The workmen, being anxious to display their skill to an expert, surpassed themselves in deftness and activity. From Wordnik.com. [Indiana] Reference
She possesses the secret of that feminine deftness which is the great set-off to feminine weakness. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
'made pliable,' or 'flexible' conveying the notion of deftness and dexterity rather than that of simple strength. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture] Reference
That's not "deftness," it's crude corruption of the kind that Reid and the Democrats ran against in 2006 and 2008. From Wordnik.com. [GayPatriot] Reference
Frank found that his "boy," with the ready deftness of. From Wordnik.com. [The Jungle Girl] Reference
Mic-co's lodge abounded in evidences of their deftness. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
Then senses roused us to cheer the deftness of the deed. From Wordnik.com. [Rhyme and Reason Volume Two] Reference
Two of equal age we, two of equal deftness, two equal when we meet. From Wordnik.com. [Táin Bó Cúalnge. English] Reference
He showed, I think, more deftness, more confidence than people expected. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: What Will Happen to Bush's Tax Cut? How Can California Cope With its Energy Troubles - January 28, 2001] Reference
I think he showed a lot of deftness, measuredness -- he was measured firm. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2001] Reference
As a rule such work requires only a small amount of manual skill or deftness. From Wordnik.com. [Wage Earning and Education] Reference
Chirac possesses considerable personal charm, and no little political deftness. From Wordnik.com. [Season Of Shock] Reference
He's a gifted carrot man, proffering it with a deftness that even his enemies admire. From Wordnik.com. [Where Are The Bone-Crushers?] Reference
The hunters could not but admire the deftness and skill with which the stranger worked. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
The sewing and adornment of the rich coloured silks and satins show great deftness of finger. From Wordnik.com. [Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901] Reference
These debates sharpened the wits of men, created activity of thought and deftness in argument. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
Two of the same age are we, two of equal deftness, two of equal weight, when we come together. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge] Reference
A brief examination, made with the deftness practise gives, showed him that no bones were broken. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
And his rational sympathies penetrated with the deftness and beneficence of the surgeon's scalpel. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
She reached for the card, but he slipped it into his breast pocket with the deftness of a magician. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
The deftness which characterized Persis in most of her work, did not extend to her epistolary efforts. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Her hand had the cunning of the Swiss cheese-maker, and the deftness of the artist in butter moulding. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate] Reference
The procedure in drawing a chicken is simple, but some practice is required before deftness will result. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish] Reference
Cleanliness, neatness, and accuracy should be insisted on in every lesson, and deftness should be encouraged. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
The men at the guns went through their work with the deftness and absence of confusion of high-class mechanics. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
His mobile phone is always on, say colleagues, and he can work a room with a deftness seldom seen among Eurocrats. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Mr. Fix-It] Reference
Fujita, whose specialty is computer vision, has given the R-100 keen eyesight and a deftness at recognizing patterns. From Wordnik.com. [The Future Of Computers] Reference
But not one of the collection will bore you; there is about them all too nice a deftness, too happy a gift of phrase. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914] Reference
He was showing it now, not so much by the deftness of his cheating as by the openness with which he exposed his tricks. From Wordnik.com. [Riders of the Silences] Reference
All branches of the work, however, are alike in demanding a certain degree of artistic sense and deftness of manual touch. From Wordnik.com. [Vocational Guidance for Girls] Reference
The gulf states, Egypt and Syria admired the secretary of state's deftness at maintaining the disparate anti-Iraq coalition. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Test] Reference
For five years, Bundy performed his duties with the articulateness and deftness with which he had managed the Harvard faculty. From Wordnik.com. [What Vietnam Teaches Us] Reference
On the deftness with which this function is discharged depends almost entirely the typographic excellence of the printed page. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
He did them all with a confidence in drawing and a deftness of brushstroke not seen again until Manet in the late 19th century. From Wordnik.com. [Talent Pool] Reference
Into Nan's mind flashed the recollection of a supple, expressive, un-English bow, and of a deftness of phrase compared with which. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
He made his examination quickly, handling the girl with a surprising skill and deftness, in spite of his big clumsy-looking hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Hippodrome] Reference
(This was born of necessity, since Compaq could not match the deftness of Dell computers in selling bland boxes direct to customers.). From Wordnik.com. [Clash Of Cultures] Reference
Still, for all its geysers of blood and horizontal aerobics, "The Tudors" has never quite been able to match the deftness of HBO's "Rome.". From Wordnik.com. [One King. Six Wives. Many, Many Beds.] Reference
With his eloquent language and compelling life story, he has crafted two best-selling books and can deliver campaign rhetoric with deftness. From Wordnik.com. [Details, Details] Reference
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