nimbleness of wit and imagination. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
ARQUILLA: We are talking about a kind of nimbleness that does not come to a classic hierarchy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2004] Reference
"One of the reasons we left Google was that we wanted to be part of a startup again that had that kind of nimbleness," says McCaig. From Wordnik.com. [Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
But we will learn something about the nimbleness of her mind. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 28, 2009] Reference
The military's newfound nimbleness did pay off on several fronts. From Wordnik.com. [The War Room] Reference
Several attempted, but none could equal him, in nimbleness of heels. From Wordnik.com. [John Adams diary 5, 26 May - 25 November 1760] Reference
Herr Schwankmacher sprang to his feet with a nimbleness surprising in. From Wordnik.com. [Round the World in Seven Days] Reference
She also doesn't have the nimbleness that you would expect from a leader. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2008] Reference
I am impressed as ever with his nimbleness and the reliability of his instincts. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Response Ad: He Won't "Use Fear And Calculation To Divide Us"] Reference
I tend to favor the Murano for its nimbleness, styling, and smooth powertrain. From Wordnik.com. [Personal picks: Luxury SUVs, part 1] Reference
For nimbleness of foot and lightness of heart the French have never been surpassed. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819] Reference
He saved himself by his nimbleness, but this time Jimmie was mad -- uncompromisingly mad. From Wordnik.com. [At Home with the Jardines] Reference
"We at OSTP expect such nimbleness but do not generally give out medals for it," Weiss said. From Wordnik.com. [Kei Koizumi wins gold medal at Gay Games in Germany] Reference
And Dunham stepped out of it, again with his preposterous nimbleness, when Felicity appeared. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
But there was no time to look on that or anything else but the amazing nimbleness of the guns. From Wordnik.com. [From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War] Reference
The captain, having the nerves and nimbleness of a sailor, followed them fearlessly and safely. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Caliph] Reference
“We at OSTP expect such nimbleness, but do not generally give out medals for it,” Weiss said. From Wordnik.com. [White House science guy clears hurdles... literally] Reference
And this -- you need a little bit of nimbleness in your command and control system to make that work. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 13, 2005] Reference
Because of their nimbleness, small companies also tend to benefit more quickly from economic rebounds. From Wordnik.com. [Small Caps Loom Large] Reference
Aside from fencing, they had not a sport calculated to produce agility or nimbleness of foot and brain. From Wordnik.com. [History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico] Reference
Oleg's mother came bounding at the shout with a nimbleness that she had not displayed before in his memory. From Wordnik.com. [Old Egg] Reference
The keys were the speed, nimbleness and precision of U.S. forces -- and the utter ineptitude of the Iraqi Army. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret War] Reference
"That's funny, man" and I laughed all the way to my car at the nimbleness of literature as it slips into our lives. From Wordnik.com. [nu job.] Reference
He was a great hulk of a man, yet light on his feet with that nimbleness which seems often astonishing in huge people. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
Putting heavy machine guns and TOW missiles on the back of pickup trucks giving them much more mobility and nimbleness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2003] Reference
It gave me nimbleness and an ability to react more quickly and to think independently without having to answer to anybody. From Wordnik.com. [Melissa Silverstein: Pray the Devil Back to Hell: Tribeca Documentary by Abigail E. Disney and Gini Reticker] Reference
The market wanted a combination of stable, big-bank power and profitability and investment banking nimbleness and returns. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Teitelman: On the great bonus debate] Reference
Indeed, the flying-squirrel has little or no advantage over him, and in speed and nimbleness cannot compare with him at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866] Reference
That his foothold was precarious was evident from the careful precision of his movements, so unlike Tony's usual nimbleness. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
Old age does not affect their nimbleness; they can be fattened, for I have seen baboons as sleek as seals, but, like Gibbon, Henry. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885] Reference
Until the current crisis, the American financial services industry had been the envy of the world for its creativity and nimbleness. From Wordnik.com. [Some Lessons of the Financial Crisis] Reference
George's nimbleness in jumping from the wagon, and running around, enabled him to get in a shot at the same time the Professor fired. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island] Reference
Most animals, when taken in a trap, show fight; but Reynard has more faith in the nimbleness of his feet than in the terror of his teeth. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866] Reference
Judith, and she threw herself into the game with such enthusiasm, such abandon, such elfin-like nimbleness that Catherine couldn't touch her balls. From Wordnik.com. [Judy of York Hill] Reference
However, it sets the stage for future issues by creating risk aversion and reducing nimbleness, and that is what we are starting to see in IT services. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Greenberg: IT Services Markets Crumble - Driving Detroit's Rut, Is the Media Business Next?] Reference
Mr. Godin, a public speaker and proponent of nimbleness and the need for speed in marketing goods, has long delighted in shaking up traditional thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Author to Bypass Publisher for Fans] Reference
Last week the president retired his mantra "stay the course" because it does not do justice to the nimbleness and subtlety of U.S. tactics for winning the war. From Wordnik.com. [Togetherness In Baghdad] Reference
Now the hands must be held behind the back at all times during the dance, and when Sicto, exasperated at the girl's nimbleness, attempted to grab her, Piang protested loudly. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old] Reference
Alfred with surprising nimbleness jumped into a large trunk, concealing himself so quickly that the audience caught sight of only his feet as he plunged head first into the trunk. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
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