Word: adeptly
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...city's weak-mayor system, dominated by an eleven-member council, Gantt proved adept at consensus building. He effectively promoted growth and pushed through the building of a sports coliseum that attracted an N.B.A. franchise. He was re-elected resoundingly in 1985. Then his success, in a sense, overtook him. Charlotte thrived to the point of attracting huge traffic snarls, which his 1987 Republican opponent, Sue Myrick, exploited...
...role of Cyrano is indubitably one a talented actor could cultivate. Few other productions afford an actor the opportunity to portray an adept swordsmen, a hero of battle, a wit of court society and a lover all in the span of two hours...
...University needs to recognize undergraduate education as a paramount responsibility instead of a peripheral obligation to which only minimal attention is offered. Accordingly, the quality of graduate education will also suffer as Harvard produces an entire generation of academics adept at theorizing and producing mountains of research, but unable to convey it all effectively to the next generation...
Bader says she realized even before rehearsals began that the male characterizations would be challenging. She says she told the actresses to watch men, note their movements and speech patterns. The actresses became so adept at it, says Bader, that they could almost impeccably imitate men on the streets, or undergraduate males who interrupted rehearsals...
...aversion to political risk, George Bush unveiled his "transportation strategy" last week. The glossy 129-page document is long range and comprehensive, but it may not help many Americans get to work faster. Like the education strategy announced earlier this year, the transportation plan indicates that Bush is more adept at identifying the nation's problems than at solving them...