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Skill in sentence

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Born and raised in a poor British family, his accomplished skill at golf allowed him to rise from the dirty mess of the poorest slums to the lush greens of the English country clubs.
Francis wishes to follow in Vardon's footsteps and similarly uses his great skill at golf to get into the 1913 US Open at age 20.
She brought Peggy to life with incredible skill and made her as real as my own next-door neighbor.
Because his part is the least splashy there is a tendency to overlook his skill.
I have reasons to love the great users of a camera; fluid direction of action lends itself to fast-paced adventure and comedy narrative; but such a skill, in the hands of a King Vidor or an Anthony Mann can also be applied to idea-level work.
I am awed by actress Bobbie Phillips and her superb skill as an action star!
The writing is brilliant, and delivered with great skill by George Clooney (after this, nobody can say he's just a pretty face) and the rest of the cast.
Technical skill isn't enough.
Uwe Boll uses the camera with the grace and skill of a monkey using a paintbrush.
Underneath the dense green glop of computer graphics there gleamed the astounding art and skill of Ichikawa Somegoro.
The skill, the energy in the audience, the colors of the sets, were far more satisfying than all the nonsense that took over plot and performance.
Spoilers: An extra-nasty scientist whose main acting skill is "leering" and "the sinister stare" has cloned a Dragon.
The film's look relies more on its gorgeous locations rather than particular cinematographic skill, and there's no doubting the film's greatest asset is the creepy, children's choir-augmented soundtrack.
I have NEVER witnessed the level of outright amateurish stupidity, lack of talent and skill, and shoddy production quality found in Splatter Rampage Wrestling.
ALL are poorly acted and executed with a shameless lack of any wrestling skill.
"Dressed to Kill," while loaded with style and technical skill, is one of the tackiest thrillers I have had the displeasure of sitting through.
It doesn't take that much skill to write that kind of a script, though if you do want a more clever and funnier movie go see the movie Spaceballs.
Some of the filmmakers who are participating in this series have made some really great films but they sure as heck are not showing much skill with this series.
And the next time someone decides that having absolutely no skill with a sword is simply "bringing realism" to a film, please run them through with a dull butter knife.
Arthur Askey's great skill as a comic was in the way he communicated with his public.
Bela Lugosi is not typecast in this fantastic twelve-part adventure serial, playing the lead as Frank Chandler/Chandu the Magician, enjoying his role as a representative of the forces of White Magic pushed against those of Black, while displaying vigourous fighting skill, successfully wooing a young Egyptian princess, and cutting a lean and dashing figure in yachting gear, complete with nautical cap.
But the script gives her none of the qualities which make writers interesting movie characters: observance, skill with words, a love-hate relationship with one's own creative abilities.
The film had no script to test any actors acting skill or ability.
Jessica Simpson not only lacks any acting skill, but the script is incredibly shallow and lame.
Hassett is all emotion, no craft, no skill.
While I haven't seen that film, I would have to wager that there's more imagination and originality (or some rip-off originality, in other words skill with known tropes of the Japanese ghost movie) than in his own directed remake.
Eva certainly has the comedic skill to show more but did not get the opportunity to do so.
The box it is in is hand crafted out of the finest wood and shows skill down to the smallest detail.
There's nothing new here, the filmmakers do not seem to realise that providing simple entertainment would achieve a monetary game, but a touch of skill ingenuity and flair is required to turn it into a good film.
the parents end up believing their daughter about her ability to see the ghost and utilize this skill to supernaturally defeat the tooth fairy.
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