BEIJING — In a series of dramatically conflicting developments on Wednesday, the Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng left American custody under disputed circumstances, and what briefly looked like a deft diplomatic achievement for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton turned into a potential debacle.
Mr. Branch reminds us of Mr. Clinton's broader achievements in office: his deft stewardship of America's longest economic expansion and the country's entry into the globalized information age.
On the last night of November 2018, former President George H.W. Bush passed away at the age of 94. Bush is best known for his foreign policy achievements, most notably his deft handling of the breakup of the Soviet Union.
In leaping to Cunard's defense, Gordon ignores my description of Cunard's achievements as "important and influential"; her political character as "deft" and "impassioned"; her "Negro: An Anthology" as "an extraordinary achievement"; her journalism as "distinguished"; and her willingness to leave the privileges of wealth behind her as "unusually brave".
She recounts how the winner "scored an average 10 out of 10 on multiple events," among them some ribald, even naughty achievements, and finishes with a deft raise of her eyebrows.
Gordon's achievements were estimable: He was a deft second baseman, the first American League second baseman to hit 20 home runs in a season and the A.L.'s most valuable player in 1942, beating out Ted Williams, who hit for the triple crown.
Individual contributions, such as the many beautiful solos from the woodwinds or the timpanist's deft attacks, whether soft or vigorous, were the achievements of particular musicians but also of the whole group, for everyone was bent to the same intent.
Where she also scores highly is in her deft way of linking this narrative of exploration and achievement with a more hidden, ambling story of love affairs, humdrum marriages, disappointing children and exhausted endings.
The work's deft imbrication of styles and settings is not only a technical achievement — it's an argument for a more engaged understanding of history.
Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia since 1985, making him one of the world's longest-serving leaders, an achievement earned through a mixture of cold political strategy, deft public relations and repression.
