In "Moves" Robbins's way of combining drastically dissimilar movements within a single phrase is more audacious yet.
In moves that Meacham clearly admires — and that he implies are instructive today — Jefferson repeatedly reached out to his enemies and showed ideological flexibility.
In moves orchestrated by France, the EU has attempted to control imports of American films and recorded music by Eastern European countries.
In moves that few would have suspected of the right wing, traditionalist party, they made history when they passed same-sex marriage in parliament in 2013.
In moves to cut migration numbers and tackle the undercutting of some British workers' pay, the Migration Advisory Committee called for companies to be banned from recruiting staff from outside Europe on salaries of less than £30,000.
In moves aimed at punishing Russia following its handling of the crisis, European Union foreign ministers imposed the sanctions on 21 people they have linked to the push for the secession and possible annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.
In moves that are now well known, he hired a brash young consultant, Jeffrey K. Skilling, away from McKinsey & Company to transform the energy business from a sedate, regulated world of public utilities to a more free-for-all market.
In moves aimed at boosting trust in ecommerce it also wants search engines to be required to "clearly distinguish" paid placements from organic search results.
A few have been lost in moves.
Not so in "Moves," however, which customarily keeps its audience contentedly hushed.
