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Tottenham's Gylfi Sigurdsson runs the midfield while the youngsters Eggert Jonsson of Wolves and Ajax's Kolbeinn Sigborsson add pace and guile where there was only endeavour.
The defending champion's failure to find rhythm and fluency on his legendary forehand, the cornerstone of his game, was as much down to Murray's guile as his own shortcomings – plentiful though these were – and it was a striking feature of the match that most of Nadal's best moments came when he advanced into the forecourt.
You must hurl a ball, with a straight arm please and from a rather exact position, 22 yards, making it land in the same place every time, with sufficient guile , pace, or other sleight of hand to avoid the destructive impulses of the batsman.
A performance crafted out of spirit, guile and endeavour almost got Widnes home but they fell short thanks to a piece of individual brilliance from Warrington which sealed one of the most thrilling games of the season.
"I played Hidegkuti," remembered Sebes, "even though he was only half fit, because I needed his fine technique and tactical guile to penetrate the world's toughest defence".
Mugabe, the Machiavelli of Africa with infinite reserves of guile , has always cleverly played one heir apparent off against another.
Some analysts believe that, as the scion of an illustrious political family, Mr Abe lacks the guile and force required to face down the traditionalist LDP, which, in the words of one of its parliamentary members, "doesn't understand the first arrow [monetary easing], loves the second [government spending] and hates the third [reform]."To be fair, Mr Abe has been bold in some areas.
He recalls the guile and bravado that went into building an early settlement in a deserted Jordanian military base.The music of this book is laced with mournful notes.
Mr Salmond believes that once Scots see how well their parliament runs domestic affairs such as education and health, they will want to wrest control of the Westminster Parliament's remaining powers—social security, management of the economy, defence and foreign affairs.But this could be a difficult argument to make needing even more guile than Mr Salmond showed in the referendum campaign.
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Mr Hyman claims credit for the invention of the "grid"—a media-management device designed to ensure that the government dominated the news agenda, with big stories timed and launched with guile and precision.
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The primary grammatical function of "guile" is as a noun , denoting a quality or characteristic. It refers to cunning, craftiness, and often deceptive intelligence. As Ludwig AI explains, it suggests ingenuity or resourcefulness. The examples from Ludwig demonstrate its usage in various contexts.
Expression frequency: Very common
