Some have argued that Mengistu, whom his commanders did not consider to be an intellectual, was more of a nationalist than a convinced Marxist, but that Marxism provided the best ideology for those trying to resist the dominant world powers, a policy that had been skilfully followed by previous Ethiopian leaders not least Emperor Menelik II.

Perceiving that there were divisions in the ranks of his opponents between Catholic and Protestant, Fleming and Walloon, he skilfully set to work by persuasion to take advantage of the divisions and foment the growing discord.

French musicologist and writer Philippe Beaussant described the composer's work thus: " Though his compositions are skilfully written, their mastery is not obviously admirable as such.

Taken under the wing of their war-weary squad leader, Sgt Frantz, the recruits are taken through a crash-course in battlefield skills, everything from oral hygiene to a demonstration from a captured NVA soldier as to how skilfully enemy troops can penetrate perimeter defences.

Paths lead through woods where the abundant water from the Cherwell is fully utilised: small rills lead to larger ponds and formal pools, classical statuary of Roman gods and mythological creatures are skilfully positioned to catch the eye as one progresses from a cascade to the cold bath and on to the next temple or arcade, each set in its own valley or glade, a succession of picturesque tableaux.

Critics praised the way in which Ataman successfully encapsulates the crisis of contemporary Turkish culture through this skilfully crafted and visually rich film.

It is diurnal and arboreal, climbing trees skilfully and brachiating through the forests.

In the first place the author skilfully parodies and attacks writers who at the time were placed in the very first rank, such as Jean Chapelain, the abbé Charles Cotin, Philippe Quinault and Georges de Scudéry ; he openly raised the standard of revolt against the older poets.

An effective communicator he was skilfully ambivalent and matched his words depending on circumstances and audience though he would always first defend constitutionalism on which basis he sought to bring about change.

The Lombards believed the voices, which had been skilfully spread by the emperor, that he was retreating to Cremona to spend the winter there.

Throughout that long withdrawal from Knightsbridge, when the fluctuating Battle of Gazala had finally swung against the Eighth Army, past Sollum and Matruh to the Ruweisat Ridge, only seventy miles from Alexandria, the 2nd Armoured Brigade with the 9th Lancers always there but often reduced to only a handful of tanks, fought on skilfully and with gallant endurance and determination.

Once the scene is set, Trevelyan skilfully builds up the tense story until it reaches its climax in the dramatic victory of Marlborough and Eugene of Savoy at Blenheim.

The last of his polemical works is the skilfully composed Dialogus contra Pelagianos ( 415 ).

" To Radley, " the poem is skilfully wrought, as are all the poems of high imagination.

At the time of death the mind is in a subtle state ( clear light ) that can open the mind to enlightenment if it is skilfully used to meditate on emptiness ( shunyata ).

Discussing the five chapters set in the mines, Philip described them as " the most sustained passage of good writing in the book ", relating that the " derangement of the senses consequent upon being underground and in the dark is skilfully conveyed ".

This appearance of a total face, full-on to the viewer, draws the attention, and its importance is marked, tonally, by the contrasting frame of dark hair, the light on the hand and brush, and the skilfully placed triangle of light on the artist's sleeve, pointing directly to the face.

" Duval Smith thought that Thunderball was " an exciting story is skilfully told ", with " a romantic sub-plot ... and the denouement involves great events " He also considered it " the best written since Diamonds Are Forever, four books back.

It is all very ingeniously contrived and exciting, and the secret of the adversary's identity is skilfully hidden.

He acknowledges that it is “ the offspring of no common genius ,” that the “ underplot ... is skilfully and closely connected with the main story, and is subservient to its development ,” that the story Lewis weaves in about the bleeding nun is “ truly terrific ” and that he cannot recall a “ bolder or more happy conception than that of the burning cross on the forehead of the wandering Jew .” Coleridge gives his highest praise to the character of Matilda, whom he believes is “ the author ’ s master-piece.

The insanity of Saul is skilfully managed ; and the horrid joy of Orestes in killing Aegisthus rises finely and naturally to madness in finding that, at the same time, he had inadvertently slain his mother.

Taming Sari (" flower shield ") is one of the most well-known kris in Malay literature, said to be so skilfully crafted that anyone wielding it was unbeatable.

Edwards, Delin. et Sculp .,' in which he so skilfully mingled the structural characters of oran-outan, chimpanzee, and gibbon that one cannot more exactly name the figure than by the synonyms which the artist himself used ... It is but natural then that we should find it difficult to think of him as an anthropoid authority.

Asked why, he says life alone is true and meaningful and that marble remains marble, no matter how skilfully it is shaped.

It is likely, however, that the harp was made for a member of an important family, for it is skilfully constructed and intricately ornamented.

Charaszkiewicz would later ( February 16, 1940, in Paris ) describe the Polish military-intelligence operation in the Third Silesian Uprising as a model operation of its kind: its objectives were clearly defined ; the requisite personnel were skilfully recruited and trained ; the necessary explosives, weapons, ammunition, equipment and supplies were smuggled into the operational areas and cached well in advance ; and the plans were efficiently and resourcefully executed.

... by universal consent it was one of the grandest displays and most able financial statement that ever was heard in the House of Commons ; a great scheme, boldly, skilfully, and honestly devised, disdaining popular clamour and pressure from without, and the execution of it absolute perfection.

After Macmillan's death in 1986 Powell said " Macmillan was a Whig, not a Tory ... he had no use for the Conservative loyalties and affections ; they interfered too much with the Whig's true vocation of detecting trends in events and riding them skilfully so as to preserve the privileges, property and interests of his class ".

Wakefield skilfully manipulated these differences ; it was fairly easy for him to get the support of the French Canadians.

While both Rigby Smith and Douglas Hogg were highly respected barristers, Booth's cross-examination by Hastings was so skilfully done that the jury took only ten minutes to find that he had been fraudulent ; they awarded Gruban £ 4, 750 ( about £ as of ).

His revision, it is said, skilfully moved the Peshitta nearer to the Greek text ; " it is very remarkable that his own frequent gospel quotations preserved in his writings show that he used an Old Syriac set of the four gospels ".

Probably they have been recorded without breaks and this is the main reason why they are not separated on three individual tracks ; the bass lines skilfully link them together as well.

The plot is as ingenious as ever, the writing more careful, the dialogue both wise and witty ; while suspense is engendered from the very start, and maintained skilfully until the final revelation: it will be a clever reader indeed who anticipates this, and though Miss Christie is as usual scrupulously fair in scattering her clues, close attention to the text is necessary if a correct solution of the mystery is to be arrived at before the astute Miss Marple unmasks the culprit.

Anav " systematized his material skilfully, gave it a concise as well as popular form, and judiciously discriminated between conflicting opinions and decisions, giving preference to those that seemed to him true.

Headed by Kerry Jones of ACM, the " no " campaign concentrated on the perceived flaws of the model on offer, considering those who supported the " yes " push as " elites ", and skilfully managing to appeal both to those apprehensive about the change on one hand, and those feeling the model didn't go far enough on the other.

( 7 ) Together with a painting of the capture of Syracuse, catapults, ballistae and all the other engines of war were carried along, as well as the ornaments of a peace of long duration and of royal opulence, ( 8 ) plate of skilfully wrought silver and bronze, other household furniture, precious garments and many renowned statues by which Syracuse had been distinguished among the foremost cities of Greece.

A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, produced by the Lady Elizabeth's Men, skilfully combines Middleton's typically cutting presentation of London life with an expansive view of the power of love to effect reconciliation.

' This view was not shared by the jury, which, after three days ’ hearing, acquitted Lilburne — who had defended himself as skilfully as any lawyer could have done — to the great horror of the Judges and the chagrin of the majority of the Council of State.

Afrikaner nationalism was skilfully mobilised by leaders in the theological, political, cultural, economic, agricultural and industrial sectors as well as in government service.

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Although the valley was not held in strength by the Chinese, it was skilfully defended by small groups of infantry dug-in on the hilltops that overlooked it.

The following story has been used as evidence of the role of the frumentarii: ( Hadrian's ) vigilance was not confined to his own household but extended to those of his friends, and by means of his private agents ( frumentarios ) he even pried into all their secrets, and so skilfully that they were never aware that the Emperor was acquainted with their private lives until he revealed it himself.

In 1568 Sir Francis Knollys described a football game played at Carlisle Castle, Cumbria, England by the retinue of Mary Queen of Scots: ` 20 of her retinue played at football before her for two hours very strongly, nimbly, and skilfully ".

This proposal was a skilfully drafted ' wrecking amendment ' and when it was passed by 299-291 on 19 April, the Grey government knew it would not get its legislation.