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skillful and artisan
In Greek mythology, Daedalus ( Latin, also Hellenized Latin Daedalos, Greek Daidalos () meaning " cunning worker ", and Etruscan Taitale ) was a skillful craftsman and artisan.
She was remembered as a skillful artisan in the art of working with wool.
Clay flowers when made by a skillful artisan can be very realistic.

skillful and hard
Cited by the New York Times for a performance that was " charming and skillful ", Carroll became very much in demand thanks, in part, to director Hitchcock, who later admitted that he worked very hard with her to bring out the vivacious and sexy qualities she possessed offscreen, but which sometimes vanished when cameras rolled.
Previous bank doors, vaults, and safes had plates of hard cast behind soft wrought iron, which can be easily broken using the right amount of leverage and skillful vault-picking.
Melchior Díaz was an early Spanish explorer of Western North America who " was a hard worker and skillful organizer and leader.
In 1963, the poet / critic Randall Jarrell praised Shapiro's work: Karl Shapiro's poems are fresh and young and rash and live ; their hard clear outlines, their flat bold colors create a world like that of a knowing and skillful neoprimitive painting, without any of the confusion or profundity of atmosphere, of aerial perspective, but with notable visual and satiric force.
Despite controlling the play and having the majority of the chances, the Italians were undone by poor finishing, and a strong, tough opposition who sought to stop their more skillful opponents playing through hard tackles and a defensive strategy.
4, 000 soldiers and civilians were killed, pointing out the fact that De la Gardie was not only a skillful warrior, but a cruel and hard commander as well.

skillful and worker
( The family head was usually the oldest man, but also one distinguished by his experience, a competent organizer, and a skillful worker — or, less commonly, a senior woman, who likewise enjoyed irrefutable authority.
Some people were surprised that the ungraduated worker should be ordained, but Hallgrímur showed himself a skillful preacher.

skillful and main
: In trick juggling, the main aim is to perform exceptionally skillful and impressive manipulations with the objects juggled.
Vukašin Mrnjavčević was a skillful politician, and gradually assumed the main role in the Empire.
" According to Guang Xing, two main aspects of the Buddha can be seen in Mahāsāṃghika teachings: the true Buddha who is omniscient and omnipotent, and the manifested forms through which he liberates sentient beings through skillful means.
In Afghanistan the main enemies were not AFVs but land mines and ambushes prepared by skillful Afghan Mujahideen armed with light anti-tank weapons, which meant that the BMD-1's anti-tank firepower was useless.
However, the main point is that the organization MUST be consistent with the demands of the work or problem domain, if the interactions that result are expected to be skillful.
All the main characters were Canadian aboriginals, and the show was a skillful mix of scathing political critique and cheerfully irreverent comedy.

skillful and was
Sherman felt that his own part in the campaign was skillful and well executed but that the slowness of a part of his army robbed him of the larger fruits of victory.
Leadership was experienced and skillful, and financial resources were significant.
He had already shown a strong inclination for natural science, and this had been fostered by his intimacy with a " self-taught philosopher, astronomer and mathematician ," as Sir Walter Scott called him, of great local fame — James Veitch of Inchbonny — a man who was particularly skillful in making telescopes.
Potemkin was a heavily fictionalized film telling the story of a mutiny on a battleship which came about as a result of the sailors ' mistreatment ; the film was an obvious but skillful propaganda piece glorifying the proletariat.
He was also renowned as a skillful calligraphy | calligrapher.
Under his rule ( which was moderate and skillful ), Sforza modernised the city and duchy.
Hannibal, by skillful maneuvers, was in position to head him off, for he lay on the direct road between Placentia and Arminum, by which Sempronius would have to march to reinforce Scipio.
He was soon generally recognized as one of the most skillful organists of his time.
But largely through the skillful work of John Quincy Adams, a treaty was signed with Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the United States in return for the assumption of $ 5, 000, 000 in claims and the relinquishment of any claims to Texas.
This pope, being a remarkably skillful and learned lawyer, caused to be prepared Nova Compilatio decretalium, which was promulgated in numerous copies in 1234.
He produced a skillful suggested reconstruction, which was soon being circulated by the Society of Antiquaries alongside its prints of the inscription.
His influence was derived primarily from the following elements of his writing: his skillful depiction of historical characters using details of their speech, conversations, and actions ; his innovative use of informal, humorous, and varied language ( even Lu Xun ( 魯迅 ) regarded Shiji as " the historians ' most perfect song, a " Li Sao " without the rhyme "
It was won by the Bulgarians after a skillful ambush using the help of their Cuman and Greek allies.
In his youth he was reported to be courageous and skillful in military exercises.
According to Vyrubova, " Tatiana was almost as skillful and devoted as her mother, and complained only that on account of her youth she was spared some of the more trying cases.
A hollow semblance of friendship was maintained between Constantine and Irene, whose title of empress was confirmed in 792 ; but the rival factions remained, and Irene, by skillful intrigues with the bishops and courtiers, organized a powerful conspiracy on her own behalf.
Lucas biographer Marcus Hearn observed, " Douglas Slocombe's skillful lighting helped disguise the fact that about 80 percent of the film was shot with sound stages.
Stapp, in turn, was impressed with Kittinger's skillful jet piloting, later recommending him for space-related aviation research work.
: Reginn the son of Hreiðmarr .. was the most skillful of men, and a Dvergr of size.
: Now this Tan Bahra was a very skillful chessplayer, and one that was unequalled at the game in that age, and he played at chess with the men of Malacca.

skillful and provide
This has led to most modern wide players having a more demanding role in the sense that they are expected to provide defensive cover for their full-backs and track back to repossess the ball, as well as provide skillful crosses for centre forwards and strikers.
If the FoF manager is skillful, this additional level of selection can provide greater stability and take on some of the risk relating to the decisions of a single manager.

skillful and for
His skillful guitar playing and impressive vocal ranges opened the door for a new generation of male solo blues performers such as Furry Lewis, Charlie Patton, and Barbecue Bob.
A brilliant London-based " consulting detective " residing at 221B Baker Street, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning, and forensic skills to solve difficult cases.
While the Scandinavian tradition preserves some evidence of the álfar as skillful supernatural beings with positive connotations, much like the æsir or " gods ", the elves of Anglo-Saxon and continental tradition are almost exclusively presented as mischievous or malevolent beings responsible for misfortune or illness.
He proved himself to be a superb mathematician and earned a reputation as a skillful astrologer, casting horoscopes for fellow students.
Carson lost the battle, but most authorities give him credit for a skillful defense and a wise decision to withdraw when confronted by numerically superior Indian army.
While it is certainly true that a game with too many wild cards can become so random that all skill is lost, the occasional use of wild cards is a good way to add variation to a game and add opportunities for skillful play.
A skillful and remarkably successful guerrilla campaign waged by the German commander Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck kept the war in Tanganyika going for the entire length of the First World War.
For example, the diplomatic correspondence from King Bu of Wa to Emperor Shun of Liu Song in 478 has been praised for its skillful use of allusion.
* 2007: Staff of The Oregonian, " for its skillful and tenacious coverage of a family missing in the Oregon mountains, telling the tragic story both in print and online.
Many cross-country obstacles have several possible routes to take ( for example, at obstacle 5 there may be 2 A, 2 B, and 2 C elements ), with one route usually being faster but requiring a more skillful ride or more physical effort from the horse.
* 1994: Lloyd Schwartz, Boston Phoenix, " for his skillful and resonant classical music criticism.
Reviewer Heide Piehler of School Library Journal applauded Foreman for his " skillful command of color and light to emphasize the story's sense of adventure and enchantment ".
The Vajrayana techniques add ' skillful means ' to the general Mahayana teachings for advanced students.
Many authors consider the western literary tradition to have begun with the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which remain giants in the literary canon for their skillful and vivid depictions of war and peace, honor and disgrace, love and hatred.
Many authors consider the western literary tradition to have begun with the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which remain giants in the literary canon for their skillful and vivid depictions of war and peace, honor and disgrace, love and hatred.
Kościuszko's work at Saratoga received great praise from Gen. Gates, who later told his friend Dr. Benjamin Rush "... the great tacticians of the campaign were hills and forests, which a young Polish engineer was skillful enough to select for my encampment ".
: if an animal's teeth are such as they must be, in order for it to nourish itself with flesh, we can be sure without further examination that the whole system of its digestive organs is appropriate for that kind of food, and that its whole skeleton and locomotive organs, and even its sense organs, are arranged in such a way as to make it skillful at pursuing and catching its prey.
Paris was seen by some as the front-runner for much of the campaign, but skillful lobbying by London's supporters and an inspirational final presentation by Sebastian Coe led to the success of its bid.

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