Fear curdles through this story, which skilfully builds suspense as it discloses their painful pasts.
Director Paul McGuigan skilfully builds momentum with the aid of Czech cinematographer Peter Sova (who made Diner and Donnie Brasco so visually memorable).
Little does he know in the apartment next door, his friend Sam is falling for a Russian prostitute with a heart not of gold, but of hoarfrost.For Bluett's stream-of-consciousness wanderings, Mr Kennedy skilfully builds a mood of erudite noir.
Haunted by a tragic past, he becomes obsessed with a shadowy figure who frequents the opium dens of the London docklands – and while in lesser hands Bond might have become a stereotype, Pinborough skilfully builds a rounded portrait of a flawed but likable character.
It was their failure to press home an advantage that they had worked so heroically and skilfully to build against a formidable team few had given them much chance of defeating.
Where Watts wrote "How skilfully she builds her cell!
Having built a reputation for skilfully taking over flabby rivals and surgically cutting costs, RBS's management team dived into the ABN AMRO transaction with its eyes shut tight.
Accountants, entrepreneurs and salesmen are at least as responsible as athletes for its success.Mark McCormack, for example, has built a business empire combining all these different elements together more skilfully than anyone else.
