'s masterstroke, Where the Wild Things Are, isn\'t just a children\'s art film, it\'s an art film in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Morgan: Let the Wild Rumpus Start! Where the Wild Things Are] Reference
But wouldn't the true masterstroke to ally the rank-and-file workers with the studios have been to keep them on salary?. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Williams: No Industry For Old Men] Reference
The masterstroke of the new law was limiting all men to one year of draft vulnerability after their nineteenth birthday. From Wordnik.com. [Landon Jones: Why the Draft is Coming through the Back Door?] Reference
With Oakley's high profile, its new domestically produced shoe seems destined to be viewed either as masterstroke or fiasco. From Wordnik.com. [It's Not Just About Shoes] Reference
And he was also capable of the masterstroke of impudence -- putting out a pickup order, through Spaceforce, for his own name!. From Wordnik.com. [The Door Through Space] Reference
Oedipus by a masterstroke of art is made to imagine that she has departed in shame, fearing he may be proved the son of a slave. From Wordnik.com. [Authors of Greece] Reference
His theme, "Saving Social Security First," was a masterstroke, allowing him to play fiscal tightwad and FDR liberal simultaneously. From Wordnik.com. [Politics: Move Over, Gray Panthers] Reference
It is a masterstroke for a sport that, at least historically, has demonstrated all the outreach acumen of dinner-hour telemarketers. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Will Baseball Make It Through 2002?] Reference
Over the weekend, President Obama named Utah Governor Jon Huntsman as the next Ambassador to China, a masterstroke of political strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Dylan Loewe: A Political Masterstroke] Reference
Monday Night Football: I may not be the one to ask because two years ago I thought Dennis Miller in the broadcast booth was a masterstroke. From Wordnik.com. [Enough With The Strike Already] Reference
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