Step with care and great tact And remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act Just never forget to be dexterous and deft And never mix up your right foot with your left. From LearnThat.org. [Dr. Seuss.]
A deft waiter. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Khuzami was known as a deft manager while head of the white-collar unit in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the S.uthern District of New York. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
If you are going to be "deft," it's best not to reveal your sleaziness. From Wordnik.com. [Morning Bits] Reference
Their tales reveal the kind of deft maneuvering we'll all be asked to make in the new world of work. From Wordnik.com. [Your Next Job] Reference
I mean honestly, one article said that George Bush's diplomacy in Asia was "deft". From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
It's the kind of deft, interesting, skillfully told tale that could only be directed by a man this invisible. From Wordnik.com. [Pajiba] Reference
And, depending, we could see this move termed as another "deft" move accompanied by dutiful rationalizations. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
Who at Amazon or anyone else for that matter has proven to have the kind of deft touch Hastings has in dealing with the studios?. From Wordnik.com. [ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News] Reference
Still, Suskind draws wonderfully deft character studies. From Wordnik.com. [Inner City To Ivy League] Reference
He helped them with his deft press conference last week. From Wordnik.com. [With Friends Like These...] Reference
Now he demonstrates that he's a deft cinematic storyteller. From Wordnik.com. [Romancing The Stoned] Reference
In 2000, Clinton's deft diplomatic skills helped demystify Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [A Plan of Attack For Peace] Reference
In the second debate, he could put Mondale away with a deft one-liner. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise And Fall And Rise And Fall And Rise Of N] Reference
His "Life on the Hyphen" is a deft decoding of the Cuban roots of "I Love Lucy.". From Wordnik.com. [The Century Club] Reference
With deft shifts in interest rates, it can prevent both recessions and high inflation. From Wordnik.com. [Stop Inflation] Reference
It's an old riff, but Jeff McGuire's deft screenplay plays smart variations on the theme. From Wordnik.com. [Go Ahead, Take My Prez] Reference
The two kids, both just 20 years old, are speedy, deft and remarkably brash and unafraid. From Wordnik.com. [No, That Was Not A Dream] Reference
Kuwait's call for helpBush used a deft but debatable legal justification for his blockade. From Wordnik.com. [War Path] Reference
Because they are all inveterate (and deft) storytellers, even when they're just talking shop. From Wordnik.com. [The Write Stuff] Reference
Yet so deft was Barroso's bargaining, even the French and Germans insist they are now pleased. From Wordnik.com. [HARD NOSE] Reference
Romney may not be a funny man (though he loves "The Three Stooges"), but he can be a deft debater. From Wordnik.com. [Governor Romney, Meet Governor Romney] Reference
His deft touch with creative talent and flair for finances make him an attractive mogul-in-waiting. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment: Who's Going To Disneyland Next?] Reference
Willis proves again his deft comic touch -- he knows better than most the adage that acting is reacting. From Wordnik.com. [All Grown Up On The Inside] Reference
Jackson's talent with digital creatures tends to overshadow the fact that he's pretty deft with humans, too. From Wordnik.com. [Capturing Kong] Reference
For all their deft mix of fun and learning, the show's creators should have hung out at a playground or two. From Wordnik.com. [Ms. Frizzle Explains All] Reference
But some worry that Roy Disney won't have Katzenberg's deft commercial touch or useful obsession with quality. From Wordnik.com. [A New Generation Of Genies] Reference
Dale also does some old-time music-hall shuffles with a deft flick of the hand that has the audiences in stitches. From Wordnik.com. [Shock Opera] Reference
Readers weighed in on our coverage of the "Blackout of 2003," lauding New Yorkers for their deft handling of the crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Coming Together The Day The Lights Wen] Reference
Brazil, by contrast, is regaining Ronaldinho, whose deft touch produced both goals in the quarterfinal ouster of England. From Wordnik.com. [The Clash Of The Titans] Reference
Not the stuff of ordinary travel guides, but deft cultural portraits that bring 40 cities to life under his fond scrutiny. From Wordnik.com. [APPETITE FOR AMERICA] Reference
But if audiences clutch this teddy bear of a movie to their breasts, the bulk of the credit goes to the deft and likable cast. From Wordnik.com. [Silent Clown, Chatty Killer] Reference
Cheney and Seyfarth came up with an equally deft strategy for determining whether vervets consciously ascribe meanings to their calls. From Wordnik.com. [What Do Monkeys Know?] Reference
And for a gifted passer, he does not have a deft touch with the short, swing pass, which is the security blanket of so many NFL offenses. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Next Quarterback Controversy] Reference
If the fruits of his subtle sensibility and deft touch can't convince people that painting isn't passé, it's hard to imagine what could. From Wordnik.com. [An Old-School Radical] Reference
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