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But he promises defter diplomacy and greater commitment to allies.

Not in My Backyard James Taranto 2010

Wish I had the exact words, the way she put it was of her defter takedowns.

Writers I have known and loathed 2010

It took a defter hand than his to achieve the kind of effects that Firesong or Starfall managed, and that was where Meeren came in.

Elephant in the City 2010

In this and other ways the company has shown a defter cultural touch than other Western mobile firms, none of which operates in more than one Asian market any longer.

Asian Telecom Rumble 2010

Mind you, I am left to wonder whether these styles of thought do occur differentially between nations or sexes or people with different levels of education or whatnot, or whether some M thinkers are merely defter than others at hiding it.

Arnold's Intriguing Idea, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

He was 80, she was 43 years younger -- a pairing that some readers might regard as one of the dancer's defter moves, but Mr. Levinson is not enthused.

The Sultan of Suave 2009

He's now come round to the refined "good cuts vs bad cuts" version, as when he says: "We are going to have to be smarter, defter, shift some resources and make some efficiency savings."

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

He's now come round to the refined "good cuts vs bad cuts" version, as when he says: "We are going to have to be smarter, defter, shift some resources and make some efficiency savings."

Balls fails to soothe Labour's tensions 2009

Perhaps the Foreign Secretary thought his late conversion to Bush-bashing would win him some friends on the left; he would do well to learn from his brother, whose Heathrow runway rebellion was a much defter bit of politicking.

It won’t be leadership speculation that hurts Brown but leadership positioning 2009

But he promises defter diplomacy and greater commitment to allies.

Washington Post Endorses Obama! Most insightful! 2008