He also had an exceptional ability to encourage young writers.
Geraldine McCaughrean has an exceptional ability to tell stories without reducing them to didactic commentary.
Minnifield has an exceptional ability to turn and locate the football on the run.
One of those was Peter Darkings, who, according to his boss Bill McCafferty, "has an exceptional ability to communicate.
But the Tories appeared to have an exceptional ability to compartmentalise, to commit political murder with a charming smile.
Some of this may be due to Walsh's exceptional ability to forge immediate connections, on and off the stage.
Davis has an exceptional ability to be still and yet go through a whole range of emotions.
The designer Thom Browne has an exceptional ability to play with the Moncler down, this season with various detachable parts.
"Terry has an exceptional ability to bring people together around shared values and move toward a common goal," Ms. Wicks said.
In the end, and as further proof of his exceptional ability to remould himself while keeping his integrity, it was the church that came to his rescue.
He doesn't have any particular formula for arriving at the handicap of a boat, he relies on his excellent memory and the exceptional ability to judge lines.
