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Up to now, dolphins have shown themselves to be adept at responding to human prompts, with food as a reward for performing a task.

Such an experience helped Clinton become a man who knew his own mind, had self restraint and self control, and was adept at competition.

As you know, I'm not adept at reading facial cues, but I'm going to take a stab here.

They have been very adept at first making money for themselves and then trading the financier's life for that of the power broker.

"When gathering, women must be very adept at choosing just the right colour, texture and smell to ensure food safety and quality" he said.

Officials in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, appear to be very adept at managing online criticism of their performance.

The Company was just as adept at playing politics abroad.

One of his lieutenants, Qari Hussain, a particularly barbarous individual, became adept at turning young Pakistanis into suicide bombers.

As much as you may dislike him, you've got to admit, he is very adept at the art of potion brewing.

As is known to her colleagues and friends, she used to be adept at singing Faye's songs and English songs.

"Kids were adept at getting around the blocks, " she said.

Adept at deflecting criticism with humour though also capable of tantrums he sometimes seemed to be engaged in self parody.

When gathering, women must be very adept at choosing just the right color, texture and smell to ensure food safety and quality.

For some reason, kids are remarkably adept at losing themselves in the moment and tuning out the rest of the world.

Banks got to depend on the modelling of prices in esoteric markets to gauge risks and became adept at gaming the rules.

Cancers, Lo said, are very adept at finding ways around the drugs being used to fight them.

Zhejiang small commodity production is a famous all over the country, where buttons, Hairpin relief tooling for is adept at carving machine.

They were happy to see her, but as teenage boys, they were not adept at expressing tender emotions.

At the same time, we were still small enough to be totally tuned-in at street level and highly adept at discovering exciting new artists.

In my opinion, compared with Westerners, Chinese people seem to be more adept at handle money.

Multicultural America has always been adept at adapting and combining the cultural traditions imported by its immigrants.

Lee is adept at getting out on transition and could help the Lakers bench when it needs to pick up the pace of the game and make plays.

We are creating individuals who are adept at fulfilling requirements and taking orders, but who are unable to think for themselves.

Your best course of action is to be adept at using a variety of approaches to make your ideas more powerful and compelling.

All her works deal with love and courtship, but she is much more adept at reaching a wide audience than other romantic novelists.

Because his secretary was so adept at shorthand, he felt comfortable dictating to her at his own pace.

Software developers have become adept at the difficult art of building reasonably reliable systems out of unreliable parts.

For centuries too the Montenegrins have been adept at manoeuvring between the great powers.

As for apes, they would hardly make headlines any more if they were found to be adept at composing limericks.

As people age, however, the body becomes more adept at regulating temperature, so brown fat stores shrink and white fat starts to emerge.

The child is adept at appeasing her parents' anger with a joke or compliment.

Shanxi cooks are adept at making flour-based food and are able to utilize a single pile of dough to make hundreds of varieties of noodles.

With only a tiny percentage of the UAE's oil reserves, it has become adept at conjuring up ventures for others to finance.

Though adept at performing a wide variety of tasks, the bricoleur must work with a limited stock of materials and tools.

In Afghanistan itself the Taliban have been adept at duping foreign forces into becoming their recruiters through the killing of civilians.

Some employees may be adept at disguising their dissatisfaction but cannot hide the fact that they are less engaged in their work.

Other hackers, equally adept at maintaining their anonymity, have been seeking to penetrate the online aliases of the group's members.

Mean people are adept at adopting the tone of a critical parent, making others unconsciously regress into weak, worried children.

Yet Mr Gallagher frets that the province has become adept at training kids to pass exams rather than teaching them to think independently.

They also need to be adept at collaborating with colleagues outside of IT.

Everyone wants to be strong, intelligent, confident, and incredibly adept at everything we attempt.

The journalism profession is adept at taking somebody from a story on a bank robbery and allocating them to a political sex scandal.

A worker with a good attitude and social skills is another way of saying a worker adept at affective labor.

ALTHOUGH the laws of physics cannot be altered at whim, scientists are adept at manipulating the world to sidestep this inconvenience.

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Yet both sides seem more adept at preparing for a strike than in negotiating their way out of one.

He's also extremely adept at sticking to single targets, which is why Ibelieve Frozen Mallet is such a powerful option on him.

Luckily for the team, this person is just as adept at working magic as Gandalf.

So far, Han has been adept at negotiating the authorities' unspoken boundaries on permissible criticism.

They have become adept at targeting the large walkers and tanks have even managed to swat unsuspecting gun ships out the air.

It is one of China's more efficient steelmakers, adept at sourcing raw materials cheaply and using superior technology.

Drugs are obviously the biggest problem for airport security, while criminals are adept at conjuring up inventive ways to go undetected.

While Uktena Theurges are often the most adept at investigating the occult and resolving enigmas, such talents are common within the tribe.

Indeed, plants seem adept at plucking pollen of the right species out of the breeze.

Still, some parts of the travel industry have proved adept at reacting to shrinking demand.

Google has been stunningly adept at devising computer algorithms to help people search the Internet.

Perhaps he's adept at reading subtle clues in his environment or he possesses an uncanny "sixth sense" when it comes to avoiding trouble.

It is just as valuable to maintain a link to knowers-individuals within the organization who are adept at making use of complex knowledge.

Houston was gospel-trained, but her voice also lent itself to R&B, pop and ballads, and she was adept at each style.

Many of these do not have the resources to invest in hygiene - and are adept at evading the regulators .

He is the arch-pragmatist, a brilliant leader adept at getting the best out of the players he has available.

We've grown more adept at shaping these underground shelters and passages over the millennia, and today we dig for hundreds of reasons.

China has stepped up military spending in recent years as it seeks to build stronger, more modern armed forces adept at high-tech warfare.

The party, however, can be adept at meeting the public opinion challenge.

McCamey is quite adept at penetration and getting the foul calls near the basket.

eg. Their years in parliament had sharpened their wits and made them adept at insinuation.

By the 1990s factory robots had become adept at cutting, milling, welding, assembling and operating warehouses.

It has become increasingly adept at exploiting the power of the World Cup to draw a global audience.

A lot of professional speakers are adept at putting in little touches that give the appearance of connecting with audiences.

Criminals are adept at exploiting loopholes in health systems, she says, so cooperation between countries and stakeholders is essential.

The booming economy has provided the PLA with the wherewithal, while its leadership has proved adept at harnessing popular nationalism.

He lacks formal education but is adept at living by his wits.

The Brussels institutions are adept at finding "cross-border issues" that would justify an expansion in their powers.

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He became quite adept at chemistry and before long, he discovered a key additive that made his glue superior to all another adhesives.

Thai women have traditionally been adept at all manner of handicrafts, weaving the family cloth being just the most obvious example.

But because the virus is so adept at eluding the body's immune system via mutation, many new varieties crop up each year.

Moreover, though even the nastiest leaders now feel obliged to hold elections, they are also getting more adept at fixing them.

Although Chinese aerospace firms are increasingly adept at manufacturing airframes, they still have not mastered motors.

Never more than a dozen strong, the team was adept at infiltrating the tightest defenses and eliminating all necessary obstacles.

He has become adept at moving in and out of harm's way before his opponent even has a chance to react.

In communicating with elders, we must try to be understanding and to be adept at expressing ourselves.

You have to be adept at building trusting relationships with clients to enlist their participation and support.

He argues that because young people are so adept at multimedia socializing, their social skills are actually strengthened.

The authors expect these social networks to grow far more adept at fostering connections between people with similar interests.

Since this area possessed few natural resources except wood, the locals naturally became very adept at working with the stuff.

While China has proven adept at growing its market share in many other areas, machine tools will be a tougher sell.

While we are very adept at reading these characters, their mirror images may seem complete stranger to us.

China has proved adept at moving up the value chain and at seizing market share from its Asian neighbours.

If you're not adept at household tasks, take a "do-it-yourself" course at your local hardware store.

They are catching up faster than most people realize, and are certainly more adept at branding at home than many international companies.

Powerful Zerg creature , adept at destroying enemies with projectile spines coated in acid. Attacks land and air units .

Don't confront him directly, as any halfway decent lawyer will be adept at wriggling off the hook.

There are children that are adept at a particular thing, while other kids are more proficient at another.

For instance, women smile more than laugh, and are particularly adept at smiling and laughing with men as a kind of "social lubricant" .

He's equally adept at playing gangsters, gentlemen, killers and cops, but in person one is stunned at how short and delicate Leung is.

Yoshimotobanana is adept at using imageries like water, the moon and others to create the mysterious atmosphere in her novels.

Holly was adept at keeping things to herself, and all had seemed to go quite well.

The wealthy have also become more adept at shifting their funds out of troubled markets into more profitable areas, the study shows.

and the Russians, as Europe's chief suppliers of energy, have proved adept at playing divide and rule.

also has excellent performance for large files, but it's especially adept at managing small files.

Bankers are adept at turning broad demands for changes in their behaviour into trench warfare over detail.

Game testers play games to find glitches in the software. They need to be talented players adept at every level.

Criminals are adept at quickly adjusting to where the most money can be made.

Course of business, diligent in thinking and adept at identifying market opportunities.

I bad by now become adept at dodging blows and I nimbly ducked my head.

They may also be reasonably adept at other things, such as modelling sunglasses or forming task forces to solve environmental problems.

The party was adept at providing practical help, and her father would have disapproved anyway.

Emerging-market companies are particularly adept at adding the human touch.

Though state-controlled, China's media are adept at pinpointing issues that embarrass officials.

She proved to be extremely adept at handling and firing a weapon.

Analysts say they have been adept at evading the rules with clever and complex financial products.

For the deal-hungry bankers adept at talking it up, it is the stuff of dreams.

Artists are particularly adept at this technique, finding ways to capture an experience or emotion in a song or a painting.

She was adept at repairing small appliances.

TWAS has been adept at getting together science policymakers and politicians from different countries.

They hear the question in their head but have become extremely adept at silencing it.

The United Nations has proven far more adept at adding units and tasks than at shedding them.

Publishers have become increasingly adept at hawking their wares to programme-makers.

Carriers have become adept at playing defense through mergers, higher fares, more efficient planes, and new bag charges and other fees.

A studied style contingent has 3 characters which are sticking to theory innovation, learning as working, being adept at creative learning.

Germany's small and medium sized engineering firms are adept at tapping those markets, he notes as an example.

Even when they have sought to rein this in, banks have been adept at finding off-balance sheet ways of extending credit.

Authoritarian leaders like Mr Bashir have become increasingly adept at rigging the vote.

Children with autism were found to have lower IQ scores and were less adept at making appropriate judgment calls, the study found.

The sales representative is adept at negotiating with his customers.

Yoann Gourcuff The France and Bordeaux midfield player is adept at unlocking defences.

Microsoft is adept at treating competitors as "frenemies" , in the lingo of Silicon Valley.

Salva Kiir, the regional president and secession leader, has proved adept at balancing the tribes and consulting everyone.

What you'll need: A high class kitchen, a big hat, a rat who can cook and is pretty adept at human puppetry.

And birds are remarkably adept at habituating themselves to most control methods.

On the business side, Google is adept at using search traffic to sell advertising.

Essentially, he proved himself adept at serving the state whenever it needed help.

China and Russia are adept at using economic bait to pick off individual European countries.

The current government is autocratic, but it is also adept at keeping the nation together by fast-tracking reforms.

The dress designer was adept at draping and cutting the fabric without using a pattern.

Every detail can be used to educate kids, so long as parents are adept at using it.

Children are role-playing pros anyway, adept at mimicking behaviour they see from their adults all the time.

They were considerably less adept at switching between tasks than the more infrequent multitaskers.

He was astonishingly adept at manipulating the big machine.

Tumor cells are extremely mobile and "adept" at penetrating healthy tissue to form metastases.

orphans and others that the church was already adept at dealing with.

Among ethnic groups, Bai , Bouyei and Miao people are also adept at embroidery.

Board approval is enough. That is one reason why US listings are so attractive to Chinese companies that are adept at tunnelling.

adept at exploiting tax breaks and fleecing outside investors.

Yuen Caie Nine days into the fairy Caie , reiki steamy heat , mild temperament, and adept at Mofabang Ribbon, gave up more of its edge .

He loves reading, riding and is adept at sketching.

Just like learning a new sport, it takes practice to become adept at impromptu speaking.

Fortunately for Mr Putin, his chief spin doctor is adept at rewriting history.

Americans are adept at finding opportunity in adversity.

The government, previously adept at public relations, has floundered in its response.

As well as growing their own, Zola believes the English need to foster a different attitude, becoming more adept at handling pressure.

He was adept at maintaining a psychological advantage.

All of this will redefine the industry but, so long as we are adept at learning new skills, it will enhance the role of the publisher.

HSV is adept at penetrating the dermis and reaching the nerve pathways.

If you are not adept at collecting chi in your form, the result is an ongoing sensation of tiredness.

As China grows richer it becomes ever more adept at cheque-book diplomacy.

He also took more photos and became adept at developing and printing them.

I became adept at diverting conversations to other topics.

Children are incredibly adept at climbing trees.

In addition, local competitors have proven adept at tweaking global products for Chinese users.

Next up, why celebrities are so adept at writing children's books.

In Thailand, Ms. Yingluck is proving adept at playing the female card, but not in a way some feminists want to see.

Mr Moelis has proved adept at surviving crises, but the banks he has worked for have not all been so fortunate.

In fact, it is essential that law librarians strive to become adept at using government documents.

She was adept at Internet use.

Teachers are usually adept at drawing them out especially if they can get them to talk about their favourite interest.

Adept at interpreting non-verbal language.

But its universities are not quite so adept at setting up shop abroad.

Crest is even more adept at public marketing aimed at children.

Putting an alert at Phases 4 or 5 signals that the virus is becoming increasingly adept at spreading among humans.

German firms have also been adept at outsourcing.

Mr Kim is adept at deflecting such pressure, however.

NIPF- "master of puppets" - This type is very adept at creating concord or discord, without appearing involved.

If Americans are addicted to living beyond their means, the Chinese are too adept at living beneath theirs.

Li Yannian was adept at composing music and revising new compositions.

AQAP is adept at using technology to achieve this goal.

The study found that immigrant girls are more adept at straddling cultures than boys.

Zaurask society is tribal, and their shamans are adept at using the natural forces around them to attack their enemies.

Not only did the students become adept at doing calculations with the abacus, they become adept at doing calculations without it.

He has proved remarkably adept at putting his motto into practice.

Helen is adept at fixing almost anything.

In fact, this will be more emphasis on product and more adept at packaging its route between the two.

Another reason is that American firms are less adept at capturing and using customer data to predict demand.

My hobbies is very extensive, I is the most adept at reading, swimming, singing.

Linda is adept at dealing with children.

How many college students are more adept at Internet use and software than they are at human relationships?

From the brain activity of the circumstances, it can be said this is because not adept at utilizing the sake of endorphins.

I'm adept at executive management.

I am not particularly adept at expressing myself.

Gossip is not only something women are adept at.

Developing a salesforce that is adept at customer service is one problem.

Neither of us is adept at figures.

He was adept at wielding his axe.

Unfortunately, I am more adept at spending money than making it.

Engaged in neurosurgery and adept at diagnosis and therapy of all kinds of brain tumor , published lots of thesis .

You are adept at seeing the right balance, the best way to make the world look and feel good.

China has long been adept at strategically playing the poor-country card.

They are adept at many special skills.

Viruses are used to delivergene therapies because they are adept at getting through cell walls.

Even before the new law took effect, the Chinese were adept at using the existing patchwork of tort laws.

He is adept at climbing trees.

Monsters never go hungry and we've become quite adept at carrying several things at one time.

We can't rely onbutting in on peoples' lives any more-they have become too adept at avoiding us.

In addition to the four landscapes, but also adept at bird and is highly successful.

I am adept at computer programming.

They are adept at giving the customer more than he or she expects .

In the old china-southwest drummer, 3 years of datong started to play music, is the most adept at the piano and the guitar.

The good news is that neither gender is more adept at workplace communication than the other.

The North Koreans, adept at farm work, have shown the South Koreans how to harvest yams and make scarecrows.

She is adept at needlework.

We are particularly adept at stealing time between events, such as on the way to work or the way home from school.

But his position is keyboard player, arranger, and because he is more adept at playing the keyboard.

This is open to any high school senior in the US who is adept at calling ducks.

I have seen her play the Guzheng too and she is very adept at that instrument as well.

Are you adept at any special skill?

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