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Walter Smith's side were sluggish by comparison, relying primarily on physical strength rather than finesse to bring goals from Kenny Miller (two), Lee McCulloch and Steven Naismith.
No, it was Vladimir Putin who tore through the tundra thus, half-naked, nipples proud, with no need of Photoshop to finesse his superb muscle tone.
The small or (more often) "tiny minority" is generally a figment of cowardice rather than concealment: deployed to minimise failure and justify inaction, rather than to finesse evil.
Without involving the European Commission directly in defence decisions a taboo for many members—he asks whether it could apply its experience to overseeing a "common market in weaponry".Mr Barnier's hopes for an amicable division of labour between the EU and NATO, still a far more important defence club, rose this week after a diplomatic deal to finesse differences between Greece and Turkey.
The church, an undemocratic institution with uncompromising views, has not helped their peaceful resolution, especially in the United States.A force for good?In the developing world, questions about the role of John Paul's church about whether it is, on balance, a force for good or the opposite are even harder to finesse.
Sometimes you can finesse that limitation by having your characters think and act in selfish, stupid or potentially harmful ways around the concept or object that you want your reader to focus on".On readers: "Let the reader do some work.
But it is one thing to engineer a symbolic vote of no confidence in an unpopular policy, and quite another to start tying the hands of a president during wartime.Mr Murtha in many ways Ms Pelosi's right-hand man on Iraq has suggested that the Democrats will finesse the problem by pursuing what critics call a "slow bleed" strategy.
For their part the Kurds, some of whose leaders have railed bitterly against Mr Maliki for seeking to retain power, may have to finesse things to keep a stake in the central government.
As for Mr Kaminski, he now disavows, denies or attempts to finesse many of the previous actions and comments attributed to him.
With mid-term elections a year away, the incentive to compromise is shrivelling.One way to finesse these toxic politics would be to establish a bipartisan commission to fix entitlements and taxes, as proposed by Kent Conrad and Judd Gregg, respectively the most senior Democrat and Republican on the Senate Budget Committee.
And Mr Sharon seems sure that Mr Bush will finesse any difference in views.The plan's time sequence allows for a certain fuzziness.
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The word "finesse" functions as both a noun and a verb . As a noun, it refers to the quality of being skillful, tactful, and graceful. As a verb, it means to handle something with skill and delicacy, as Ludwig AI confirms.
Expression frequency: Very common
