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115 examples of Skillful in a sentence

The book wasn't perfect but could have, in the hands of a skillful screenwriter, been transformed into a terrific movie.
This skillful, soulful film is shot mostly in closeups, the faces of the people, the hands doing their work.
Fortunately I was not disappointed - from the initial club scenes right to the very end I was drawn in by the skillful pacing of the script, and the excellent acting by the young cast.
From his early scenes of controlled rage to the final denouement when he takes revenge against his enemies, this is a true tour de force for this skillful and under utilized actor.
While not as tricky as his skillful turn in "Starman," the role of Preston Tucker provided Bridges with a chance to use his innate optimism and unflagging energy to create an indelible character.
It's a pioneer of a new land that was soon in the hands of more skillful developers.
Still Of The Night doesn't particularly rely on buckets of blood and graphic violence yet, thanks to skillful direction, atmospheric music and clever writing, it is genuinely jumpy from start to finish.
While I appreciate the possibility of a zombie film from the zombies' perspective, this is not a skillful execution of that good idea.
Through her skillful well-honed hand and facial expressions, she's able to project her feelings of dread for the horrors that are about to be unleashed upon her without so much as one spoken word.
Lynch's segment is magnificently skillful and striking, with a potted narrative of police, a 50's style family, and a bunch of space aliens holding a captive woman - it's almost as effective as the whole of Lost Highway and utterly distinctive.
NCIS is a skillful balance of humor and serious drama.
It is very much like a play (which makes sense, seeing as it was adapted from one), and it makes one of the most skillful transitions from stage-to-screen that I have ever seen.
One reason is that governments have become as skillful at using the Internet and modern communications technology as activists.
The art of politics is about skillful compromises, with no side getting exactly what it considers fair and just.
Thanks to skillful marketing, an Indonesian company convinced millions of Nigerians in just five years to consume an instant-noodle product, known as Indomie, instead of the popular cassava product called Garri.
Notwithstanding Obama’s skillful response to the Arab Spring – the only strategic surprise that he has faced as president – his credibility in the Muslim world has steadily declined.
Unlike outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he surrounds himself with very skillful and experienced diplomats.
As skillful as Henrique Capriles Radonski, the opposition candidate, may be, the playing field is so uneven that he appears to stand little chance.
Skillful monetary policy can help offset a negative demand shock, but can do little or nothing to offset a supply shock.
But, after the unexpected death of his mentor, the skillful machine politician and Labour Party leader John Smith, he was catapulted to the top, as though by divine right.
Those whom Khamenei did trust were not skillful enough to craft a policy of compromise that would preserve his ability to portray himself as a tough anti-American leader.
This does not require immediately creating new administrative structures, but skillful political coordination can and must be at the heart of this debate and ensuring its successful outcome.
Legal privatizations, mainly through the voucher program, were skillful and amazingly free of corruption.
An unusually favorable combination of skillful statesmanship (and plain good luck) will be required if this reconstruction of NATO is to succeed in strengthening, rather than diminishing, security.
Psychologically, we are naturally impatient, so it is good for us to believe that our wealth is safe and secure, and that we can add to it through skillful acts of investment, because that delusion makes us behave less impatiently.
At the beginning of his term, France was at the helm of the European Union, and he proved to be a skillful leader.
And this occurred thanks to skillful United Nations involvement, led by Alvaro de Soto; the talent of sophisticated FMLN leaders like Villalobos and chief negotiator Salvador Samayoa; strong pressure from the US and its point-man, Bernard Aronson; and Salvadoran President Alfredo Christiani’s undeniable courage and vision.
Consequently, the arts of communication in these free countries are far subtler, skillful, and more varied than those in the totalitarian ones.
After all, such an approach would require careful strategic design and skillful implementation – not to mention plenty of good luck – guided by a nuanced understanding of economic, political, and geopolitical factors.
But trilateral dialogues, catalyzed by skillful US diplomacy, could also serve as an opportunity to manage the countries’ strategic relations, which currently are characterized by contradictions and mistrust.
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