Word: adeptness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Dredging up nostalgic memories and, in many cases, baby pictures of a new generation, the older Radcliffe rowers proved adept at entertaining the younger ones with their colorful experiences...
...reminder that such people can be nothing short of enchanting on a first encounter. "The psychopath is often charming, bright, very persuasive," explains Louis West, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California at Los Angeles medical school. "He quickly wins people's trust and is uncannily adept at manipulating and conning people." David Jewell, whose former wife died in last week's fire, had a brief phone conversation with Koresh five years ago that left him in shock. "In 20 minutes, he took my entire Christian upbringing and put it in such a tailspin, I didn't know...
Hence the supposed wisdom of proposing that the insurance companies be located at the very center of the medical system. They are, as we all know, remarkably adept at weeding out sickly consumers and harassing providers about the need for each and every test or procedure performed. Beyond that, the HIPCs and insurance companies will be doing their best to herd us all into "managed care" plans featuring a limited choice of physicians and strong financial incentives against anything that could be regarded as overutilization. Never mind that utilization has remained constant for the past 10 years, while costs have...
NAFTA supporters agree that immediate action by Clinton is necessary. Former Republican Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin, now a Fellow at the Institute of Politics, noted that, "President Clinton has proved himself to be very adept politically and should be able to persuade his constituents that mutual self-interests would be effectively served by the ratification of the pact...
...Washingtonians have proved adept at the money game. Starting with $5 million in capital in 1987, the company has parlayed that stake into control of 10 companies in 35 countries with about $5 billion in revenues a year. The firm's holdings range from Caterair, America's biggest airline catering concern, to a book distributor and the former aircraft division of military contractor LTV. According to Rubenstein, the firm's well-heeled investors have raked in returns of up to 46% a year...