Sentence examples for played skilfully from inspiring English sources

Not just would it stick, come what might, to the peso's one-for-one link to the dollar; Mr Menem won worldwide headlines telling officials to study the possibility of adopting the dollar, already widely used for big transactions, as the official currency.The government also played skilfully on local emotions about Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands.

President Ahmadinejad plays skilfully on the uranium enrichment instrument, hinting at compromises one week and ditching them the next.

But it was perhaps notable that Flower included his name in a list of batsmen he nominated as playing skilfully and making good decisions against spin.

Still he played Morkel skilfully.

Yet equally depressing are the delusions of western donors, played so skilfully by Kagame as they funnel huge sums into his state then serve as cheerleaders for this bloodstained war criminal.

"I want to pay tribute to the prime minister for the hand I think he played very skilfully at the summit to deliver what many people had told us was not possible, which was a squeeze in turn on the EU budget," he added.

Australia did follow-on, and in the second innings, Verity bowled 62 overs to take three wickets for 102, bowling very accurately, but the batsmen played him skilfully and the match was drawn.

Belafonte, a keen gambler, played his hand skilfully.

But Mr Saleh has skilfully played off tribes, parties and religious factions against each other or bribed their leaders into acquiescence.

Bruce's vivid music, skilfully played by Chroma and conducted by Geoffrey Paterson, mixes the colours of snake-charmer piccolo, gamelan and folk-inspired accordion to delicate effect.

Each of his three political characters – skilfully played by Jamie Glover, Martin Hutson and Charlotte Lucas – is set up as a counter in a political manoeuvre.