"Now it's developed so much over the past 15 years". said Michael Stillman, who has proven skillful, with enterprises like Quality Meats and the Hurricane Club, at gauging what Midtown diners (and revelers) are hungry for.
Experts say the NRA has proven skillful at portraying individual gun ownership as an almost sacred piece of American freedom, casting proposed restrictions as the bleeding edge of totalitarianism.
In a 2008 editorial for The New York Times, the Hitler biographer Ian Kershaw asserted that there are some modern "echoes" of Hitler's rise: "Today, too, skillful politicians around the globe have proved adept at manipulating populist sentiment and using democratic structures to erect forms of personalized, authoritarian rule".
As a corporate executive, Mr. O'Neill proved a skillful player in Washington.
One recent arrival at Camp Croft proved so skillful at it, from the very first day, that his sergeant broke down and complimented him.
But Mr. Gore proved quite skillful at casting Mr. Bradley in derogatory terms without calling him names, though he did call him a "quitter" for leaving the Senate.
At the 1878 Congress of Berlin, where the great powers gathered to thrash out treaties and borders, Disraeli proved so skillful a maneuverer that Bismarck commented, "Der alte Jude, das ist der Mann" — the old Jew, that is the man.
At the 1878 Congress of Berlin, where the great powers gathered to thrash out treaties and borders, Disraeli proved so skillful a maneuverer that Bismarck commented, "_Der alte Jude, das ist der Mann" — _the old Jew, that is the man.
HONG KONG — Pro-democracy candidates won strong voter support in legislative elections held here over the weekend but failed to capture some key seats because pro-Beijing political parties with greater financial resources proved more skillful in navigating Hong Kong's complex electoral system.
