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skill and negotiator
However, as a testament to his skill as a negotiator and honest and amiable broker, Reagan tapped him to serve as Chief of Staff during part of his second term ( 1987 – 1988 ).
Not the orator of Randolph's skill, and not college educated, Webster devoured books and the news of the day, and a was stalwart back room negotiator.

skill and diplomat
Modern biographers, particularly Andrew Murray Scott's Bonnie Dundee ( 1989, 2000 ) considers that his skill as a diplomat was as great as the inspiration he provided as a leader.
However it was his skill as a diplomat that saved Nepal from complete annexation by the British.
Arnaud d ' Ossat ( 20 July 1537 – 13 March 1604 ) was a French diplomat and writer, and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, whose personal tact and diplomatic skill steered the perilous course of French diplomacy with the Papacy in the reign of Henry IV of France.
On April 27, 1967, Expo 67 opened on time and with the largest number of foreign nations participating in a World's Fair to that time: a testament to his persistence and skill as a diplomat and manager.

skill and during
The Bassetki Statue, cast with the lost wax method, testifies to the high level of skill of that craftsmen achieved during the Akkadian period.
It is possible he had begun learning this skill during his early training with his father, as it was also an essential skill of the goldsmith.
Hadrian's military skill is not well attested due to a lack of military action during his reign ; however, his keen interest and knowledge of the army and his demonstrated skill of leadership show possible strategic talent.
Cagney's skill at noticing tiny details in other actors ' performances became apparent during the shooting of Mister Roberts.
Opinions vary amongst historians as to the military skill shown by John during this campaign, with most recent historians arguing that his performance was passable, although not impressive.
Originating in Europe, trade unions became popular in many countries during the Industrial Revolution, when the lack of skill necessary to perform most jobs shifted employment bargaining power almost completely to the employers ' side, causing many workers to be mistreated and underpaid.
:* is the quantity of labor time ( average skill and productivity ) performed in producing the finished commodities during the period
Wanting to complete the line-up with someone they knew well and whose musical skill and style was compatible with their own, New Order invited Morris's girlfriend, Gillian Gilbert from Macclesfield, to join the band during the early part of October 1980, as keyboardist and guitarist.
Nawab Alivardi Khan showed military skill during his wars with the Marathas.
The Senate, which practically took all temporal power from the Pope during the pontificate of Innocent II, had been managed with considerable skill and firmness by Lucius at the beginning of his pontificate, convincing many senators to either leave the Capitoline Hill or to lay down their magisterium.
In his childhood he became known as El Chueco, the bandy legged one, for his skill in bending his left leg around the ball to shoot on goal during football games.
But the incentive system built into state institutions and industries during the Soviet era encouraged skill in coping with state-run planned economy, but discouraged the risk-and-reward centered behavior of market capitalism.
He is known for his technical skill and for his live antics, including using knives to wedge down specific keys of his Hammond organ during solos, playing the organ upside down while having it lie over him and backwards while standing behind it, and has cited guitarist Jimi Hendrix and English organist Don Shinn as his chief theatrical influences.
In addition, Harry uses his Quidditch skills to capture a golden egg from a dragon called the Hungarian Horntail ( in the first task of the Tri-Wizard Tournament ), to capture a flying key in Philosopher's Stone, and on two key occasions in Deathly Hallows — getting hold of Ravenclaw's Diadem, and during the final fight with Voldemort — the " unerring skill of the Seeker " is vitally useful to him in snatching the Elder Wand out of the air.
During the war, Rathbone displayed a penchant for disguise ( a skill which he coincidentally shared with what would become perhaps his most memorable character, Sherlock Holmes ), when on one occasion, in order to have better visibility, Rathbone convinced his superiors to allow him to scout enemy positions during daylight hours instead of during the night, as was the usual practice in order to minimize the chance of detection by the enemy.
From boyhood to adulthood, Statius ' father proved himself a champion in the poetic contests at Naples in the Augustalia and in the Nemean, Pythian, and Isthmian games, which served as important events to display poetic skill during the early empire.
He was sent by Hippocrates, with his fellow-pupils, during the time of the plague, to assist different cities with his medical skill.
His early skill in, and Genius for this noble science recommended him, when about 18 years of age, to the favour and esteem of his great master and predecessor, Sir Christopher Wren, under whom, during his life, and for himself since his death, he was concerned in the erecting more Publick ( sic ) Edifices, than any one life, among the moderns at least, can boast of.
He too may have contributed to the tests of skill observed during the ceremony of the Makahiki ".
Many of the challenges that California faced during his years required a strong force of personality to forge compromise but Davis lacked such skill.
Biomechanics in sports, can be stated as the muscular, joint and skeletal actions of the body during the execution of a given task, skill and / or technique.
As such, there are several oilfield-type skill contests held during each Oildorado.

skill and talks
Clay Shirky talks about community of practice whose members collaborate and help each other in order to make something better or improve a certain skill.
The tour extends across 6 cities and talks to consumers on style, design and skill ; showcasing the finest in their profession every year.
Though he talks his way out of the immediate situation with his usual skill, he is eventually found out by Nicholas, who sees him doing self-repairs to his internal machinery.

skill and with
When we consider the disorganized state of the world community, and the legacy of predispositions adversely directed against all who are identified as Jews, it is obvious that the struggle for the minds and muscles of men needs to be prosecuted with increasing vigor and skill.
These are, if the research is done with subtlety and skill, researchable topics, but the research is missing.
Its truth is illustrated by the skill, sensitivity, and general expertise of the English professor with whom one attends the theatre.
The limits are suggested by an imaginary experiment: contrast the perceptual skill of English professors with that of their colleagues in discriminating among motor cars, political candidates, or female beauty.
The English, relying on a prejudiced arbiter and confronted with superior diplomatic skill, were also hampered in their negotiations by the events that were taking place at home.
His later boastings of his skill with the small sword are indicative of much time and practice devoted to the use of that weapon.
To do this successfully required great skill and a special talent for both solemn and ribald raillery, a talent not bestowed on many persons, but one with which Milton was marked as being endowed and in which, at least in this performance, he obviously reveled.
Like Eliot, in my fantasies, I had a proud bearing and, with a skill that was vaguely continental, I would lead Jessica through an evening of dancing and handsome descriptions of my newest exploits, would guide her gently to the night's climax which, in my dreams, was always represented by our almost suffocating one another to death with deep, moist kisses burning with love.
One of the greatest obstacles to the achievement of this goal is the lack of trained men and women with the skill to teach the young and assist in the operation of development projects -- men and women with the capacity to cope with the demands of swiftly evolving economics, and with the dedication to put that capacity to work in the villages, the mountains, the towns and the factories of dozens of struggling nations.
All the manuals for setting up vocational courses stress the importance of first making a local survey of skill needs, of estimating the growth of local jobs, and of consulting with local employers on the types of courses and their content.
They had winged over the Adriatic, they had taken Bari by complete surprise and now they were battering her, attacking with deadly skill.
Similarly, a girl who graduates with a good working knowledge of stenography and the use of clerical machines and who is able to get a job at once may wish to improve her skill and knowledge by a year or two of further study in a community college or secretarial school.
Of course, it can be argued that an ability to write English correctly and with some degree of elegance is a marketable skill.
Nearly any lad with a modicum of skill might find a payday awaiting him in the Three I League, or the Pony League, or the Coastal Plains League, or the fast Eastern League, if not indeed in one of the hundreds of city leagues that abounded everywhere.
Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo, and to challenge Apollo, the god of the kithara, to a trial of skill.
Others, such as 1980 Hungarian film, Kojak Budapesten ( not to be confused with the 1986 comedy by the same name ) create their own scenarios involving Christie's criminal skill.
Ampère ’ s devotion to, and skill with, experimental techniques anchored his science within the emerging fields of experimental physics.
Ajax often fought in tandem with his brother Teucer, known for his skill with the bow.

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