Sentence examples for skilful man from inspiring English sources

The Eels' best player is probably Hopoate in the centres, a highly skilful man who along with Chrissy are just about it.

He was surrounded by strong and skilful men and, crucially, he listened to what they said and remembered it with total recall.

These restrictions he evaded with remarkable success...It seems to be agreed that he acquired a detailed knowledge of some of the corporations in which his winnings were invested, that he chose able and skilful men to superintend them, and that they were intelligently administered at least for the good of their owners.

"His modesty and temperament has been equalled by his incredible vision, foresight, knowledge and skilful man-management.

"Very skilful young man," he said.

The skilful wide-man has already agreed personal terms with the Premier League leaders and will now undergo a medical in Manchester.

"Of all the passions," said Lewis, "the passion for the Inner Ring is most skilful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things".

Mr Montagu was a man eminently skilful in the management of official matters, but he was also the acknowledged head of a party in the colony bound together by family ties, and possessing great local influence from the important and lucrative situations held by its members, and the extensive operations of a bank of which they had the chief control.

Moyes must have been tempted to leave such an unpredictable player on the bench, but instead he placed his trust in Canales and was amply rewarded - not just with the cross for the goal, but also with a performance full of skilful endeavour from a man who has not always been noted for his work-rate.

Unhappily, the combination of superstition and anthropomorphism skews an otherwise skilful and engaging piece of reporting that raises intriguing questions about man and nature.

The pleasures here lie in the skilful characterisation of three men who don't look like anyone's hero.