Sentence examples similar to a considerable skill in from inspiring English sources

His own choice for Chief Judge of New York State, Sol Wachtler, is a Republican, and the Governor has demonstrated considerable skill in his relations with the majority Republicans in the State Senate, often using them to block what he considered overly radical measures proposed by the Democratic leadership in the State Assembly.

She deserves some personal credit for salvaging this generally benign successor from the wreckage of empire; Lord Owen, a former foreign secretary, says she has deployed "very considerable skill" in negotiating with Commonwealth leaders (some of whom, for equally undemocratic reasons, have been around for nearly as long).

That decision read: "Games of chance range from those that require no skill, such as a lottery…to those such as poker, blackjack which require considerable skill in calculating the probability of drawing particular cards.

The answer comes down to Chalabi's considerable skill in elite manoeuvring.

On the final deal of the Goldman, shown in the diagram, Willenken demonstrated his considerable skill in card play.

The nibandhas and vrittis, juridical works intended for legal advisers, exhibit considerable skill in harmonizing divergent sutras and smritis.

It is rather a place where extraordinary beauty, in art, climate and nature, combines with ostentation and exploitation, and considerable skill in serving the senses, especially through food.

He preaches a simple life of old-fashioned Roman virtue and piety, opposes luxury and philosophic dogmatism, and shows considerable skill in handling several meters and poetic manners.

Swiftly, sweatily and with considerable skill in delineating their maverick band of characters, Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez flit between plots, subplots and flashbacks as the story careers to its convoluted denouement.

A year later he was elected speaker of the House of Commons and showed considerable skill in carrying out Elizabeth's policy of curbing the Commons' passion for discussing ecclesiastical matters.

He has shown considerable skill in getting what he wants out of Democratic legislators and even winning over some Republican lawmakers.