Word: adeptly
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...What will be the lessons of Harbin? In the wake of SARS, China's leaders have become increasingly adept at operating in the harsh spotlight of the international community. After acknowledging some missteps and perhaps removing some culpable officials, they will likely point to the Harbin incident as further evidence of their newfound willingness to deal openly with challenges such as avian flu. Unfortunately, it is unlikely Beijing will recognize the Harbin disaster for what it really is: a wake-up call signaling that without real reform, they risk hundreds of millions of desperately ill citizens, greater social unrest...
...stock-market crash why prices would keep rising, and was so chastened that he vowed to leave the role of futurist to others. But PETER DRUCKER had plenty to say and did so in more than 30 books, and few in the business world have ever been so adept at seeing around corners. Drucker, who died last week at 95, foresaw inflation in the 1970s, the rise of Japan Inc. in the 1980s and the decline of unions in the 1990s. But his most far-reaching theories were on management and labor. He argued that if workers were allowed...
...this, its eighth season. Star Kevin James has the kind of comic timing and delivery that’s unique on TV these days; while he’s no Michael Richards, as you may have seen in ‘Hitch’ he is a very adept physical comedian, combined with his verbal chops. He’s joined by one of the few sitcom wives with any personality, Leah Remini and the legendary Jerry Stiller—father of Ben—as her live-in father. This weeks’ episode marked the departure of Nicole...
...credentials as anyone for breaking the standoff. A career diplomat whose mild appearance belies his toughness, Hill was a critical player in the difficult negotiations that ended the Bosnia war ten years ago. Those who've worked with him say he is quick and confident, and adept at using the media to put himself in a stronger position. He also has the capacity, useful when dealing with Pyongyang, of getting through to even the most stubborn?one diplomat jokes that when Hill worked on the Bosnian talks "he had the remarkable ability of being able to get [chief negotiator Richard...
...Back in law school, people always said he was a formal guy,” he says. “There is still the formality—he’s a gentleman’s gentleman and traditional. But he’s more politically adept.” Scherer says this latter quality has become apparent in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings this week...